O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea in Tonic Solfa
O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 8 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (A)
- Range
- d to r' (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ES IST KEIN TAG
- Words
- Christopher Wordsworth
- Music
- Johann David Meyer
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ES IST KEIN TAG by Johann David Meyer (1636–1696); words by Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| sO- | d'Lord-tofl_sHeav'n-lands_ | fearthm_rand-dsea,-mTof_ |
| sThee-sall-lpraise-tand- | d'glo--d'ryr'_tbe;-d'Howt_ |
| lshall-swe-fshow-rour- | mlove--ftosThee,-dWhor_ |
| mgiv----rest--- | dall?----- |
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 D · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
O Lord of Heav'n and earth and sea,
To Thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we show our love to Thee,
Who givest all?
The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flow'rs and fruits, Thy love declare;
Where harvests ripen, Thou art there,
Who givest all.
For peaceful homes and healthful days,
For all the blessings earth displays,
We owe Thee thankfulness and praise,
Who givest all.
Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,
But gav'st Him for a world undone,
And freely, with that blessèd One,
Thou givest all.
Thou giv'st the Spirit's blessèd dow'r,
Spirit of life and love and pow'r,
And dost His sev'nfold graces show'r
Upon us all.
For souls redeemed, for sins forgiv'n,
For means of grace and hopes of Heav'n,
Father, all praise to Thee be giv'n,
Who givest all.
We lose what on ourselves we spend,
We have as treasure without end
Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,
Who givest all.
To Thee, from Whom we all derive
Our life, our gifts, our power to give:
O may we ever with Thee live,
Who givest all.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D 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 (A), on the word “O”, 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. 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 Christopher Wordsworth, first published in 1863. The tune, ES IST KEIN TAG, is by Johann David Meyer (1692). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1863): Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885)
- Music (1692): Johann David Meyer (1636–1696)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ES IST KEIN TAG by Johann David Meyer (1636–1696); words by Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885). 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 O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea
What is the doh of O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. 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 O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea start on?
It starts on s (A in D major), a pickup on the word “O” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is O Lord of Heav'n and Earth and Sea in the public domain?
Yes. Christopher Wordsworth died in 1885, Johann David Meyer died in 1696; the words were first published in 1863 and the music in 1692. 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.