I Know That My Redeemer Lives in Tonic Solfa
I Know That My Redeemer Lives in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 8 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (D)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- DUKE STREET
- Words
- Samuel Medley
- Music
- John Hatton
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune DUKE STREET by John Hatton (1710–1793); words by Samuel Medley (1738–1799). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dI---mknow-fthat- | smy---lRe--t_- |
| d'deem----ter-l_- | slives;------- |
| sWhat---scom--sfort- | lthis---ssweet--- |
| fsen----mtence--- | rgives!------- |
| mHe---mlives,-rHe- | dlives,-m_-swho-d'_- |
| lonce-s_-fwas-m_- | rdead;------- |
| sHe---llives,-tmy- | d'ev------fer- |
| mliv----ring--- | dHead.------- |
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 D · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever living Head.
He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.
He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save,
He lives all glorious in the sky,
He lives exalted there on high.
He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with His eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul's complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.
He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend,
He lives and loves me to the end;
He lives, and while He lives, Ill sing;
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.
He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death:
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.
He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same.
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives,
I know that my Redeemer lives!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D 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 (D).
- 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 Samuel Medley, first published in 1775. The tune, DUKE STREET, is by John Hatton (1793). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1775): Samuel Medley (1738–1799)
- Music (1793): John Hatton (1710–1793)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune DUKE STREET by John Hatton (1710–1793); words by Samuel Medley (1738–1799). 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 I Know That My Redeemer Lives
What is the doh of I Know That My Redeemer Lives?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. 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 I Know That My Redeemer Lives start on?
It starts on d (D in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is I Know That My Redeemer Lives in the public domain?
Yes. Samuel Medley died in 1799, John Hatton died in 1793; the words were first published in 1775 and the music in 1793. 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.