God Will Take Care of You in Tonic Solfa
God Will Take Care of You in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 5 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- Bb major
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 6/8
- Starts on
- m (D)
- Range
- m to m' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- MARTIN
- Words
- Civilla Durfee Martin
- Music
- Walter Stillman Martin
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune MARTIN by Walter Stillman Martin (1862–1935); words by Civilla Durfee Martin (1866–1948). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| mBefnotfedis-smayedd'_r'what- | m'e'er-r'be-d'tide,-- | sGodtwillltakefcare-lof | syou;--m_-- |
| mBe-fneathfeHisswingsd'_r'of | m'love-r'a-d'bide,-- | sGodtwillltakescare-r'of | d'you.----- |
| d'God--twill-ltake | lcare-sofsyou,-- | sthroughtev-l'ryfday,-- | fo'erlallsthemway;-- |
| sHe--d'will-d'take | r'cared'_r'ofm'you,-- | r'Godd'willltakescared'_tof | d'you.----- |
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 WhatsApp message to the choir.
Doh is Bb · 6/8
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
Be not dismayed whate'er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
Refrain
God will take care of you,
through ev'ry day, o'er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.
Through days of toil when heart doth fail,
God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail,
God will take care of you.
All you may need He will provide,
God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.
No matter what may be the test,
God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
God will take care of you.
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 m (D).
- Count the time. 6/8 means two dotted-crotchet beats (six quavers) 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 and the chromatic fe. 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
The words are by Civilla Durfee Martin, first published in 1905. The tune, MARTIN, is by Walter Stillman Martin (1905). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1905): Civilla Durfee Martin (1866–1948)
- Music (1905): Walter Stillman Martin (1862–1935)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune MARTIN by Walter Stillman Martin (1862–1935); words by Civilla Durfee Martin (1866–1948). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this hymn as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Questions about God Will Take Care of You
What is the doh of God Will Take Care of You?
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 Will Take Care of You start on?
It starts on m (D in Bb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is God Will Take Care of You in the public domain?
Yes. Civilla Durfee Martin died in 1948, Walter Stillman Martin died in 1935; the words were first published in 1905 and the music in 1905. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.