Saved by Grace in Tonic Solfa
Saved by Grace in Tonic Solfa to SAVED BY GRACE: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mSomemdayfthe | msil---rvers,cordrwill | dbreak,--dAndt,Idno | fmore--masrnow-,l,shall | rsing;--mButmoh,fthe |
| mjoy--rwhens,Irshall | dwake--mWith-rinmthe | spal-facemof--rthe | dKing!--mAndmIsshall |
| ssee--lHimmfacesto | sface,--sAndstellfthe | fsto-sry—tSaved--lby | sgrace;--mAndmIsshall |
| ssee--lHimmfacesto | sface,--sAndstelldthe | dsto-fry—mSaved--rby | dgrace.-- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- m (A)
- Range
- s, to t (C to E, a tenth)
- Tune
- SAVED BY GRACE
- Words
- Fanny Crosby
- Music
- George C. Stebbins
Tune SAVED BY GRACE by George C. Stebbins (1846–1945); 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 F · 3/4
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
Some day the silver cord will break,
And I no more as now shall sing;
But oh, the joy when I shall wake
Within the palace of the King!
Refrain
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story—Saved by grace;
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story—Saved by grace.
Some day my earthly house will fall.
I cannot tell how soon ’twill be;
But this I know—my All in All
Has now a place in Heav’n for me.
Some day, when fades the golden sun
Beneath the rosy tinted west,
My blessèd Lord will say, “Well done!”
And I shall enter into rest.
Some day: till then I’ll watch and wait,
My lamp all trimmed and burning bright,
That when my Savior opes the gate,
My soul to Him may take its flight.
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 m (A), on the word “Some”, 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 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 these words in 1891; some hymnals credit them to Ida Scott Taylor, one of her pen names. The tune is by George C. Stebbins (1894).
- Words (1891): Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)
- Music (1894): George C. Stebbins (1846–1945)
Tune SAVED BY GRACE by George C. Stebbins (1846–1945); words by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915).
Sung to the same tune: Let Not the Wise His Wisdom Boast, Not Only Doth the Voiceful Day, Thou Art the Way — and He Who Sighs, When Called, O Lord, to Mourn the Doom, When Long the Soul Had Slept in Chains.
Questions about Saved by Grace
What is the doh of Saved by Grace?
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 Saved by Grace start on?
It starts on m (A in F major), a pickup on the word “Some” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Saved by Grace in the public domain?
Yes. Fanny Crosby died in 1915, George C. Stebbins died in 1945; the words were first published in 1891 and the music in 1894. 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.