Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit in Tonic Solfa
Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit in Tonic Solfa to ANGEL'S STORY, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 4 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mThrough- | mJe---msus’rblood-dand- | dmer----t,it-s,I- |
| fam--fatmpeace-rwith- | mGod;-----mWhat,- |
| sthen,--scanfdaunt-mmy- | mspir----fit,-mHow-- |
| rev---dert,dark-dmy- | rroad?-----reMy- |
| mcou---mragershall-dnot- | dfail---t,me,-s,For- |
| fGod--fismon-rmy- | mside;-----mThough- |
| lhell--sit-fself-mas-- | ssail---fme,-l,Its- |
| drage--t,Il,may-t,de-- | dride.----- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ANGEL'S STORY
- Words
- Simon Dach, August Crull
- Music
- Arthur Henry Mann
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by Simon Dach (1605–1659); 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 G · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Through Jesus’ blood and merit
I am at peace with God;
What, then, can daunt my spirit,
However dark my road?
My courage shall not fail me,
For God is on my side;
Though hell itself assail me,
Its rage I may deride.
There’s nothing that can sever
Me from the love of God;
No want, no pain whatever,
No famine, peril, blood.
Though thousand foes surround me
And in their base design
A sheep for slaughter count me,
The victory still is mine.
Yea, neither life’s temptation
Nor death’s terrific hour,
Nor angels of high station,
Nor any other power,
Nor things that now are present,
Nor things that are to come,
Nor height, however pleasant,
Nor depth of deepest gloom,
Nor any creature ever
Shall from the love of God
This wretched sinner sever;
For in my Savior’s blood
This love its fountain taketh;
He hears my faithful prayer
And nevermore forsaketh
This child of His and heir.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum G 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 m (B), on the word “Through”, 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 t and the chromatic 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
Simon Dach wrote these words in German. August Crull's translation was printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 323.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Sevens and Sixes Double (7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to ANGEL'S STORY; any other Sevens and Sixes Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: Simon Dach (1605–1659)
- Translated: August Crull (1845–1923)
- Music (1881): Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929)
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by Simon Dach (1605–1659); translated by August Crull (1845–1923).
Sung to the same tune: “Come unto Me, Ye Weary, Ere God Had Built the Mountains, Go When the Morning Shineth, In the Broad Fields of Heaven, O Jesus, I Have Promised, O Son of God, Afflicted, To Thee, My God and Saviour, To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior, To-day Thy Mercy Calls Us, When, His Salvation Bringing.
Questions about Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit
What is the doh of Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit?
In this version, in G major, doh is G. 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 Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “Through” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit in the public domain?
Yes. Simon Dach died in 1659, August Crull died in 1923, Arthur Henry Mann died in 1929; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1881. 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.