Hosanna, Loud Hosanna in Tonic Solfa

Hosanna, Loud Hosanna in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 3 verses, and a piano to sing along with.

Key: Bb major
Doh: Bb
Time: 4/4
Starts on: s (F)
Range: m to f' (D to E♭, a ninth)
Tune: ELLACOMBE
Words: Jeanette Threlfall
Music: From Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Wurttemberg, 1784

The solfa with the words

Doh is Bb4/4

sHo--

d'san--tna,l_sloud-d'ho--

msan--f_-sna,-sthe-

llit-t_d'tle-r'child--r'ren-

m'sang;-----sThrough-

d'pil--tlaredl_scourt-d'and-

mtem--f_-sple-sthe-

llove-t_d'ly-d'an--tthem-

d'rang.-----d'Tor'_

m'Je--r'sus,-m'Who-f'had-

r'blessed-t_d'_r'them-d'closer'_

m'fold--r'ed-m'to-f'His-

r'breast,-----sThe-

d'child--trenl_ssang-d'their-

mprais--f_-ses,-sthe-

lsimp-t_d'lest-d'and-tthe-

d'best.-----

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 · 4/4

| s - Ho-| d' - t l s - d' - sanna, loud ho-| m - f - s - s - |sanna, the

| l t d' - r' - r' - little children| m' - - - - - s - |sang; Through

| d' - t l s - d' - pillared court and| m - f - s - s - |temple the

| l t d' - d' - t - lovely anthem| d' - - - - - d' r' |rang. To

| m' - r' - m' - f' - Jesus, Who had| r' - t d' r' - d' r' |blessed them close

| m' - r' - m' - f' - folded to His| r' - - - - - s - |breast, The

| d' - t l s - d' - children sang their| m - f - s - s - |praises, the

| l t d' - d' - t - simplest and the| d' - - - - - |best.

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

Hosanna, loud hosanna,
the little children sang;
Through pillared court and temple
the lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, Who had blessed them
close folded to His breast,
The children sang their praises,
the simplest and the best.

From Olivet they followed
mid an exultant crowd,
The victor palm branch waving,
and chanting clear and loud.
The Lord of men and angels
rode on in lowly state,
Nor scorned that little children
should on His bidding wait.

"Hosanna in the highest!"
that ancient song we sing,
For Christ is our Redeemer,
the Lord of heav'n our King.
O may we ever praise Him
with heart and life and voice,
And in His blissful presence
eternally rejoice!

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 first syllable of “Hosanna”, 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

The words are by Jeanette Threlfall, first published in 1873. The tune, ELLACOMBE, is from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Wurttemberg, 1784. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.

Words (1873): Jeanette Threlfall (1821–1880)
Melody (1784): From Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Wurttemberg, 1784

Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ELLACOMBE (From Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Wurttemberg, 1784); words by Jeanette Threlfall (1821–1880). 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.

Sung to the same tune: I Sing the Mighty Power of God.

Questions about Hosanna, Loud Hosanna

What is the doh of Hosanna, Loud Hosanna?

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 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna start on?

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

Is Hosanna, Loud Hosanna in the public domain?

Yes. Jeanette Threlfall died in 1880; the words were first published in 1873 and the music in 1784. 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.