Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It in Tonic Solfa
Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It in Tonic Solfa to REDEEMED: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the five verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Re- | s,deemed,s,hows,Is,lovel,tot,pro- | dclaim--s,it!-dRe- | rdeemedrbyrtherblooddofrthe | mLamb;----s,Re- |
| s,deemeds,throughs,Hiss,in-l,fi-t,nite | dmer---s,cy,-dHis | rchildrandrfor-rev-merrI | dam.----dRe- |
| fdeemed,----fre- | mdeemed,----dRe- | rdeemedrbyrtherblooddofrthe | mLamb;----s,Re- |
| l,deemed--f_-l,re- | s,deemed--m_-dHis | rchildrandrfor-rev-merrI | dam.---- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 6/8
- Starts on
- s, (E♭)
- Range
- s, to f (E♭ to D♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- REDEEMED
- Words
- Fanny Crosby
Tune REDEEMED by William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921); words by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915). 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 Ab · 6/8
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
His child and forever I am.
Refrain
Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed,
His child and forever I am.
Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,
No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell.
I think of my blessed Redeemer,
I think of Him all the day long:
I sing, for I cannot be silent;
His love is the theme of my song.
I know I shall see in His beauty
The King in whose law I delight;
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,
And giveth me songs in the night.
I know there’s a crown that is waiting
In yonder bright mansion for me,
And soon, with the spirits made perfect,
At home with the Lord I shall be.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab 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, (E♭), on the first syllable of “Redeemed”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/8 means two dotted-crotchet beats (six quavers) 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
Fanny Crosby wrote the words and William J. Kirkpatrick the tune; the song was published in 1882.
- Words (1882): Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)
- Music (1882): William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)
Tune REDEEMED by William James Kirkpatrick (1838–1921); words by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915).
Questions about Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It
What is the doh of Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. 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 Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It start on?
It starts on s, (E♭ in Ab major), a pickup on the first syllable of “Redeemed” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It in the public domain?
Yes. Fanny Crosby died in 1915, William James Kirkpatrick died in 1921; the words were first published in 1882 and the music in 1882. 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.