To Thy Cross and Resurrection in Tonic Solfa
To Thy Cross and Resurrection in Tonic Solfa to ST. OSWALD, doh is Eb: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 4 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| sTo--mThylCross-d'and- | tRe--lsur--srec--mtion,- |
| dLaud-dand-rpraise-mwe- | shum--lbly-sgive;--- |
| sIn--mThyldeath-d'and- | tlife-lim--smor--stal,- |
| sWe-d'will-d'die,-mand- | sev--rer-dlive.--- |
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- Key
- Eb major
- Doh
- Eb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (B♭)
- Range
- d to d' (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- ST. OSWALD
- Words
- Traditional Greek, John Brownlie
- Music
- John Bacchus Dykes
Tune ST. OSWALD by John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925). 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 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 Thy Cross and Resurrection,
Laud and praise we humbly give;
In Thy death and life immortal,
We will die, and ever live.
Christ Incarnate! by Thy Manhood,
Thou to God hast brought me nigh;
Christ the humble! by Thy meekness,
Thou hast raised my horn on high.
Source of life! O Christ, the anguish
Borne upon the cruel tree
Lifts me to the bliss abiding,
Where from suffering, souls are free.
Endless praises, bright and thankful,
Christ, to Thee be ever given,
By the souls in sorrow singing,
By the souls redeemed in heaven.
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 s (B♭).
- 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 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
John Brownlie translated these words from the Greek service books for Hymns from the East (Paisley, in print by 1911).
The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Eights and Sevens (8.7.8.7), and this page sets them to ST. OSWALD; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Traditional Greek
- Translated (by 1911): John Brownlie (1857–1925)
- Music (1857): John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876)
Tune ST. OSWALD by John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925).
Sung to the same tune: God Is Love; His Mercy Brightens, Heaven Is Here; Its Hymns of Gladness.
Questions about To Thy Cross and Resurrection
What is the doh of To Thy Cross and Resurrection?
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 Thy Cross and Resurrection start on?
It starts on s (B♭ in Eb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is To Thy Cross and Resurrection in the public domain?
Yes. John Brownlie died in 1925, John Bacchus Dykes died in 1876; the words were in print by 1911 and the music in 1857. 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.