Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials in Tonic Solfa
Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials in Tonic Solfa to RUSTINGTON, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 4 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dRight---deous | fGod!-mwhose-rvenge---dful | t,phi--s,als-dAll-dour- |
| lfears-sand-fthoughts--sex- | mceed,---rBig-swith- |
| fewoes-mand-rfie---dry | t,tri--s,als,-rHang--ding,- |
| t,burst--s,ing-l,o'er--l,our | s,head;---s,While-ta,thou- |
| l,vis---l,i-l,test-dthe- | dna--t,tions,-t,Thy-rse-- |
| dlect---deddpeo--fple- | rspare;---rArm-lour- |
| scau--tationed-lsouls-swith- | fpa--mtience,-rFill-four- |
| mhum--rbled-l,hearts-t,with- | dprayer.--- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- s, to ta (C to E♭, a tenth)
- Tune
- RUSTINGTON
- Words
- Charles Wesley
Tune RUSTINGTON by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788). 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 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
Righteous God! whose vengeful phials
All our fears and thoughts exceed,
Big with woes and fiery trials,
Hanging, bursting o'er our head;
While thou visitest the nations,
Thy selected people spare;
Arm our cautioned souls with patience,
Fill our humbled hearts with prayer.
If thy dreadful controversy
With all flesh is now begun,
In thy wrath remember mercy,
Mercy first and last be shown;
Plead thy cause with sword and fire,
Shake us till the curse remove,
Till thou com'st, the world's desire,
Conquering all with sovereign love.
Every fresh alarming token
More confirms the faithful word;
Nature (for its Lord hath spoken)
Must be suddenly restored:
From this national confusion,
From this ruined earth and skies,
See the times of restitution,
See the new creation rise!
Vanish, then, this world of shadows,
Pass the former things away:
Lord, appear! appear to glad us
With the dawn of endless day
O conclude this mortal story,
Throw this universe aside!
Come, eternal King of glory,
Now descend, and take thy bride!
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), on the first syllable of “Righteous”, 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 fe ta. 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
Charles Wesley wrote these words. His brother John printed them in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780), hymn 60.
The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Eights and Sevens Double (8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7), and this page sets them to RUSTINGTON; any other Eights and Sevens Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
- Music (1897): Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918)
Tune RUSTINGTON by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788).
Sung to the same tune: As the Serpent Raised by Moses, Hark! the Voice of Jesus Crying, Herald of the Lord's Salvation, Holy Spirit, Source of Gladness, May the Grace of Christ Our Savior, Savior, Visit Thy Plantation.
Questions about Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials
What is the doh of Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials?
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 Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials start on?
It starts on d (F in F major), a pickup on the first syllable of “Righteous” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Righteous God! Whose Vengeful Phials in the public domain?
Yes. Charles Wesley died in 1788, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry died in 1918; the words were in print by 1780 and the music in 1897. 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.