See Amid the Winter's Snow in Tonic Solfa
See Amid the Winter's Snow in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 7 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- s, to s (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- HUMILITY
- Words
- Edward Caswall
- Music
- John Goss
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HUMILITY by John Goss (1800–1880); words by Edward Caswall (1814–1878). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dSee--ra-dmid-t,the- | l,win---s,ter'ss,snow,--- |
| dBorn-rfor-fus-mon- | mearth--rbe-rlow,--- |
| dSee,--rthedgen--t,tle- | l,Lamb--s,ap-s,pears,--- |
| dPro--rmised-mfrom-fe-- | rter---dnaldyears.--- |
| sHail--sthatfev--mer- | rbles--dsèd-t,morn,--- |
| sHail--sre-fdemp--mtion's- | rhap--dpy-t,dawn,--- |
| dSing--rthroughdall-t,Jer-- | l,u---s,sa-s,lem:--- |
| sChrist--misdborn-fin- | mBeth--rle--dhem.--- |
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 WhatsApp message to the choir.
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
See amid the winter's snow,
Born for us on earth below,
See, the gentle Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.
Refrain
Hail that ever blessèd morn,
Hail redemption's happy dawn,
Sing through all Jerusalem:
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Lo, within a manger lies
He Who built the starry skies;
He Who, thronèd in height sublime,
Sits amid the cherubim.
Say, you holy shepherds, say,
Tell your joyful news today.
Why have you now left your sheep
On the lonely mountain steep?
"As we watched at dead of night,
Lo, we saw a wondrous light;
Angels singing 'Peace on earth'
Told us of the Savior's birth."
Sacred Infant, all divine,
What a tender love was Thine,
Thus to come from highest bliss
Down to such a world as this.
Teach, O teach us, holy Child,
By Thy face so meek and mild,
Teach us to resemble Thee,
In Thy sweet humility.
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
The words are by Edward Caswall, first published in 1851. The tune, HUMILITY, is by John Goss (1870). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1851): Edward Caswall (1814–1878)
- Music (1870): John Goss (1800–1880)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HUMILITY by John Goss (1800–1880); words by Edward Caswall (1814–1878). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this hymn as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Questions about See Amid the Winter's Snow
What is the doh of See Amid the Winter's Snow?
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 See Amid the Winter's Snow start on?
It starts on d (G in G major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is See Amid the Winter's Snow in the public domain?
Yes. Edward Caswall died in 1878, John Goss died in 1880; the words were first published in 1851 and the music in 1870. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.