My Jesus, as Thou Wilt in Tonic Solfa
My Jesus, as Thou Wilt in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- Eb major
- Doh
- Eb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (B♭)
- Range
- d to d' (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- JEWETT
- Words
- Benjamin Schmolck, Jane Laurie Borthwick
- Music
- Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune JEWETT by Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786–1826); words by Benjamin Schmolck (1672–1737); translated by Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813–1897). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| sMy---mJe--dsus,m_ | ras--fThou,m_rwilt!--- |
| mOh,---dmay-mThys_ | swill--fbemmine!--- |
| d'In----lto-fThyl_ | shand--sofmlove-dIm_ |
| swouldf_rmy-fallm_dre-- | rsign;---s_-__ |
| sThrough---msor--drow,m_ | ror--fthrough,m_rjoy,--- |
| mcon----dduct-mmes_ | sas--seThinelown,--- |
| d'And---lhelp-fmel_ | sstill--stomsay,-dmym_ |
| sLord,-,dThymwill---rbe- | ddone!------- |
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 Eb · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Eb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
Oh, may Thy will be mine!
Into Thy hand of love
I would my all resign;
Through sorrow, or through joy,
conduct me as Thine own,
And help me still to say,
my Lord, Thy will be done!
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
If needy here and poor,
Give me Thy people's bread,
their portion rich and sure.
The manna of Thy Word
Let my soul feed upon;
And if all else should fail,
my Lord, thy will be done!
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
Though seen through many'a tear,
Let not my star of hope
grow dim or disappear;
Since Thou on earth hast wept,
and sorrowed oft alone,
If I must weep with Thee,
my Lord, Thy will be done!
My Jesus, as Thou wilt!
All shall be well for me;
Each changing future scene
I gladly trust with Thee:
Straight to my home above
I travel calmly on,
And sing, in life or death,
my Lord, Thy will be done!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Eb 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 (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. A cell split by a comma holds two quarter beats: d -,r is a dotted quaver and a semiquaver, d,r two semiquavers. That comma sits between two syllables; an octave mark sits small and low against its own letter (s,).
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l and the chromatic se. 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 Benjamin Schmolck, first published in 1704. The English translation is by Jane Laurie Borthwick (1854). The tune, JEWETT, is by Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1821). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1704): Benjamin Schmolck (1672–1737)
- Translated (1854): Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813–1897)
- Music (1821): Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786–1826)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune JEWETT by Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786–1826); words by Benjamin Schmolck (1672–1737); translated by Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813–1897). 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 My Jesus, as Thou Wilt
What is the doh of My Jesus, as Thou Wilt?
In this version, in Eb major, doh is Eb. 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 Jesus, as Thou Wilt start on?
It starts on s (B♭ in Eb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is My Jesus, as Thou Wilt in the public domain?
Yes. Benjamin Schmolck died in 1737, Jane Laurie Borthwick died in 1897, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber died in 1826; the words were first published in 1854 and the music in 1821. 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.