Since Jesus Came into My Heart in Tonic Solfa
Since Jesus Came into My Heart in Tonic Solfa to MCDANIEL: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the five verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| m,Whatf,a | s,won--l,der-t,fuldchange-dinrmy | mlife-mhasfbeenmwrought--rSince |
| dJe-dsus-l,camedin-dto-dmy | s,heart;-----m,If,have |
| s,light-l,int,mydsoul-dforrwhich | mlong-mIfhavemsought,--mSince |
| mJe-rsus-rcamefein-feto-rmy | sheart.-----sSince- |
| mJe-msus-rcamemin-mto-dmy | mheart,-----rSince- |
| dJe-dsus-l,camedin-dto-dmy | s,heart;-----m,Floodsf,of |
| s,joy-l,o’ert,mydsoul-dlikerthe | msea-mbil-flowssroll,-fSince- |
| mJe-msus-dcamemin-mto-rmy | dheart.----- |
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- Key
- A major
- Doh
- A
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m, (C♯)
- Range
- m, to s (C♯ to E, a tenth)
- Tune
- MCDANIEL
- Words
- Rufus H. McDaniel
Tune MCDANIEL by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856–1932); words by Rufus H. McDaniel (1850–1940). 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 A · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in A major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
Since Jesus came into my heart;
I have light in my soul for which long I have sought,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
Refrain
Since Jesus came into my heart,
Since Jesus came into my heart;
Floods of joy o’er my soul like the sea billows roll,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
I have ceased from my wand’ring and going astray,
Since Jesus came into my heart;
And my sins which were many are all washed away,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
I’m possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure,
Since Jesus came into my heart;
And no dark clouds of doubt now my pathway obscure,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
There’s a light in the valley of death now for me,
Since Jesus came into my heart;
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
I shall go there to dwell in that City I know,
Since Jesus came into my heart;
And I’m happy, so happy as onward I go,
Since Jesus came into my heart.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum A 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, (C♯), on the word “What”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- 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
Rufus H. McDaniel wrote the words and Charles H. Gabriel the tune; the song was published in 1914.
- Words (1914): Rufus H. McDaniel (1850–1940)
- Music (1914): Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856–1932)
Tune MCDANIEL by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856–1932); words by Rufus H. McDaniel (1850–1940).
Questions about Since Jesus Came into My Heart
What is the doh of Since Jesus Came into My Heart?
In this version, in A major, doh is A. 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 Since Jesus Came into My Heart start on?
It starts on m, (C♯ in A major), a pickup on the word “What” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m,.
Is Since Jesus Came into My Heart in the public domain?
Yes. Rufus H. McDaniel died in 1940, Charles Hutchinson Gabriel died in 1932; the words were first published in 1914 and the music in 1914. 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.