There Is Power in the Blood in Tonic Solfa
There Is Power in the Blood in Tonic Solfa to POWER IN THE BLOOD: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Would-s,yous,bes,free-s,froms,the | l,bur--l,denl,ofs,sin?--dThere’s |
| t,pow’r-rin-,detherblood,--- | dpow’r-min-,rethemblood;--- |
| s,Would-s,yous,o’ers,e--s,vils,a | l,vic--l,to-l,rys,win?--dThere’s |
| t,won--t,der--,t,fulrpow’r-dint,the | dblood.-----s,Theredis |
| mpow’r,---mpow’r,--- | rwon-dder-dwork-l,ings,pow’r-t,In-,dthe |
| rblood-----dof-,rthe | mLamb;-----s,Theredis |
| mpow’r,---mpow’r,--- | rwon-dder-dwork-l,ings,pow’r-t,In-,dthe |
| rpre---fciousmblood-rof-,rthe | dLamb.------- |
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- Key
- Bb major
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (F)
- Range
- s, to f (F to E♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- POWER IN THE BLOOD
- Words
- Lewis E. Jones
- Music
- Lewis E. Jones
Tune POWER IN THE BLOOD by Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936); words by Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936). 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 · 4/4
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
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
Refrain
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Sin-stains are lost in its life-giving flow;
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
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. 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 f s l t and the chromatic de re. 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
Lewis E. Jones wrote the words, first published in 1899. The tune, POWER IN THE BLOOD, is by Lewis E. Jones (1899).
- Words (1899): Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936)
- Music (1899): Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936)
Tune POWER IN THE BLOOD by Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936); words by Lewis E. Jones (1865–1936).
Questions about There Is Power in the Blood
What is the doh of There Is Power in the Blood?
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 There Is Power in the Blood start on?
It starts on s, (F in Bb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is There Is Power in the Blood in the public domain?
Yes. Lewis E. Jones died in 1936, Lewis E. Jones died in 1936; the words were first published in 1899 and the music in 1899. 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.