To Avert from Men God's Wrath in Tonic Solfa
To Avert from Men God's Wrath in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 6 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- Eb major
- Doh
- Eb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (E♭)
- Range
- t, to l (D to C, a seventh)
- Tune
- GETHSEMANE
- Words
- John Hus, Christian Ignatius Latrobe
- Music
- Richard Redhead
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune GETHSEMANE by Richard Redhead (1820–1901); words by John Hus (1369–1415); translated by Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758–1836). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dTo-da--rvert-mfrom- | fmen--fGod'smwrath--- |
| dJe--dsus-rsuf--mfered- | rin-rour-dstead;--- |
| dBy-man-sig--sno-- | lmin--lious-sdeath--- |
| dHe-ma-sfull-sa-- | ltone--lment-smade;--- |
| dAnd-dby-rHis-mmost- | fpre---fciousmblood,--- |
| dBrought-rus,-msin--rners,- | dnigh-t,to-dGod.--- |
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 WhatsApp message to the choir.
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
To avert from men God's wrath
Jesus suffered in our stead;
By an ignominious death
He a full atonement made;
And by His most precious blood,
Brought us, sinners, nigh to God.
That we never should forget
This great Love on us bestowed,
He gave us His flesh to eat,
and to drink His precious blood;
All who sick and needy are
May receive in Him a share.
Hither each afflicted soul
May repair, though filled with grief;
To the sick, not to the whole,
the Physician brings relief;
Fear not, therefore, but draw nigh,
Christ will all your wants supply.
He who in self—righteousness
Fixes any hope or stay,
Has not on a wedding dress,
And with shame is sent away;
To the hungry, weary heart,
He will food and rest impart.
But examine first your case,
Whether you be in the faith;
Do you long for pard'ning grace?
Is your only hope His death?
Then, howe'er your soul's oppressed,
Come, you are a worthy guest.
He who Jesus' mercy knows, Is from wrath and envy freed;
Love unto our neighbor shows That we are His flock indeed;
Thus we may in all our ways Show forth our Redeemer's praise.
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 d (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.
- 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
The words are by John Hus, first published in 1400. The English translation is by Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1789). The tune, GETHSEMANE, is by Richard Redhead (1853). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1400): John Hus (1369–1415)
- Translated (1789): Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758–1836)
- Music (1853): Richard Redhead (1820–1901)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune GETHSEMANE by Richard Redhead (1820–1901); words by John Hus (1369–1415); translated by Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758–1836). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this hymn 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: Go to Dark Gethsemane.
Questions about To Avert from Men God's Wrath
What is the doh of To Avert from Men God's Wrath?
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 To Avert from Men God's Wrath start on?
It starts on d (E♭ in Eb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is To Avert from Men God's Wrath in the public domain?
Yes. John Hus died in 1415, Christian Ignatius Latrobe died in 1836, Richard Redhead died in 1901; the words were first published in 1789 and the music in 1853. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.