Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him in Tonic Solfa
Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 3 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- s, to d' (C to F)
- Tune
- AUSTRIA (HAYDN)
- Words
- Edward Osler
- Music
- Franz Joseph Haydn
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune AUSTRIA (HAYDN) by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809); words by Edward Osler (1798–1863). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dPraise--rthemLord,-rye- | fheav'ns,-ma--rdoret,_dHim;- |
| lPraise-sHim,-fan--mgels- | rin-mthed_sheight.--- |
| dSun--randmmoon,-rre-- | fjoice-mbe--rforet,_dHim;- |
| lPraise-sHim,-fall-mye- | rstars-mofd_slight.--- |
| rPraise-mthe-rLord,t,_s,for- | fHe-mhath-rspo-t,_s,ken;- |
| sWorlds-fHis-mmight---my | fevoice-feo-s_sbeyed.--- |
| d'Laws--twhichlne--sver- | lshall--sbesbro-f_mken- |
| rFor-mtheirf_sgui-l_fdancer_ | dHe-mhathr_dmade.--- |
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
Praise the Lord, ye heav'ns, adore Him;
Praise Him, angels in the height.
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;
Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken;
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed.
Laws which never shall be broken
For their guidance He hath made.
Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;
Never shall His promise fail.
God hath made His saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, His pow'r proclaim.
Heav'n and earth and all creation,
Laud and magnify His name.
Worship, honor, glory, blessing,
Lord, we offer unto Thee.
Young and old, Thy praise expressing,
In glad homage bend the knee.
All the saints in Heav'n adore Thee;
We would bow before Thy throne.
As Thine angels serve before Thee,
So on earth Thy will be done.
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 d (F).
- 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 fe. 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 Edward Osler, first published in 1796. The tune, AUSTRIA (HAYDN), is by Franz Joseph Haydn (1797). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1796): Edward Osler (1798–1863)
- Music (1797): Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune AUSTRIA (HAYDN) by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809); words by Edward Osler (1798–1863). 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 Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him
What is the doh of Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him?
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 Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him start on?
It starts on d (F in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him in the public domain?
Yes. Edward Osler died in 1863, Franz Joseph Haydn died in 1809; the words were first published in 1796 and the music in 1797. 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.