In the Name Which Earth and Heaven in Tonic Solfa

In the Name Which Earth and Heaven in Tonic Solfa to LUX EOI, doh is D: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 6 verses and a piano.

The solfa with the words

Doh is D4/4

sIn--sthed'name-swhich-

searth-fand-fhea--mven-

lEv--ler-swor--mship,-

rpraise,-dand-rfear,---

sFa---sther,d'Son,-d'and-

tHo--lly-r'Spir--sit,-

feShall-ma-rhouse-sbe-

sbuild--feed-shere.---

fHere-fwith-mprayer-mits-

ldeep--lfoun-lda--setions,-

lIn-tthe-d'faith-tof-

mChrist,-sewe-llay,---

sTrust--d'ing-m'by-r'His-

d'help-tto-lcrown-sit-

saWith-fthe-mtop-lstone-

din-rits-dday.---

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Key: D major
Doh: D
Time: 4/4
Starts on: s (A)
Range: d to m' (D to F♯, a tenth)
Tune: LUX EOI
Words: John Ellerton
Music: Arthur Seymour Sullivan

Tune LUX EOI by Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900); words by John Ellerton (1826–1893). 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 D · 4/4

| s - - s d' - s - In the name which| s - f - f - m - |earth and heaven

| l - l - s - m - Ever worship,| r - d - r - - - |praise, and fear,

| s - - s d' - d' - Father, Son, and| t - l - r' - s - |Holy Spirit,

| fe - m - r - s - Shall a house be| s - fe - s - - - |builded here.

| f - f - m - m - Here with prayer its| l - - l l - se - |deep foundations,

| l - t - d' - t - In the faith of| m - se - l - - - |Christ, we lay,

| s - d' - m' - r' - Trusting by His| d' - t - l - s - |help to crown it

| sa - f - m - l - With the top stone| d - r - d - - - |in its day.

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

In the name which earth and heaven
Ever worship, praise, and fear,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Shall a house be builded here.
Here with prayer its deep foundations,
In the faith of Christ, we lay,
Trusting by His help to crown it
With the top-stone in its day.

Here as in their due succession
Stone on stone the workmen place;
Thus, we pray, unseen, but surely,
Jesus, build us up in grace;
Till, within these walls completed,
We complete in Thee are found
And to Thee, the one Foundation,
Strong and living stones, are bound.

Fair shall be Thine earthly temple;
Here the careless passer-by
Shall bethink him, in its beauty,
Of the holier house on high;
Weary hearts and troubled spirits
Here shall find a still retreat;
Sinful souls shall bring their burden
Here to the Absolver’s feet.

Yet with truer, nobler beauty,
Lord, we pray, this house adorn,
Where Thy Bride, Thy Church redeemèd,
Robes her for her marriage morn;
Clothed in garments of salvation,
Rich with gems of heavenly grace,
Spouse of Christ, arrayed and waiting
Till she may behold His face.

Here in due and solemn order
May her ceaseless prayer arise;
Here may strains of holy gladness
Lift her heart above the skies;
Here the Word of Life be spoken;
Here the child of God be sealed;
Here the Bread of Heaven be broken,
“Till He come,” Himself revealed.

Praise to Thee, O Master Builder,
Maker of the earth and skies;
Praise to Thee, in whom Thy temple,
Fitly framed together, lies;
Praise to Thee, eternal Spirit,
Binding all that lives in one,
Till our earthly praise be ended
And th’ eternal song begun!

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 s (A).
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 se sa. 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

John Ellerton wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 451.

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 LUX EOI; any other Eights and Sevens Double tune fits them as well.

Words: John Ellerton (1826–1893)
Music (1874): Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900)

Tune LUX EOI by Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900); words by John Ellerton (1826–1893).

Sung to the same tune: As in Solemn Congregation, Christ the Word! Thine Incarnation, Come, Thou All-inspiring Spirit, Could the Creatures Help or Ease Us, Hear What God the Lord Hath Spoken, Holy Father, Thou Hast Taught Me, Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken, Legion Was My Name by Nature, Let the World Despise and Leave Me, Love Divine, All Love Excelling, Mighty One, Whose Name Is Holy, Peace Be to This Habitation, We Have Met in Peace Together, Westward, Lord, the World Alluring.

Questions about In the Name Which Earth and Heaven

What is the doh of In the Name Which Earth and Heaven?

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 In the Name Which Earth and Heaven start on?

It starts on s (A in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.

Is In the Name Which Earth and Heaven in the public domain?

Yes. John Ellerton died in 1893, Arthur Seymour Sullivan died in 1900; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1874. 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.