To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior in Tonic Solfa
To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior in Tonic Solfa to ANGEL'S STORY, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mTo- | mThee,--mOrdear,-ddear- | dSa----t,vior,-s,My- |
| fspir---fitmturns-rfor- | mrest,-----mMy- |
| speace--sisfin-mThy- | mfa----fvor,-mMy- |
| rpil---dlowt,on-dThy- | rbreast;-----reThough- |
| mall--mtherworld-dde-- | dceive---t,me,-s,I- |
| fknow--fthatmI-ram- | mThine,-----mAnd- |
| lThou--swiltfnev--mer- | sleave---fme,-l,O- |
| dblessed--t,Sa-l,vi--t,or- | dmine.----- |
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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
- Music
- Arthur Henry Mann
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875). 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
To Thee, O dear, dear Savior,
My spirit turns for rest,
My peace is in Thy favor,
My pillow on Thy breast;
Though all the world deceive me,
I know that I am Thine,
And Thou wilt never leave me,
O blessed Savior mine.
In Thee my trust abideth,
On Thee my hope relies,
O Thou whose love provideth
For all beneath the skies;
O Thou whose mercy found me,
From bondage set me free,
And then forever bound me
With threefold cords to Thee.
My grief is in the dulness
With which this sluggish heart
Doth open to the fulness
Of all Thou wouldst impart;
My joy is in Thy beauty
Of holiness divine,
My comfort in the duty
That binds my life in Thine.
Alas, that I should ever
Have failed in love to Thee,
The only One who never
Forgot or slighted me!
Oh, for a heart to love Thee
More truly as I ought
And nothing place above Thee
In deed or word or thought!
Oh, for that choicest blessing
Of living in Thy love
And thus on earth possessing
The peace of heaven above!
Oh, for the bliss that by it
The soul securely knows
The holy calm and quiet
Of faith’s serene repose!
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 “To”, 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
John Samuel Bewley Monsell wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 371.
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: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875)
- Music (1881): Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929)
Tune ANGEL'S STORY by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929); words by John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875).
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, Through Jesus’ Blood and Merit, To Thee, My God and Saviour, To-day Thy Mercy Calls Us, When, His Salvation Bringing.
Questions about To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior
What is the doh of To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior?
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 To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “To” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior in the public domain?
Yes. John Samuel Bewley Monsell died in 1875, 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.