The God of Harvest Praise in Tonic Solfa
The God of Harvest Praise in Tonic Solfa to MALVERN (GWYLLT), doh is Bb: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,The--- | m,God-s,of- | dhar--rvest- | dpraise;--- |
| dIn--- | l,loud-dthanks-- | rgiv--mings- | rraise--- |
| dHand,--- | t,heart,-l,and- | s,voice;--- | mThe--- |
| mval--rleys- | dsmile-t,and- | l,sing,--- | rFo---- |
| rrests-dand- | t,moun--l,tains- | s,ring,--- | s,The--- |
| l,plains-t,their- | dtri--rbute- | mbring,--- | fThe--- |
| mstreams-rre-- | djoice.--- |
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- Key
- Bb major
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 2/4
- Starts on
- s, (F)
- Range
- m, to f (D to E♭, a ninth)
- Tune
- MALVERN (GWYLLT)
- Words
- James Montgomery
- Music
- The Hallelujah, John Roberts
Tune MALVERN (GWYLLT) by John Roberts (1822–1877); words by James Montgomery (1771–1854). 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 Bb · 2/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Bb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
The God of harvest praise;
In loud thanksgivings raise
Hand, heart, and voice;
The valleys smile and sing,
Forests and mountains ring,
The plains their tribute bring,
The streams rejoice.
Yea, bless his holy name,
And purest thanks proclaim
Through all the earth;
To glory in your lot
Is duty, — but be not
God's benefits forgot,
Amidst your mirth.
The God of harvest praise;
Hands, hearts, and voices raise,
With sweet accord;
From field to garner throng,
Bearing your sheaves along,
And in your harvest song
Bless ye the Lord.
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 s, (F).
- Count the time. 2/4 means two 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
James Montgomery wrote these words. They were printed in Hymns for Christian Devotion, compiled by John G. Adams and Edwin H. Chapin (Boston, 1846), as hymn 876 of its twenty-second edition (1853), “Thanksgiving Hymn”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Sixes and Fours (6.6.4.6.6.6.4), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to MALVERN (GWYLLT); any other Sixes and Fours tune fits them as well.
- Words: James Montgomery (1771–1854)
- Melody (1849): The Hallelujah
- Arranged: John Roberts (1822–1877)
Tune MALVERN (GWYLLT) by John Roberts (1822–1877); words by James Montgomery (1771–1854).
Sung to the same tune: O God, Thy Grace Impart, Raise the Adoring Song.
Questions about The God of Harvest Praise
What is the doh of The God of Harvest Praise?
In this version, in Bb major, 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 The God of Harvest Praise start on?
It starts on s, (F in Bb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is The God of Harvest Praise in the public domain?
Yes. James Montgomery died in 1854, John Roberts died in 1877; the words were in print by 1853 and the music in 1849. 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.