Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee in Tonic Solfa
Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee in Tonic Solfa to ALL FOR JESUS, doh is D: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 6 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mLamb-sof-d'God,-twe- | lfall-sbe--sfore-fThee,- |
| mHum--sbly-dtrust--ming- | rin-dThy-rcross;--- |
| rThat-ma--flone-lbe- | r'all-d'our-d'glo--try,- |
| d'All-sthings-selse-fare- | mon--rly-ddross.--- |
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- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (F♯)
- Range
- d to r' (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ALL FOR JESUS
- Words
- Joseph Hart
- Music
- John Stainer
Tune ALL FOR JESUS by John Stainer (1840–1901); words by Joseph Hart (1712–1768). 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
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
Lamb of God, we fall before Thee,
Humbly trusting in Thy cross;
That alone be all our glory,
All things else are only dross.
Thee we own a perfect Savior,
Only Source of all that’s good.
Every grace and every favor
Comes to us through Jesus’ blood.
Jesus gives us true repentance,
By His Spirit sent from heav’n;
Whispers this transporting sentence,
“Son, thy sins are all forgiv’n.”
Faith He grants us to believe it,
Grateful hearts His love to prize;
Want we wisdom? He must give it;
Hearing ears and seeing eyes.
Jesus gives us pure affections,
Wills to do what He requires,
Makes us follow His directions,
And what He commands, inspires.
All our prayers and all our praises,
Rightly offered in His name,—
He that dictates them is Jesus;
He that answers is the same.
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 m (F♯).
- 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
Joseph Hart wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 81.
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 ALL FOR JESUS; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Joseph Hart (1712–1768)
- Music (1887): John Stainer (1840–1901)
Tune ALL FOR JESUS by John Stainer (1840–1901); words by Joseph Hart (1712–1768).
Sung to the same tune: Brother, Rest from Sin and Sorrow, Christian Soldiers in the Conflict, Come Ye People, Come Adore Him, Fare Thee Well, Our Fondly Cherished, Father, Source of Every Blessing, In the Cross of Christ I Glory, Israel's Shepherd, Guide Me, Feed Me, Israel's Shepherd, Guide Us, Feed Us, Light Serene of Holy Glory, One Sweet Flower Has Drooped and Faded, Savior, All My Sins Confessing, Saviour! I My Cross Have Taken, Sister, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, Theories, Which Thousands Cherish.
Questions about Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee
What is the doh of Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee?
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 Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee start on?
It starts on m (F♯ in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee in the public domain?
Yes. Joseph Hart died in 1768, John Stainer died in 1901; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1887. 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.