Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul in Tonic Solfa

Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul in Tonic Solfa to ALL SAINTS, NEW, doh is Bb: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.

The solfa with the words

Doh is Bb4/4

sLord,-

msoothe--fmysanx--d'ious,-

d'trou---tbledtsoul,-d'And-

r'bid-m'its-f'doubt--m'ing-

r'cease,-----r'Speak-

m'to--r'thed'crest--ted-

twaves--lthatlroll,-lTo-

ssink-d'in-tqui---d'et

d'peace;-----d'And-

d'bring-d'me-tto-ta-

lplace--loflrest,-lA-

sha--sven-scalm-sand-

sstill,-----fWhere-

mev---feryssoul-d'by-

d'sin--tdis-ttressed,-d'May-

m'dwell-r'se--d'cure-tfrom-

d'ill.-----

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Key: Bb major
Doh: Bb
Time: 4/4
Starts on: s (F)
Range: m to f' (D to E♭, a ninth)
Tune: ALL SAINTS, NEW
Words: Traditional Greek, John Brownlie
Music: Henry Stephen Cutler

Tune ALL SAINTS, NEW by Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925). 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 Bb · 4/4

| s - Lord,| m - - f s - d' - soothe my anxious,| d' - - t t - d' - |troubled soul, And

| r' - m' - f' - m' - bid its doubting| r' - - - - - r' - |cease, Speak

| m' - - r' d' - t - to the crested| t - - l l - l - |waves that roll, To

| s - d' - t - - d' sink in quiet| d' - - - - - d' - |peace; And

| d' - d' - t - t - bring me to a| l - - l l - l - |place of rest, A

| s - s - s - s - haven calm and| s - - - - - f - |still, Where

| m - - f s - d' - every soul by| d' - - t t - d' - |sin distressed, May

| m' - r' - d' - t - dwell secure from| d' - - - - - |ill.

Staff notation

The melody on the treble staff in Bb major, with the first verse under the notes.

The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.

The words

Lord, soothe my anxious, troubled soul,
And bid its doubting cease,
Speak to the crested waves that roll,
To sink in quiet peace;
And bring me to a place of rest,
A haven calm and still,
Where every soul by sin distressed,
May dwell secure from ill.

Ah! Thou wert once, my Blessed Lord,
By surging waters pressed,
But Thou didst speak th' almighty word
And laidst them still at rest;
And 'gainst Thy soul the wrath of sin
Its tempest fury cast,
But Thou didst stand, serene within,
Till all the storm had passed.

O Christ, the hiding-place of those
Who face the blinding blast,
And battle with a myriad woes
That sweep in fury past;
Be Thou my comfort and defence,
While storm fiends wildly cry, —
My star of hope when night is dense,
And dangers round me lie.

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 s (F), 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

John Brownlie translated these words from the Greek service books for Hymns from the Morningland (Paisley, 1911), headed “He knows your weight of woe,”.

The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Common Metre Double (8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6), and this page sets them to ALL SAINTS, NEW; any other Common Metre Double tune fits them as well.

Words: Traditional Greek
Translated (1911): John Brownlie (1857–1925)
Music (1872): Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902)

Tune ALL SAINTS, NEW by Henry Stephen Cutler (1825–1902); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925).

Sung to the same tune: All Nature's Works His Praise Declare, Amid Surrounding Gloom and Waste, Father, When O'er Our Trembling Hearts, God of All Grace and Majesty, I Looked upon the Righteous Man, Jesus, My Master and My Lord, Now Gird Your Patient Loins Again, O Where Are Kings and Empires Now, O, Not Alone with Outward Sign, O, Who Shall See the Glorious Day, Oh! Not Alone with Outward Sign, Our Pathway Oft Is Wet with Tears, The Aged Sufferer Waited Long, Thy Servants in the Temple Watched, When, on Devotion's Seraph Wing.

Questions about Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul

What is the doh of Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul?

In this version, in Bb major, 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 Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul start on?

It starts on s (F in Bb major), a pickup on the word “Lord” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.

Is Lord, Soothe My Anxious, Troubled Soul in the public domain?

Yes. John Brownlie died in 1925, Henry Stephen Cutler died in 1902; the words were in print by 1911 and the music in 1872. 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.