My Faith Has Found a Resting Place in Tonic Solfa
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place in Tonic Solfa to LANDAS: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| sMy- | sfaithlhassfound-d'a- | trest-linglplace,-lNot- | f'inr'de-d'vice-tor- | d'creed;---sI- |
| strustlthesev--d'er-- | tliv-linglOne,-lHis- | f'woundsr'ford'me-tshall- | d'plead.---sI- |
| d'needm'nos'oth--m'er- | m'ar-r'gu-r'ment,-m'I- | d'needtnoloth--r'er- | d'plea-t_-sIt- |
| sisle-snough-d'that- | tJe-lsusldied,-lAnd- | f'thatr'Hed'died-tfor- | d'me.--- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- s (E♭)
- Range
- s to s' (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- LANDAS
- Words
- Eliza E. Hewitt
- Music
- Norwegian Folk Tune, William James Kirkpatrick
Tune LANDAS by William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921); words by Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920). 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 Ab · 3/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever-living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.
Refrain
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.
Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I came to Him,
He’ll never cast me out.
My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Saviour’s name,
Salvation through His blood.
My great physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab 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 (E♭), on the word “My”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- 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 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
Eliza E. Hewitt wrote the words under the name Lidie H. Edmunds; they were published in 1891. The tune is a Norwegian folk melody arranged by William J. Kirkpatrick.
- Words (1891): Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920)
- Melody: Norwegian Folk Tune
- Arranged (1891): William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)
Tune LANDAS by William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921); words by Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920).
Questions about My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
What is the doh of My Faith Has Found a Resting Place?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. 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 My Faith Has Found a Resting Place start on?
It starts on s (E♭ in Ab major), a pickup on the word “My” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is My Faith Has Found a Resting Place in the public domain?
Yes. Eliza E. Hewitt died in 1920, William James Kirkpatrick died in 1921; the words were first published in 1891 and the music in 1891. 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.