Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise in Tonic Solfa
Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise in Tonic Solfa to ELLERS: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Sa----s,viour,-l,a-- | s,gain---dto--- |
| dThy-t,dear-dname-rwe- | mraise,------- |
| dWith---done-rac-- | dcord---mour--- |
| mpart--ring-mhymn-feof- | spraise;------- |
| sWe---dstand-dto- | fbless---fThee--- |
| fere-rour-mwor--fship- | mcease,------- |
| dThen,---rlow--dly- | dkneel----l,ing,--- |
| s,wait-s,Thy-l,word-s,of- | s,peace.------- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (E♭)
- Range
- s, to s (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- ELLERS
- Words
- John Ellerton
- Music
- Edward John Hopkins
Tune ELLERS by Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901); words by John Ellerton (1826–1893). 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 Ab · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Saviour, again to Thy dear name we raise,
With one accord our parting hymn of praise;
We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease,
Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace.
Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;
With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day;
Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have called upon Thy name.
Grant us Thy peace through this approaching night;
Turn Thou for us its darkness into light;
From harm and danger keep Thy children free,
For dark and light are both alike to Thee.
Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,
Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;
Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab 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, (E♭).
- 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. 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 Ellerton wrote the hymn in 1866 for a choral festival and revised it into four verses for the Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern in 1868. Edward John Hopkins wrote the tune ELLERS.
- Words (1866): John Ellerton (1826–1893)
- Music (1869): Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901)
Tune ELLERS by Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901); words by John Ellerton (1826–1893).
Sung to the same tune: Go to the Grave in All Thy Glorious Prime, O Thou Great Friend to All the Sons of Men, O Thou, the Primal Fount of Life and Peace, Restore, O Father! to Our Times Restore.
Questions about Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise
What is the doh of Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. 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 Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise start on?
It starts on s, (E♭ in Ab major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise in the public domain?
Yes. John Ellerton died in 1893, Edward John Hopkins died in 1901; the words were first published in 1866 and the music in 1869. 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.