Revive Us Again in Tonic Solfa
Revive Us Again in Tonic Solfa to REVIVE US AGAIN: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the five verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,We- | dpraise-dThee,-dO- | dGod!---dForrthe | mSon-mof-mThy- | mlove,---dFormJe- |
| ssus-sWho-sdied,- | lAnd-sis-mnow- | mgone-ra--rbove- | r_---sHal--,sle- |
| llu--sjah!-mThine-,rthe | dglo--dry.-sHal--,sle- | llu--sjah!-mA-- | rmen.---sHal--,sle- |
| llu--sjah!-mThine-,rthe | dglo--dry.-mRe-- | fvive-mus-ra-- | dgain.--- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- s, (D)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- REVIVE US AGAIN
- Words
- William P. Mackay
- Music
- John J. Husband
Tune REVIVE US AGAIN by John J. Husband (died undefined); words by William P. Mackay (1839–1885). 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 · 3/4
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
We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Saviour,
And scattered our night.
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
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 s, (D), on the word “We”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 3/4 means three 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 f s l. 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
William P. Mackay wrote the words in 1863. The tune is by John J. Husband.
- Words (1863): William P. Mackay (1839–1885)
- Music (1820): John J. Husband (died undefined)
Tune REVIVE US AGAIN by John J. Husband (died undefined); words by William P. Mackay (1839–1885).
Questions about Revive Us Again
What is the doh of Revive Us Again?
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 Revive Us Again start on?
It starts on s, (D in G major), a pickup on the word “We” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Revive Us Again in the public domain?
Yes. William P. Mackay died in 1885, John J. Husband died in undefined; the words were first published in 1863 and the music in 1820. 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.