God of All Grace and Majesty in Tonic Solfa

God of All Grace and Majesty in Tonic Solfa to ALL SAINTS, NEW, doh is Bb: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.

The solfa with the words

Doh is Bb4/4

sGod-

mof--fallsgrace-d'and-

d'maj---tes-tty,-d'Su--

r'preme--m'ly-f'great-m'and-

r'good!-----r'If-

m'I--r'haved'mer--tcy-

tfound--lwithlthee,-lThrough-

sthe-d'a--tton---d'ing

d'blood,-----d'The-

d'guard-d'of-tall-tthy-

lmer---lcieslgive,-lAnd-

sto-smy-spar--sdon-

sjoin-----fA-

mfear--flestsI-d'should-

d'ev---tertgrieve-d'The-

m'gra--r'cious-d'Spirit-tdi--

d'vine.-----

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Key: Bb major
Doh: Bb
Time: 4/4
Starts on: s (F)
Range: m to f' (D to E♭, a ninth)
Tune: ALL SAINTS, NEW
Words: Charles Wesley
Music: Henry Stephen Cutler

Tune ALL SAINTS, NEW by Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788). Sources and licences.

The solfa line by line

The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.

Doh is Bb · 4/4

| s - God| m - - f s - d' - of all grace and| d' - - t t - d' - |majesty, Su-

| r' - m' - f' - m' - premely great and| r' - - - - - r' - |good! If

| m' - - r' d' - t - I have mercy| t - - l l - l - |found with thee, Through

| s - d' - t - - d' the atoning| d' - - - - - d' - |blood, The

| d' - d' - t - t - guard of all thy| l - - l l - l - |mercies give, And

| s - s - s - s - to my pardon| s - - - - - f - |join A

| m - - f s - d' - fear lest I should| d' - - t t - d' - |ever grieve The

| m' - r' - d' - t - gracious Spirit di-| d' - - - - - |vine.

Staff notation

The melody on the treble staff in Bb major, with the first verse under the notes.

The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.

The words

God of all grace and majesty,
Supremely great and good!
If I have mercy found with thee,
Through the atoning blood,
The guard of all thy mercies give,
And to my pardon join
A fear lest I should ever grieve
The gracious Spirit divine.

If mercy is indeed with thee,
May I obedient prove,
Nor e'er abuse my liberty,
Or sin against thy love:
This choicest fruit of faith bestow
On a poor sojourner;
And let me pass my days below
In humbleness and fear.

Rather I would in darkness mourn
The absence of thy peace,
Than e'er by light irreverence turn
Thy grace to wantonness:
Rather I would in painful awe
Beneath thine anger move,
Than sin against the gospel law
Of liberty and love.

But O! thou wouldst not have me live
In bondage, grief, or pain,
Thou dost not take delight to grieve
The helpless sons of men;
Thy will is my salvation, Lord;
And let it now take place,
And let me tremble at the word
Of reconciling grace.

Still may I walk as in thy sight,
My strict observer see;
And thou by reverent love unite
My child-like heart to thee;
Still let me, till my days are past,
At Jesu's feet abide,
So shall he lift me up at last,
And seat me by his side.

How to sing it from the solfa

Find doh first. Play or hum Bb and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
Pitch the first note. The tune starts on s (F), on the word “God”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
Count the time. 4/4 means four crotchet beats in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.

New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.

About the hymn

Charles Wesley wrote these words. His brother John printed them in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780), hymn 307.

The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Common Metre Double (8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6), and this page sets them to ALL SAINTS, NEW; any other Common Metre Double tune fits them as well.

Words: Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
Music (1872): Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902)

Tune ALL SAINTS, NEW by Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788).

Sung to the same tune: All Nature's Works His Praise Declare, Amid Surrounding Gloom and Waste, Father, When O'er Our Trembling Hearts, I Looked upon the Righteous Man, Jesus, My Master and My Lord, Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul, Now Gird Your Patient Loins Again, O Where Are Kings and Empires Now, O, Not Alone with Outward Sign, O, Who Shall See the Glorious Day, Oh! Not Alone with Outward Sign, Our Pathway Oft Is Wet with Tears, The Aged Sufferer Waited Long, Thy Servants in the Temple Watched, When, on Devotion's Seraph Wing.

Questions about God of All Grace and Majesty

What is the doh of God of All Grace and Majesty?

In this version, in Bb major, doh is Bb. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.

What note does God of All Grace and Majesty start on?

It starts on s (F in Bb major), a pickup on the word “God” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.

Is God of All Grace and Majesty in the public domain?

Yes. Charles Wesley died in 1788, Henry Stephen Cutler died in 1902; the words were in print by 1780 and the music in 1872. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in the UK, the EU, the United States and Nigeria. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.