When We All Get to Heaven in Tonic Solfa
When We All Get to Heaven in Tonic Solfa to HEAVEN: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| sSing-sthe-swon--d'drous- | mlovef_sofl_sJe--msus,- |
| fSing-fHis-fmer-m_rcym_ | fand-sHis-mgrace;--- |
| sIn-d'the-d'man--ssions- | lbright-d'and-d'bless--led- |
| sHe’ll-d'pre--d'pare-,tforlus-,ta | d'place.-----mWhen-,swe |
| d'all-----tget-,lto | sheav----men,-sWhat-,sa |
| d'day-d'of-,d're-d'joic--,d'ingtthat-,d'will | r'be!-----sWhen-,d'we |
| m'all-----d'see- | d'Je----lsus,-lWe’ll- |
| ssing-d'and-d'shout-,tthelvic--,tto- | d'ry!------- |
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- Key
- C major
- Doh
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (G)
- Range
- r to m' (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- HEAVEN
- Words
- Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune HEAVEN by Emily D. (Mrs. J. G.) Wilson (1865–1942); words by Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920). 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 C · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in C major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
Sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed
He’ll prepare for us a place.
Refrain
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory!
While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when trav’ling days are over,
Not a shadow, not a sigh.
Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving every day;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
Will the toils of life repay.
Onward to the prize before us!
Soon His beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open;
We shall tread the streets of gold.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum C 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 (G).
- 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. 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
Eliza E. Hewitt wrote the words and Emily D. Wilson the tune; the song was published in 1898.
- Words (1898): Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920)
- Music (1898): Emily D. (Mrs. J. G.) Wilson (1865–1942)
Tune HEAVEN by Emily D. (Mrs. J. G.) Wilson (1865–1942); words by Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920).
Questions about When We All Get to Heaven
What is the doh of When We All Get to Heaven?
In this version, in C major, doh is C. 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 When We All Get to Heaven start on?
It starts on s (G in C major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is When We All Get to Heaven in the public domain?
Yes. Eliza E. Hewitt died in 1920, Emily D. (Mrs. J. G.) Wilson died in 1942; the words were first published in 1898 and the music in 1898. 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.