Jesus Paid It All in Tonic Solfa
Jesus Paid It All in Tonic Solfa to ALL TO CHRIST: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the six verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dImhear | sthe--lSa-sviourmsay, | d“Thy---dstrength- | rin---rdeeddisr_ | msmall;---dChildmof |
| sweak---lness,swatchmand | dpray,---dFindrin | mMe--fthinemallrin | dall.”----- |
| sJe---lsusspaidmit | d'all,----- | sAll--ltosHimmI | rowe;----- |
| sSin--lhadsleftma | d'crim-tsonlstain,-d'He- | mwashed--fitmwhiteras | dsnow.--- |
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- Key
- Eb major
- Doh
- Eb
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- d (E♭)
- Range
- d to d' (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- ALL TO CHRIST
- Words
- Elvina M. Hall
- Music
- John T. Grape
Tune ALL TO CHRIST by John T. Grape (1835–1915); words by Elvina M. Hall (1820–1889). 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 Eb · 3/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Eb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
I hear the Saviour say,
“Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.”
Refrain
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim;
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.
And now complete in Him,
My robe, His righteousness,
Close sheltered ’neath His side,
I am divinely blest.
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow’r, and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone.
When from my dying bed
My ransomed soul shall rise,
“Jesus died my soul to save,”
Shall rend the vaulted skies.
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
I’ll lay my trophies down,
All down at Jesus’ feet.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Eb 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 (E♭), on the word “I”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 3/4 means three 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
Elvina M. Hall wrote the words; the tune ALL TO CHRIST is by John T. Grape (1868).
- Words (1865): Elvina M. Hall (1820–1889)
- Music (1868): John T. Grape (1835–1915)
Tune ALL TO CHRIST by John T. Grape (1835–1915); words by Elvina M. Hall (1820–1889).
Questions about Jesus Paid It All
What is the doh of Jesus Paid It All?
In this version, in Eb major, doh is Eb. 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 Jesus Paid It All start on?
It starts on d (E♭ in Eb major), a pickup on the word “I” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Jesus Paid It All in the public domain?
Yes. Elvina M. Hall died in 1889, John T. Grape died in 1915; the words were first published in 1865 and the music in 1868. 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.