Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder in Tonic Solfa
Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder in Tonic Solfa to KALMAR, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 6 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dLet-dus-l,love,-l,and- | t,sing,-s,and-dwon--dder,- |
| mLet-fus-rpraise-sthe- | sSa--fevior's-sname!--- |
| dHe-dhas-l,hushed-l,the- | t,Law's-s,loud-dthun--dder,- |
| mHe-fhas-rquenched-smount- | sSi--fenai's-sflame:--- |
| sHe-mhas-lwashed-sus- | fwith-mhis-rblood,--- |
| mHe-dhas-fbrought-mus- | rnigh-rto-dGod.--- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- KALMAR
- Words
- John Newton
- Music
- Swedish Traditional
Tune KALMAR (Swedish Traditional); words by John Newton (1725–1807). 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 G · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Let us love, and sing, and wonder,
Let us praise the Savior's name!
He has hushed the Law's loud thunder,
He has quenched mount Sinai's flame:
He has washed us with his blood,
He has brought us nigh to God.
Let us love the Lord who bought us,
Pitied us when enemies;
Called us by his grace, and taught us,
Gave us ears, and gave us eyes:
He has washed us with his blood,
He presents our souls to God.
Let us sing though fierce temptations
Threaten hard to hear us down
For the Lord, our strong salvation,
Holds in view the conqu'rors crown:
He who washed us with his blood,
Soon will bring us home to God.
Let us wonder, grace and justice,
Join and point to mercy's store;
When through grace in Christ our trust is,
Justice smiles; and asks no more:
He who washed us with his blood,
Has secured our way to God.
Let us praise, and join the chorus
Of the saints, enthroned on high;
Here they trusted him before us,
Now their praises fill the sky:
"Thou hast washed us with thy blood,
Thou art worthy, Lamb of God!"
Hark! the name of Jesus, sounded
Loud, from golden harps above!
Lord, we blush, and are confounded,
Faint our praises, cold our love!
Wash our souls and songs with blood,
For by thee we come to God.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum G 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 (G).
- 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 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
John Newton wrote these words. They were printed in Olney Hymns (London, 1779), Book III, hymn 82, “Praise for redeeming love”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked 8.7.8.7.7.7, to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to KALMAR; any other 8.7.8.7.7.7 tune fits them as well.
- Words: John Newton (1725–1807)
- Melody (1676): Swedish Traditional
Tune KALMAR (Swedish Traditional); words by John Newton (1725–1807).
Sung to the same tune: Christ Is Born, Go Forth to Meet Him, Hark! Ten Thousand Harps and Voices, In the Bliss of Old Predicted, Jesus, Brightness of the Father, One There Is, Above All Others, Precious Bible! What a Treasure, Through the Day Thy Love Hath Spared Us, Who Is This That Comes from Edom, Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It.
Questions about Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder
What is the doh of Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder?
In this version, in G major, doh is G. 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 Love, and Sing, and Wonder start on?
It starts on d (G in G major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder in the public domain?
Yes. John Newton died in 1807; the words were in print by 1779 and the music in 1676. 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.