Sing to the Lord of Harvest in Tonic Solfa
Sing to the Lord of Harvest in Tonic Solfa to WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Sing- | dto--rthemLordr_doft,_ | l,har----l,vest,-l,Sing- |
| s,songs-dof-dlove-t,and- | dpraise;-----s,With- |
| djoy---rfulmheartsr_dandt,_ | l,voi----l,ces-l,Your- |
| s,al--dle--dlu--t,ias- | draise.-----mBy- |
| mHim--rthemroll--ringd_ | rsea----rsons-rIn- |
| dfruit--mful-for-m_rderd_ | rmove;-----s,Sing- |
| dto--t,thedLordt,_l,ofs,_ | l,har----l,vest,-l,A- |
| s,joy--dous-dsong-t,of- | dlove.----- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (E♭)
- Range
- s, to f (E♭ to D♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN
- Music
- Johann Steurlein
Tune WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN by Johann Steurlein (died undefined); words by John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875). 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
Sing to the Lord of harvest,
Sing songs of love and praise;
With joyful hearts and voices
Your alleluias raise.
By Him the rolling seasons
In fruitful order move;
Sing to the Lord of harvest,
A joyous song of love.
By Him the clouds drop fatness,
The deserts bloom and spring,
The hills leap up in gladness,
The valleys laugh and sing.
He filleth with His fullness
All things with large increase,
He crowns the year with goodness,
With plenty and with peace.
Bring to His sacred altar
The gifts His goodness gave,
The golden sheaves of harvest,
The souls He died to save.
Your hearts lay down before Him
When at His feet you fall,
And with your lives adore Him,
Who gave His life for all.
To God the gracious Father,
Who made us very good,
To Christ, who, when we wandered,
Restored us with His blood,
And to the Holy Spirit,
Who doth upon us pour
His blessèd dews and sunshine,
Be praise forevermore!
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♭), on the word “Sing”, 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. 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 S. B. Monsell published these words in the second edition of his Hymns of Love and Praise (1866). The tune WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN is by Johann Steurlein (1575).
- Words (1866): John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875)
- Music (1575): Johann Steurlein (died undefined)
Tune WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN by Johann Steurlein (died undefined); words by John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875).
Questions about Sing to the Lord of Harvest
What is the doh of Sing to the Lord of Harvest?
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 Sing to the Lord of Harvest start on?
It starts on s, (E♭ in Ab major), a pickup on the word “Sing” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Sing to the Lord of Harvest in the public domain?
Yes. John Samuel Bewley Monsell died in 1875, Johann Steurlein died in undefined; the words were first published in 1866 and the music in 1575. 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.