Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever in Tonic Solfa
Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever in Tonic Solfa to OMNI DIE, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 6 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dJe--dsus,- | rThou---dart---mmine-sfor-- | fev----mer,---dDear--rer- |
| mfar-sthan-searth---feto--- | sme;-------sNei--sther- |
| llife---snor---fdeath-mshall- | rsev----mer---dThose-rsweet- |
| mties-fwhich-rbind-----dto- | dThee.------- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- d to l (F to D, a sixth)
- Tune
- OMNI DIE
- Words
- Matthias Loy
- Music
- Gesangbuch, Corner
Tune OMNI DIE (Gesangbuch, Corner); words by Matthias Loy (1828–1915). 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 · 6/4
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
Jesus, Thou art mine forever,
Dearer far than earth to me;
Neither life nor death shall sever
Those sweet ties which bind to Thee.
All were drear to me and lonely,
If Thy presence gladdened not;
While I sing to Thee, Thee only,
Mine’s an ever blissful lot.
Thou alone art all my Treasure,
Who hast died that I may live;
Thou conferrest noblest pleasure,
Who dost all my sins forgive.
Brightest gems and fairest flowers
Lose their beauty in Thy frown;
Joy and peace, like balmy showers,
In Thy smile come gently down.
Jesus, Thou art mine forever,
Suffer not myself to stray;
Let me in my weakness never
Cast my priceless pearl away.
Lamb of God, I do implore Thee,
Guard, support me, lest I fall;
Let me evermore adore Thee,
Be my everlasting All!
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 first syllable of “Jesus”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) 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 and the chromatic fe. 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
Matthias Loy wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 97.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Eights and Sevens (8.7.8.7), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to OMNI DIE; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Matthias Loy (1828–1915)
- Melody (1631): Gesangbuch, Corner
Tune OMNI DIE (Gesangbuch, Corner); words by Matthias Loy (1828–1915).
Sung to the same tune: "Come Who Will," the Voice from Heaven, Christ, for Thee a Wreath Adorning, Cross, Reproach, and Tribulation, Father, Breathe an Evening Blessing, Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission, O Thou Sun of Glorious Splendor, Part in Peace! Is Day Before Us, Pastor, Thou Art from Us Taken, Praise to Thee, Thou Great Creator, We Have Heard the Wondrous Story, Where the Lord Reveals His Presence.
Questions about Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever
What is the doh of Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever?
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 Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever start on?
It starts on d (F in F major), a pickup on the first syllable of “Jesus” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever in the public domain?
Yes. Matthias Loy died in 1915; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1631. 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.