Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted in Tonic Solfa
Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G minor
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- l, (G)
- Range
- se, to f (F♯ to E♭, a sixth)
- Tune
- O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN
- Words
- Thomas Kelly
- Music
- From Geistliches Volkslied, 1850
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN (From Geistliches Volkslied, 1850); words by Thomas Kelly (1769–1855). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| l,Strick--t,en,- | dsmitt----den,---rand-da-- | t,fflic----t,ted,---dSee-t,Him- |
| l,dy----t,ing---l,on-se,the- | l,tree!-------l,'Tis-t,the- |
| dChrist---dby---rman-dre-- | t,ject----t,ed;---dYes,-t,my- |
| l,soul,---t,'tis---l,He,-se,'tis- | l,He!-------d'Tis-rthe- |
| mlong---mex----fpec--mted- | rpro----rphet,---mDa--rvid's- |
| dSon,---dyet---rDa--dvid's- | t,Lord;-------l,Proofs-se,I- |
| l,see---dsu----t,ffic--l,ient- | t,of---t,it:---d'Tis-t,a- |
| l,true---t,and---l,faith--se,ful- | l,Word.------- |
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 Bb · 6/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G minor, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
See Him dying on the tree!
'Tis the Christ by man rejected;
Yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He!
'Tis the long expected prophet,
David's Son, yet David's Lord;
Proofs I see sufficient of it:
'Tis a true and faithful Word.
Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning,
Was there ever grief like His?
Friends through fear His cause disowning,
Foes insulting his distress:
Many hands were raised to wound Him,
None would interpose to save;
But the deepest stroke that pierced Him
Was the stroke that Justice gave.
Ye who think of sin but lightly,
Nor suppose the evil great,
Here may view its nature rightly,
Here its guilt may estimate.
Mark the Sacrifice appointed!
See Who bears the awful load!
'Tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed,
Son of Man, and Son of God.
Here we have a firm foundation,
Here the refuge of the lost.
Christ the Rock of our salvation,
Christ the Name of which we boast.
Lamb of God for sinners wounded!
Sacrifice to cancel guilt!
None shall ever be confounded
Who on Him their hope have built.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Bb 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 l, (G), on the first syllable of “Stricken”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) 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 l t and the chromatic se. 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 Thomas Kelly, first published in 1804. The tune, O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN, is from Geistliches Volkslied, 1850. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1804): Thomas Kelly (1769–1855)
- Melody (1850): From Geistliches Volkslied, 1850
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN (From Geistliches Volkslied, 1850); words by Thomas Kelly (1769–1855). 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 Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
What is the doh of Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted?
In this version, in G minor, doh is Bb. 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 Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted start on?
It starts on l, (G in G minor), a pickup on the first syllable of “Stricken” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to l,.
Is Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted in the public domain?
Yes. Thomas Kelly died in 1855; the words were first published in 1804 and the music in 1850. 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.