Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn in Tonic Solfa
Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 12 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- C major
- Doh
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d' (C)
- Range
- m to d' (E to C, a sixth)
- Tune
- NATIVITY
- Words
- Christopher Wordsworth
- Music
- William Henry Monk
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune NATIVITY by William Henry Monk (1823–1889); words by Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| d'Sing,-tO-d'sing,-mthis- | fbless--led-smorn,--- |
| lUn--lto-sus-la- | sChild-fis-mborn,--- |
| d'Un--d'to-tus-la- | seSon-tis-lgiv'n,--- |
| lGod--sHim-feself-scomes- | tdown-lfrom-sHeav'n.--- |
| lSing,-lO-d'sing,-mthis- | fbless--led-smorn,--- |
| mJe--msus-sChrist-sto-- | lday-lis-d'born.--- |
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 C · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in C major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Sing, O sing, this blessed morn,
Unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is giv'n,
God Himself comes down from Heav'n.
Refrain
Sing, O sing, this blessed morn,
Jesus Christ today is born.
Jesus Christ, the King of kings,
Maker of all worldly things,
Now descends from Heav'n to Earth,
To restore us by His birth;
God of God, and Light of Light,
Comes with mercies infinite;
Joining in a wondrous plan
Heav'n to earth and God to Man;
God with us, Emmanuel,
Deigns for ever now to dwell;
He on Adam's fallen race
Sheds the fullness of His Grace;
Truth and Mercy show their face,
And with loving kiss embrace;
Righteousness looks down from Heav'n,
God is pleased and Man forgiv'n;
God comes down that man may rise, Lifted far above the skies
He is Son of Man, that we Sons of God in Him may be;
Human flesh is now become Christ's abode, the Godhead's home;
Royal Palace, sacred shrine For the Majesty Divine;
Now we rise, from prison free; On we march to victory,
Joyful banners are unfurled; 'Tis the Birthday of the World;
Now behold the rising Sun Hath His glorious race begun;
Now the Bridegroom from above Weds the Bride, with heavenly love;
O renew us, Lord, we pray, With Thy Spirit day by day;
That we ever one may be With the Father, and with Thee;
D Sing, O sing this blessed Morn, Jesus Christ to-day is born;
Glory to the Father give, Praise the Son in whom we live;
Glory to the Spirit be, Godhead One, and Persons Three.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum C 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' (C).
- 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 m f s l t and the chromatic se 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
The words are by Christopher Wordsworth, first published in 1865. The tune, NATIVITY, is by William Henry Monk (1865). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1865): Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885)
- Music (1865): William Henry Monk (1823–1889)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune NATIVITY by William Henry Monk (1823–1889); words by Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885). 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 Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn
What is the doh of Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn?
In this version, in C major, doh is C. 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 Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn start on?
It starts on d' (C in C major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d'.
Is Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn in the public domain?
Yes. Christopher Wordsworth died in 1885, William Henry Monk died in 1889; the words were first published in 1865 and the music in 1865. 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.