Just as I Am Without One Plea in Tonic Solfa
Just as I Am Without One Plea in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 6 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- d (D)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- WOODWORTH
- Words
- Charlotte Elliott
- Music
- William Batchelder Bradbury
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune WOODWORTH by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868); words by Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dJustr_ | mas---mI-sam,--f_mwi-- | rthout--m_fone-mplea,---sBut- |
| sthat-r_-mThy-fblood---lwas- | lshed---sfor-mme,---dAndr_ |
| mthat---mThou-sbid---fdestmme- | lcome---lto-d'Thee,--t_lO- |
| sLamb---sof-sGod,--f_mI- | rcome,-----sI----- |
| mcome.--------- |
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 · 6/4
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
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou biddest me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God,
I come, I come.
Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee, Whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God,
I come, I come.
Just as I am, though tossed about
With many'a conflict, many'a doubt,
Fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God,
I come, I come.
Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
Sight riches healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God,
I come, I come.
Just as I am,
Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve,
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God,
I come, I come.
Just as I am, Thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down;
Now to be Thine, yea Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
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), on the word “Just”, 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 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 Charlotte Elliott, first published in 1835. The tune, WOODWORTH, is by William Batchelder Bradbury (1849). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1835): Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871)
- Music (1849): William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune WOODWORTH by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868); words by Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871). 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 Just as I Am Without One Plea
What is the doh of Just as I Am Without One Plea?
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 Just as I Am Without One Plea start on?
It starts on d (D in D major), a pickup on the word “Just” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Just as I Am Without One Plea in the public domain?
Yes. Charlotte Elliott died in 1871, William Batchelder Bradbury died in 1868; the words were first published in 1835 and the music in 1849. 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.