Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious in Tonic Solfa
Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G minor
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- m, (D)
- Range
- m, to f (D to E♭, a ninth)
- Tune
- BRYN CALFARIA
- Words
- Thomas Kelly
- Music
- William Owen
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune BRYN CALFARIA by William Owen (1813–1893); words by Thomas Kelly (1769–1855). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| m,Look,-m,ye-l,saints;---t,the--- | dsight-dis-dglo----t,rious:--- |
| dsee-dthe-mMan---rof-d_- | t,Sor--t,rows-l,now;------- |
| m,From-m,the-l,fight---t,re---- | dturned-dvic--dto----t,rious,--- |
| dE--dvery-mknee---rto-d_- | t,Him-t,shall-l,bow:------- |
| l,Crown-t,_-d_---l,Him!--- | t,Crown-d_-r_---t,Him!--- |
| dCrown-r_-m_---dHim!-m_- | fCrownsm_rbe--mcomer_dthe-rVic-d_t,tor'sl,_ |
| mbrow.-------dCrowns-dbe-- | mcome---rthe-d_-t,Vic--t,tor's- |
| l,brow.----------- |
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 Bb · 6/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G minor, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Look, ye saints; the sight is glorious:
see the Man of Sorrows now;
From the fight returned victorious,
Every knee to Him shall bow:
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crowns become the Victor's brow.
Crowns become the Victor's brow.
Crown the Savior, angels, crown Him;
Rich the trophies Jesus brings;
In the seat of pow'r enthrone Him,
While the vault of heaven rings:
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crown the Savior King of kings.
Crown the Savior King of kings.
Sinners in derision crowned Him,
Mocking thus the Savior's claim;
Saints and angels crowd around Him,
Own His title, praise His Name:
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Spread abroad the Victor's fame.
Spread abroad the Victor's fame.
Hark, those bursts of acclamation!
Hark those loud triumphant chords!
Jesus takes the highest station;
O what joy the sight affords!
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
Crown Him!
King of kings, and Lord of lords!
King of kings, and Lord of lords!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Bb 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, (D).
- 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 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 Thomas Kelly, first published in 1809. The tune, BRYN CALFARIA, is by William Owen (1852). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1809): Thomas Kelly (1769–1855)
- Music (1852): William Owen (1813–1893)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune BRYN CALFARIA by William Owen (1813–1893); words by Thomas Kelly (1769–1855). 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.
Sung to the same tune: Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor.
Questions about Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious
What is the doh of Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious?
In this version, in G minor, doh is Bb. 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 Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious start on?
It starts on m, (D in G minor). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m,.
Is Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious in the public domain?
Yes. Thomas Kelly died in 1855, William Owen died in 1893; the words were first published in 1809 and the music in 1852. 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.