O Son of God, Afflicted in Tonic Solfa
O Son of God, Afflicted in Tonic Solfa to ANGEL'S STORY, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mO- | mSon--mofrGod,-da-- | dfflic----t,ted,-s,And- |
| fslain--fformsin--rful- | mmen,-----mMy- |
| ssoul--shathfoft'-mde-- | mpict----fed-mWhat- |
| rThou--ddidstt,suf--dfer- | rthen,-----reThe- |
| mpain,--mthergrief,-dthe- | dsigh----t,ing,-s,The- |
| fbur---fdenmof-rThy- | mwoe,-----mThe- |
| lcross,--sthefshame,-mthe- | sdy----fing-l,That- |
| dfilled--t,Thyl,life-t,be-- | dlow.----- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ANGEL'S STORY
- Words
- Traditional Greek, John Brownlie
- Music
- Arthur Henry Mann
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925). 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 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
O Son of God, afflicted,
And slain for sinful men,
My soul hath oft' depicted
What Thou didst suffer then, —
The pain, the grief, the sighing,
The burden of Thy woe,
The cross, the shame, the dying
That filled Thy life below.
Ah, why from heavenly blessing
Didst Thou to earth descend,
And share the woes distressing,
To be the sinner's Friend?
The angels looked amazéd,
While men untouched beheld
The Christ to souls debaséd,
By love divine impelled.
'Twas love, 'twas love unbounded,
As high as heaven ascends,
As deep as depths unsounded,
And broad as earth extends;
Yea, 'twas a love undying,
That suffered for my sake; —
Lord, may a love replying,
Within my soul awake.
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 “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 and the chromatic re. 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
John Brownlie translated these words from the Greek service books for Hymns from the Morningland (Paisley, 1911).
The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Sevens and Sixes Double (7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6), and this page sets them to ANGEL'S STORY; any other Sevens and Sixes Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: Traditional Greek
- Translated (1911): John Brownlie (1857–1925)
- Music (1881): Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929)
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925).
Sung to the same tune: “Come unto Me, Ye Weary, Ere God Had Built the Mountains, Go When the Morning Shineth, In the Broad Fields of Heaven, O Jesus, I Have Promised, Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit, To Thee, My God and Saviour, To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior, To-day Thy Mercy Calls Us, When, His Salvation Bringing.
Questions about O Son of God, Afflicted
What is the doh of O Son of God, Afflicted?
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 O Son of God, Afflicted start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “O” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is O Son of God, Afflicted in the public domain?
Yes. John Brownlie died in 1925, Arthur Henry Mann died in 1929; the words were in print by 1911 and the music in 1881. 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.