No, Not One! in Tonic Solfa
No, Not One! in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 6 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (A)
- Range
- s, to l (C to D, a ninth)
- Tune
- NO, NOT ONE
- Words
- Jr., Johnson Oatman
- Music
- George Crawford Hugg
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune NO, NOT ONE by George Crawford Hugg (1848–1907); words by Jr., Johnson Oatman (1856–1922). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| mThere's-mnot-,radfriend-dlike-,t,the | l,low--dly-l,Je-s,sus,__ |
| mNo,-mnot-rone!-__ | mno,-rnot-done!-__ |
| mNone-melse-,rcoulddheal-dall-,t,our | l,soul's-ddis--l,eas-s,es,__ |
| mNo,-mnot-rone!-__ | mno,-rnot-done!-__ |
| mJe--ssus-sknows-lall-,sa- | mbout-mour-rstrug-dgles,__ |
| mHe-swill-sguide-ltill-,sthe | mday-mis-rdone;--- |
| mThere's-mnot-,radfriend-dlike-,t,the | l,low--dly-l,Je-s,sus,__ |
| mNo,-mnot-rone!-__ | mno,-rnot-done!- |
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 F · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in F major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one! no, not one!
None else could heal all our soul's diseases,
No, not one! no, not one!
Refrain
Jesus knows all about our struggles,
He will guide till the day is done;
There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one! no, not one!
No friend like Him is so high and holy,
No, not one! no, not one!
And yet no friend is so meek and lowly,
No, not one! no, not one!
There's not an hour that He is not near us,
No, not one! no, not one!
No night so dark but His love can cheer us,
No, not one! no, not one!
Did ever saint find this friend forsake him?
No, not one! no, not one!
Or sinner find that He would not take him?
No, not one! no, not one!
Was e'er a gift like the Savior given?
No, not one! no, not one!
Will He refuse us a home in heaven?
No, not one! no, not one!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum F 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 (A).
- 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 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
The words are by Jr., Johnson Oatman, first published in 1894. The tune, NO, NOT ONE, is by George Crawford Hugg (1894). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1894): Jr., Johnson Oatman (1856–1922)
- Music (1894): George Crawford Hugg (1848–1907)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune NO, NOT ONE by George Crawford Hugg (1848–1907); words by Jr., Johnson Oatman (1856–1922). 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 No, Not One!
What is the doh of No, Not One!?
In this version, in F major, doh is F. 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 No, Not One! start on?
It starts on m (A in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is No, Not One! in the public domain?
Yes. Jr., Johnson Oatman died in 1922, George Crawford Hugg died in 1907; the words were first published in 1894 and the music in 1894. 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.