Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be in Tonic Solfa
Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be in Tonic Solfa to DOMINUS REGIT ME, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mLord,- | sin-fThy-mking--mdom- | rthere-rshall-dbe-s,No- |
| s,a---l,lienst,from-deach- | moth----rer,-sBut- |
| fe--mvenr_mas-mhe- | rloves-dhim-t,_dself-l,Each- |
| s,saint--l,shallt,love-dhis- | mbro--r_-dther.- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to s (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- DOMINUS REGIT ME
- Words
- Joseph Anstice
- Music
- John Bacchus Dykes
Tune DOMINUS REGIT ME by John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876); words by Joseph Anstice (1808–1836). 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
Lord, in Thy kingdom there shall be
No aliens from each other,
But even as he loves himself
Each saint shall love his brother.
When in Thy courts below we meet
To mourn our sinful living
And with united hearts repeat
Confession, creed, thanksgiving:
Make us to hear in each sweet word
Thy Holy Spirit calling
To oneness with Thy Church and Thee,
That heavenly bond forestalling.
One Baptism and one faith have we,
One Spirit sent to win us,
One Lord, one Father, and one God,
Above and through and in us.
Never, by schism or by sin,
May we that union sever,
Till all, to perfect stature grown,
Are one with Thee forever!
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 m (B), on the word “Lord”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- 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 Anstice wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 461.
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 DOMINUS REGIT ME; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Joseph Anstice (1808–1836)
- Music (1868): John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876)
Tune DOMINUS REGIT ME by John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876); words by Joseph Anstice (1808–1836).
Sung to the same tune: Alas, My God! My Sins Are Great, The King of Love My Shepherd Is, To Thee, O Christ, Our Prayers Shall Rise, To Thy Blest Cross, O Christ, We Come.
Questions about Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be
What is the doh of Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be?
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 Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “Lord” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Lord, in Thy Kingdom There Shall Be in the public domain?
Yes. Joseph Anstice died in 1836, John Bacchus Dykes died in 1876; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1868. 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.