Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us in Tonic Solfa
Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- d to l (F to D, a sixth)
- Tune
- HYFRYDOL
- Words
- Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson
- Music
- Rowland H. Prichard
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HYFRYDOL by Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887); words by Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson (1818–1889). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dLord---rof- | dGlo---r_mry,- | fwho---mhast- | rbought-d_-rus- |
| swith---fThy- | mlife----mblood- | ras-d_-rthe- | dprice,----- |
| dNev----rer- | dgrud---r_mging- | ffor---mthe- | rlost-d_-rones- |
| sthat---ftre-- | mmen----mdous- | rsac--d_-rri-- | dfice;----- |
| sAnd---swith- | sthat-f_-mhast- | ffree----fly- | fgiv--m_-ren- |
| mbless----mings- | mcount--f_-sless- | sas-f_-mthe- | rsand,----- |
| sTo-m_-sth'un-- | fthank--r_-fful- | mand-d_-mthe- | rev-m_f_m_ril- |
| swith---sThine- | lown-s_-fun-- | mspar----ring- | dhand.----- |
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 F · 3/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in F major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Lord of Glory, who hast bought us
with Thy lifeblood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones
that tremendous sacrifice;
And with that hast freely given
blessings countless as the sand,
To th'unthankful and the evil
with Thine own unsparing hand.
Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee
gladly, freely, of Thine own.
With the sunshine of Thy goodness
melt our thankless hearts of stone.
Till our cold and selfish natures,
warmed by Thee, at length believe
That more happy and more blessed
'tis to give than to receive.
Wondrous honor hast Thou given
to our humblest charity.
In Thine own mysterious sentence,
"Ye have done it unto Me."
Can it be, O gracious Master,
Thou dost deign for alms to sue,
Saying by Thy poor and needy,
"Give as I have given you"
Lord of Glory, who hast bought us
with Thy lifeblood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones
that tremendous sacrifice;
Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly;
hope, to stay our souls on Thee;
But O, best of all Thy graces,
give us Thine own charity.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum F 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 (F).
- Count the time. 3/4 means three 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. 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 Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson, first published in 1864. The tune, HYFRYDOL, is by Rowland H. Prichard (1830). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1864): Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson (1818–1889)
- Music (1830): Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HYFRYDOL by Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887); words by Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson (1818–1889). 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: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus!, Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling.
Questions about Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us
What is the doh of Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us?
In this version, in F major, doh is F. 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 of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us start on?
It starts on d (F in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us in the public domain?
Yes. Eliza Sibbald Dykes Alderson died in 1889, Rowland H. Prichard died in 1887; the words were first published in 1864 and the music in 1830. 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.