Savior, I Follow on in Tonic Solfa
Savior, I Follow on in Tonic Solfa to ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN), doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 4 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dSa----dvior,-dI- | dfol--t,low-ron,--- |
| s,Guid----s,ed-l,by- | s,Thee,------- |
| s,See----ming-mnot- | myet-rthe-shand--- |
| rThat---t,lead--l,eth- | s,me.------- |
| rHushed---mbe-rmy- | rheart-dand-s,still,--- |
| fFear---mI-rno- | rfur--dther-s,ill,--- |
| mOn----lly-sto- | smeet-fThy-mwill-r_- |
| dMy---rwill-t,shall- | dbe.------- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN)
- Words
- Charles Seymour Robinson
Melody from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN) by Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900); words by Charles Seymour Robinson (1829–1899). 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 · 4/4
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
Savior, I follow on,
Guided by Thee,
Seeing not yet the hand
That leadeth me.
Hushed be my heart and still,
Fear I no further ill,
Only to meet Thy will
My will shall be.
Riven the rock for me
Thirst to relieve,
Manna from heaven falls
Fresh every eve;
Never a want severe
Causeth my eye a tear
But Thou dost whisper near,
“Only believe!”
Often to Marah’s brink
Have I been brought;
Shrinking the cup to drink,
Help I have sought;
And with the prayer’s ascent
Jesus the branch hath rent,
Quickly relief hath sent,
Sweetening the draught.
Savior, I long to walk
Closer with Thee;
Led by Thy guiding hand,
Ever to be
Constantly near Thy side,
Quickened and purified,
Living for Him who died
Freely for me.
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 d (G).
- 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. 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 Seymour Robinson wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 337.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4, to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN); any other 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 tune fits them as well.
- Words: Charles Seymour Robinson (1829–1899)
- Music (1872): Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900)
Melody from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN) by Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900); words by Charles Seymour Robinson (1829–1899). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this tune as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Sung to the same tune: I'm but a Stranger Here.
Questions about Savior, I Follow on
What is the doh of Savior, I Follow on?
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 Savior, I Follow on start on?
It starts on d (G in G major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Savior, I Follow on in the public domain?
Yes. Charles Seymour Robinson died in 1899, Arthur Seymour Sullivan died in 1900; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1872. 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.