Safely Through Another Week in Tonic Solfa
Safely Through Another Week in Tonic Solfa to RATISBON (WERNER), doh is D: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| sSafe--sly-lthrough-tan-- | d'oth--d'er-tweek,--- |
| lGod-d'has-sbrought-mus- | fon-rour-dway,--- |
| mLet-mus-rnow-ma- | fbless--fing-mseek--- |
| mOn-lth'ap--seproach--ling- | tsab--tbath-lday:--- |
| d'Day,-lof-sall-mthe- | fweek,-fthe-mbest;--- |
| lEm--lblem-sof-me-- | rter--rnal-drest!--- |
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- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (A)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- RATISBON (WERNER)
- Words
- John Newton
- Music
- Werner's Choralbuch, William Henry Havergal
Tune RATISBON (WERNER) by William Henry Havergal (1793–1870); words by John Newton (1725–1807). 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 D · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Safely through another week,
God has brought us on our way,
Let us now a blessing seek
On th' approaching sabbath-day:
Day, of all the week, the best;
Emblem of eternal rest!
Mercies, multiplied each hour,
Through the week our praise demand;
Guarded by almighty pow'r,
Fed and guided by his hand:
Though ungrateful we have been,
Only made returns of sin.
While we pray for pard'ning grace,
Through the dear Redeemer's name;
Show thy reconciled face,
Shine away our sin and shame:
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest, this night, with thee.
When the morn shall bid us rise,
May we feel thy presence near;
May thy glory meet our eyes,
When we in thy house appear!
There afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.
May thy gospel's joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief for all complaints:
Thus may all our Sabbaths prove
Till we join the church above!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D 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 (A).
- 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 se. 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 Newton wrote these words. They were printed in Olney Hymns (London, 1779), Book II, hymn 40, “Saturday evening”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Sevens, six lines (7.7.7.7.7.7), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to RATISBON (WERNER); any other Sevens, six lines tune fits them as well.
- Words: John Newton (1725–1807)
- Melody (1815): Werner's Choralbuch
- Harmony (1861): William Henry Havergal (1793–1870)
Tune RATISBON (WERNER) by William Henry Havergal (1793–1870); words by John Newton (1725–1807).
Sung to the same tune: As the Hart, with Eager Looks, Centre of Our Hopes Thou Art, Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies, Ever Patient, Loving, Meek, Holy Spirit, Come with Power, It Is Finished! Glorious Word, Jesu, Shepherd of the Sheep, Jesus, I Believe Thee Near, Jesus, While He Dwelt Below, Lamb of God, Who Bear'st Away, On Thy Church, O Power Divine, Praise to God, Immortal Praise, Quiet, Lord, My Froward Heart, Savior Shine and Cheer My Soul, Weary Souls, That Wander Wide, When the Parting Bosom Bleeds, Who Shall Towards Thy Chosen Seat.
Questions about Safely Through Another Week
What is the doh of Safely Through Another Week?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. 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 Safely Through Another Week start on?
It starts on s (A in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is Safely Through Another Week in the public domain?
Yes. John Newton died in 1807, William Henry Havergal died in 1870; the words were in print by 1779 and the music in 1815. 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.