Take the Name of Jesus with You in Tonic Solfa
Take the Name of Jesus with You in Tonic Solfa to PRECIOUS NAME: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Take-dthe-mName-,rofdJe--,rsus | dwith---s,you,--- |
| l,Child-dof-t,sor--,l,rowdand-,l,of | s,woe,-----__ |
| s,It-rwill-djoy-,t,anddcom--,rfort | mgive---dyou;--- |
| rTake-s,it-mthen,-,rwhere-d’er-,t,you | dgo.-----dPre--,t,cious |
| l,Name,-----doh,-,l,how | s,sweet!-----dHope-,rof |
| mearth-s,and-djoy-mof- | rHeav’n;-----mPre--,rcious |
| dName,-----doh,-,t,how | l,sweet---d_-dHope-,rof |
| mearth-s,and-mjoy-rof- | dHeav’n.------- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (E♭)
- Range
- s, to m (E♭ to C, a sixth)
- Tune
- PRECIOUS NAME
- Words
- Lydia Baxter
- Music
- William H. Doane
Tune PRECIOUS NAME by William H. Doane (1832–1915); words by Lydia Baxter (1809–1874). 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
Take the Name of Jesus with you,
Child of sorrow and of woe,
It will joy and comfort give you;
Take it then, where’er you go.
Refrain
Precious Name, oh, how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav’n;
Precious Name, oh, how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of Heav’n.
Take the Name of Jesus ever,
As a shield from every snare;
If temptations round you gather,
Breathe that holy Name in prayer.
Oh, the precious Name of Jesus!
How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us,
And His songs our tongues employ!
At the Name of Jesus bowing,
Falling prostrate at His feet,
King of kings in heav’n we’ll crown Him,
When our journey is complete.
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♭).
- 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. A cell split by a comma holds two quarter beats: d -,r is a dotted quaver and a semiquaver, d,r two semiquavers. That comma sits between two syllables; an octave mark sits small and low against its own letter (s,).
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m 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
Lydia Baxter wrote the words in 1870; William H. Doane wrote the tune PRECIOUS NAME.
- Words (1870): Lydia Baxter (1809–1874)
- Music (1871): William H. Doane (1832–1915)
Tune PRECIOUS NAME by William H. Doane (1832–1915); words by Lydia Baxter (1809–1874).
Questions about Take the Name of Jesus with You
What is the doh of Take the Name of Jesus with You?
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 Take the Name of Jesus with You start on?
It starts on s, (E♭ in Ab major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Take the Name of Jesus with You in the public domain?
Yes. Lydia Baxter died in 1874, William H. Doane died in 1915; the words were first published in 1870 and the music in 1871. 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.