Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart in Tonic Solfa

Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 3 verses, and a piano to sing along with.

Key: Bb major
Doh: Bb
Time: 4/4
Starts on: d' (B♭)
Range: m to f' (D to E♭, a ninth)
Tune: HERZLICH LIEB HAB ICH DICH O HERR
Words: Martin Schalling, Catherine Winkworth
Music: From Strassburg, 1577

The solfa with the words

Doh is Bb4/4

d'Lord,---tThee-lI-

slove-fwithm_lall-lmy-

sheart;---d'I---

tpray-lThee,-sne'er-ffromm_

lme-lde--spart;-sWith-

lten--tder-d'mer--m'_-

r'cy-d'cheer---t_-

d'me.-------

d'Earth---thas-lno-

splea--fsurem_lI-lwould-

sshare,---d'Yea,---

tHeav'n-lit--sself-fwerem_

lvoid-land-sbare-sIf-

lThou,-tLord,-d'wert-m'_-

r'not-d'near---t_-

d'me.-----d'And-

d'should-r'my-d'heart-lfor-

d'sor--d'row-tbreak,-tMy-

d'trust-r'in-d'Thee-lcan-

d'no--d'thing-tshake.---

d'Thou-m'artm'ther'por-d'tiond'Ithave

d'sought;-tThy-d'pre----

--tcious-lblood-smy-

ssoul-fehas-sbought.---

____m'Lord---

r'Je----d'sus---

tChrist,-m'My-f'God-r'and-

d'Lord,-r'my-d'God-tand-

d'Lord,--d'For-d'sake-d'me-

r'not!-d'I-d'trust-tThy-

d'Word.-------

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 · 4/4

| d' - - - t - l - Lord, Thee I| s - f m l - l - |love with all my

| s - - - d' - - - heart; I| t - l - s - f m |pray Thee, ne'er from

| l - l - s - s - me depart; With| l - t - d' - m' - |tender mer-

| r' - d' - - - t - cy cheer| d' - - - - - - - |me.

| d' - - - t - l - Earth has no| s - f m l - l - |pleasure I would

| s - - - d' - - - share, Yea,| t - l - s - f m |Heav'n itself were

| l - l - s - s - void and bare If| l - t - d' - m' - |Thou, Lord, wert

| r' - d' - - - t - not near| d' - - - - - d' - |me. And

| d' - r' - d' - l - should my heart for| d' - d' - t - t - |sorrow break, My

| d' - r' - d' - l - trust in Thee can| d' - d' - t - - - |nothing shake.

| d' - m' m' r' d' d' t Thou art the portion I have| d' - t - d' - - - |sought; Thy pre-

| - - t - l - s - cious blood my| s - fe - s - - - |soul has bought.

| _ _ _ _ m' - - - Lord| r' - - - d' - - - |Jesus

| t - m' - f' - r' - Christ, My God and| d' - r' - d' - t - |Lord, my God and

| d' - - d' d' - d' - Lord, Forsake me| r' - d' - d' - t - |not! I trust Thy

| d' - - - - - - - |Word.

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, Thee I love with all my heart;
I pray Thee, ne'er from me depart;
With tender mercy cheer me.
Earth has no pleasure I would share,
Yea, Heav'n itself were void and bare
If Thou, Lord, wert not near me.
And should my heart for sorrow break,
My trust in Thee can nothing shake.
Thou art the portion I have sought;
Thy precious blood my soul has bought.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord,
my God and Lord,
Forsake me not! I trust Thy Word.

Yea, Lord, 'twas Thy rich bounty gave
My body, soul, and all I have
In this poor life of labor.
Lord, grant that I in every place
May glorify Thy lavish grace
And serve and help my neighbor.
Let no false doctrine me beguile,
Let Satan not my soul defile.
Give strength and patience unto me
To bear my cross and follow Thee.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord,
my God and Lord,
In death Thy comfort still afford.

Lord, let at last Thine angels come,
To Abr'am's bosom bear me home,
That I may die unfearing;
And in its narrow chamber keep
My body safe in peaceful sleep
Until Thy reappearing.
And then from death awaken me,
That these mine eyes with joy may see,
O Son of God, Thy glorious face,
My Savior and my fount of grace.
Lord Jesus Christ, My prayer attend,
my prayer attend,
And I will praise Thee without end!

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 d' (B♭).
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

The words are by Martin Schalling, first published in 1571. The English translation is by Catherine Winkworth (1858). The tune, HERZLICH LIEB HAB ICH DICH O HERR, is from Strassburg, 1577. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.

Words (1571): Martin Schalling (1532–1608)
Translated (1858): Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878)
Melody (1577): From Strassburg, 1577

Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HERZLICH LIEB HAB ICH DICH O HERR (From Strassburg, 1577); words by Martin Schalling (1532–1608); translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878). 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.

Questions about Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart

What is the doh of Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart?

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, Thee I Love with All My Heart start on?

It starts on d' (B♭ in Bb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d'.

Is Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart in the public domain?

Yes. Martin Schalling died in 1608, Catherine Winkworth died in 1878; the words were first published in 1858 and the music in 1577. 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.