Songs of Thankfulness and Praise in Tonic Solfa
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 5 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ST. GEORGE
- Words
- Christopher Wordsworth
- Music
- George Job Elvey
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. GEORGE by George Job Elvey (1816–1893); words by Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| mSongs--mof | sthank--mful--dness-rand- | mpraise,---mJe---msus, |
| sLord,-mto-dThee-rwe- | mraise,---mMan---mi- |
| ffest--fed-rby--rthe | mstar---mTo-fethe- |
| ssa--dges-t,from-l,a-- | s,far;---t,Branch--t,of |
| rro--t,yal-dDa--rvid's- | mstem---mIn--mThy |
| sbirth-mat-fBeth--sle-- | lhem;---lAn---lthems |
| fbe-rto-sThee--sadd- | mressed,---fGod-lin- |
| sman-dmade-mman--ri-- | dfest.--- |
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
Songs of thankfulness and praise,
Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise,
Manifested by the star
To the sages from afar;
Branch of royal David's stem
In Thy birth at Bethlehem;
Anthems be to Thee addressed,
God in man made manifest.
Manifest at Jordan's stream,
Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;
And at Cana, wedding guest,
In Thy Godhead manifest;
Manifest in pow'r divine,
Changing water into wine;
Anthems be to Thee addressed,
God in man made manifest.
Manifest in making whole
Palsied limbs and fainting soul;
Manifest in valiant fight,
Quelling all the devil's might;
Manifest in gracious will,
Ever bringing good from ill;
Anthems be to Thee addressed,
God in man made manifest.
Sun and moon shall darkened be,
Stars shall fall, the heav'ns shall flee,
Christ will then like lightning shine,
All will see His glorious sign:
All will then the trumpet hear;
All will see the Judge appear;
Thou by all wilt be confessed,
God in man made manifest.
Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord,
Mirrored in Thy holy Word;
May we imitate Thee now,
And be pure, as pure art Thou;
That we like to Thee may be
At Thy great Epiphany;
And may praise Thee, ever blest,
God in man made manifest.
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 m (B), on the word “Songs”, 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
The words are by Christopher Wordsworth, first published in 1862. The tune, ST. GEORGE, is by George Job Elvey (1858). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1862): Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885)
- Music (1858): George Job Elvey (1816–1893)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST. GEORGE by George Job Elvey (1816–1893); 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 Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
What is the doh of Songs of Thankfulness and Praise?
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 Songs of Thankfulness and Praise start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “Songs” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Songs of Thankfulness and Praise in the public domain?
Yes. Christopher Wordsworth died in 1885, George Job Elvey died in 1893; the words were first published in 1862 and the music in 1858. 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.