Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast in Tonic Solfa
Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 3 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ST. URSULA
- Words
- Adelaide Thrupp
- Music
- Frederick Westlake
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. URSULA by Frederick Westlake (1840–1898); words by Adelaide Thrupp (1831–1908). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| mLord,- | swho--fatmCa--dna's- | mwed--rding-dfeast-s,Didst- |
| l,as-da-dGuest--rap- | t,pear,-----rThou- |
| sdear---fermfar-lthans_ | fearth---mlyrguest,-mVouch-- |
| dsafe-mThy-spre---fesence | mhere.-----sFor- |
| sho---slylThou-sin-- | sdeed--fdostmprove-mThe- |
| dmar---driagefvow-lto- | rbe,-----rPro-- |
| sclaim---singlit-sa- | ftype-sof-mlove-rBe-- |
| dtween--dthedChurch-t,and- | dThee.----- |
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 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, who at Cana's wedding feast
Didst as a Guest appear,
Thou dearer far than earthly guest,
Vouchsafe Thy presence here.
For holy Thou indeed dost prove
The marriage vow to be,
Proclaiming it a type of love
Between the Church and Thee.
The holiest vow that man can make,
The golden thread in life,
The bond that none may dare to break,
That bindeth man and wife,
Which, blest by Thee, whate'er betide,
No evil shall destroy,
Through careworn days each care divides
And doubles every joy.
On those who at Thine altar kneel,
O Lord, Thy blessing pour,
That each may wake the other's zeal
To love Thee more and more.
Oh, grant them here in peace to live,
In purity and love,
And, this world leaving, to receive
A crown of life above.
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 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 Adelaide Thrupp, first published in 1853. The tune, ST. URSULA, is by Frederick Westlake (1863). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1853): Adelaide Thrupp (1831–1908)
- Music (1863): Frederick Westlake (1840–1898)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. URSULA by Frederick Westlake (1840–1898); words by Adelaide Thrupp (1831–1908). 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, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast
What is the doh of Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast?
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, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast 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, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast in the public domain?
Yes. Adelaide Thrupp died in 1908, Frederick Westlake died in 1898; the words were first published in 1853 and the music in 1863. 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.