Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus in Tonic Solfa
Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (A)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- LASSET UNS MIT JESU ZIEHEN (BOLTZE)
- Words
- Sigmund von Birken, J. Adam Rimbach
- Music
- Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASSET UNS MIT JESU ZIEHEN (BOLTZE) by Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze (1721–1794); words by Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681); translated by J. Adam Rimbach (1871–1941). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| sLet-dus-re--mver- | fwalk-mwith-rJe--rsus,- |
| dFol--rlow-mHis-fe-- | mxam--rple-dpure,--- |
| sFlee-dthe-rworld,-mwhich- | fwould-mde--rceive-rus- |
| dAnd-rto-msin-four- | msouls-ral--dlure.--- |
| sE--sver-d'in-tHis- | lfoot--lsteps-ttrea--sding,- |
| lBo--sdy-fhere,-myet- | rsoul-da--rbove,--- |
| sFull-mof-lfaith-sand- | fhope-mand-rlove,--- |
| sLet-sus-d'do-tthe- | lFa--lther's-tbid--sding.- |
| lFaith--sful-fLord,-ma-- | rbide-dwith-rme;--- |
| dSa--rvior,-mlead,-fI- | mfol--rlow-dThee.--- |
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 · 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
Let us ever walk with Jesus,
Follow His example pure,
Flee the world, which would deceive us
And to sin our souls allure.
Ever in His footsteps treading,
Body here, yet soul above,
Full of faith and hope and love,
Let us do the Father's bidding.
Faithful Lord, abide with me;
Savior, lead, I follow Thee.
Let us suffer here with Jesus,
To His image, e'er conform;
Heaven's glory soon will please us,
Sunshine follow on the storm.
Though we sow in tears of sorrow,
We shall reap with heav'nly joy;
And the fears that now annoy
Shall be laughter on the morrow.
Christ, I suffer here with Thee;
There, oh, share Thy joy with me!
Let us also die with Jesus.
His death from the second death,
From our soul's destruction, frees us,
Quickens us with life's glad breath.
Let us mortify, while living,
Flesh and blood and die to sin;
And the grave that shuts us in
Shall but prove the gate to heaven.
Jesus, here I die to Thee
There to live eternally.
Let us gladly live with Jesus;
Since He's risen from the dead,
Death and grave must soon release us.
Jesus, Thou art now our Head,
We are truly Thine own members;
Where Thou livest, there live we.
Take and own us constantly,
Faithful Friend, as Thy dear brethren.
Jesus, here I live to Thee,
Also there eternally.
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. 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 Sigmund von Birken, first published in 1652. The English translation is by J. Adam Rimbach (1900). The tune, LASSET UNS MIT JESU ZIEHEN (BOLTZE), is by Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze (1788). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1652): Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681)
- Translated (1900): J. Adam Rimbach (1871–1941)
- Music (1788): Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze (1721–1794)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASSET UNS MIT JESU ZIEHEN (BOLTZE) by Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze (1721–1794); words by Sigmund von Birken (1626–1681); translated by J. Adam Rimbach (1871–1941). 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 Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
What is the doh of Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus?
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 Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus start on?
It starts on s (A in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus in the public domain?
Yes. Sigmund von Birken died in 1681, J. Adam Rimbach died in 1941, Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze died in 1794; the words were first published in 1900 and the music in 1788. 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.