Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying in Tonic Solfa
Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying in Tonic Solfa to RUSTINGTON, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 4 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dHark!--dthe | fvoice-mof-rJe---dsus | t,cry--s,ing,-d“Who-dwill- |
| lgo-sand-fwork--sto | mday?---rFields-sare- |
| fewhite-mand-rhar---dvests | t,wait--s,ing,-rWho-dwill- |
| t,bear-s,the-l,sheaves--l,a- | s,way?”---s,Loud-ta,and- |
| l,long--l,thel,Mas--dter- | dcal--t,leth,-t,Rich-rre-- |
| dward--dHedof--ffers- | rthee;---rWho-lwill- |
| san--taswer,-lglad--sly- | fsay--ming,-r“Here-fam- |
| mI,-rsend-l,me,-t,send- | dme”?--- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- s, to ta (C to E♭, a tenth)
- Tune
- RUSTINGTON
- Words
- Daniel March
Tune RUSTINGTON by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918); words by Daniel March (1816–1909). 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 F · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in F major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Hark! the voice of Jesus crying,
“Who will go and work to-day?
Fields are white and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?”
Loud and long the Master calleth,
Rich reward He offers thee;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
“Here am I, send me, send me”?
If you cannot cross the ocean
And the heathen lands explore,
You can find the heathen nearer,
You can help them at your door;
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
And the least you give for Jesus
Will be precious in His sight.
If you cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say He died for all.
If you cannot rouse the wicked
With the Judgment’s dread alarms,
You can lead the little children
To the Savior’s waiting arms.
Let none hear you idly saying,
“There is nothing I can do,”
While the souls of men are dying
And the Master calls for you.
Take the task He gives you gladly,
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calleth,
“Here am I, send me, send me!”
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum F 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 d (F), on the word “Hark”, 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 and the chromatic fe ta. 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
Daniel March wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 476.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Eights and Sevens Double (8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to RUSTINGTON; any other Eights and Sevens Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: Daniel March (1816–1909)
- Music (1897): Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918)
Tune RUSTINGTON by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918); words by Daniel March (1816–1909).
Sung to the same tune: As the Serpent Raised by Moses, Herald of the Lord's Salvation, Holy Spirit, Source of Gladness, May the Grace of Christ Our Savior, Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials, Savior, Visit Thy Plantation.
Questions about Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying
What is the doh of Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying?
In this version, in F major, doh is F. 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 Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying start on?
It starts on d (F in F major), a pickup on the word “Hark” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying in the public domain?
Yes. Daniel March died in 1909, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry died in 1918; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1897. 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.