Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me in Tonic Solfa
Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me in Tonic Solfa to ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER, doh is Eb: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 6 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| sThank | sGod!-smy-sJe--tasus- | lclean--sseth-fme--sFrom |
| mall-dsins-mI-fcom-- | smit--l_-sted;--sHe |
| spaid-smy-sdebt-taand- | lset-sme-ffree,--sI, |
| mthere--dfore,-mam-fac-- | squit--l_-sted--sOf |
| d'sin’s--taandlSa--stan’s- | d'bon--ldage-sfell.--sMy |
| d'faith--snowslaughs-dat- | mdeath-sand-mhell,--dBe- |
| rcause-fmy-mlife-ris- | dJe--r_-dsus.-- |
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- Key
- Eb major
- Doh
- Eb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (B♭)
- Range
- d to d' (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER
- Words
- Johann Olearius, August Crull
- Music
- From Etlich Christlich Lider, Wittenberg, 1524
Melody from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER (From Etlich Christlich Lider, Wittenberg, 1524); words by Johann Olearius (1611–1684); translated by August Crull (1845–1923). 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 Eb · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Eb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Thank God! my Jesus cleanseth me
From all sins I committed;
He paid my debt and set me free,
I, therefore, am acquitted
Of sin’s and Satan’s bondage fell.
My faith now laughs at death and hell,
Because my life is Jesus.
Why should I grieve? He who fulfilled
The Law, thus to release us,
He who His Father’s wrath has stilled
By His own death, this Jesus
Still liveth, and all that He hath
He giveth unto me through faith;
Is there a greater treasure?
Because my Jesus cleanseth me
From sin by His own merit,
I am from pain and fear set free,
Death cannot daunt my spirit;
I trust in Jesus’ righteousness,
His innocence and blessedness
Are now my life and treasure.
Now I, like Simeon, can end
My life in peace and gladness,
And to my God I can commend
My spirit without sadness;
For when my weary eyes I close,
My death becomes a sweet repose,
I see the joys of heaven.
How happy, therefore, shall I be
When life’s frail thread is broken;
When holy angels carry me
To joys that ne’er were spoken;
When I behold Him face to face,
When I have gained that blessed place,
Prepared for me by Jesus.
Lord, grant that e’er prepared I be,
That naught from Thee me sever.
And when I die, let me with Thee
In glory live forever;
Come quickly to deliver me,
Lord, by Thy death and agony.
Yea, come, Lord Jesus! Amen.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Eb 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 (B♭), on the word “Thank”, 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 and the chromatic ta. 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
Johann Olearius wrote these words in German. August Crull's translation was printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 189.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked 8.7.8.7.8.8.7, to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER; any other 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 tune fits them as well.
- Words: Johann Olearius (1611–1684)
- Translated: August Crull (1845–1923)
- Melody (1524): From Etlich Christlich Lider, Wittenberg, 1524
Melody from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER (From Etlich Christlich Lider, Wittenberg, 1524); words by Johann Olearius (1611–1684); translated by August Crull (1845–1923). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this tune as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Sung to the same tune: Across the Sky the Shades of Night, All Who Believe and Are Baptized, O Lord, Our Father, Thanks to Thee.
Questions about Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me
What is the doh of Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me?
In this version, in Eb major, doh is Eb. 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 Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me start on?
It starts on s (B♭ in Eb major), a pickup on the word “Thank” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is Thank God! My Jesus Cleanseth Me in the public domain?
Yes. Johann Olearius died in 1684, August Crull died in 1923; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1524. 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.