Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It in Tonic Solfa
Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It in Tonic Solfa to KALMAR, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dYes!-dsince-l,God-l,him-- | t,self-s,has-dsaid-dit,- |
| mOn-fthe-rpro--smise- | sI-fere--sly;--- |
| dHis-dgood-l,word-l,de-- | t,mands-s,my-dcred--dit,- |
| mWhat-fcan-run--sbe-- | slief-fere--sply?--- |
| sHe-mis-lstrong-sand- | fcan-mful--rfill,--- |
| mHe-dis-ftruth-mand- | rthere--rfore-dwill.--- |
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- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- KALMAR
- Words
- John Newton
- Music
- Swedish Traditional
Tune KALMAR (Swedish Traditional); words by John Newton (1725–1807). 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
Yes! since God himself has said it,
On the promise I rely;
His good word demands my credit,
What can unbelief reply?
He is strong and can fulfill,
He is truth and therefore will.
As to all the doubts and questions,
Which my spirit often grieve,
These are Satan's sly suggestions,
And I need no answer give;
He would fain destroy my hope,
But the promise bears it up.
Sure the Lord thus far has brought me
By his watchful tender care;
Sure 'tis he himself has taught me
How to seek his face by prayer:
After so much mercy past,
Will he give me up at last?
True, I've been a foolish creature;
And have sinned against his grace;
But forgiveness is his nature,
Though he justly hides his face:
Ere he called me well he knew,
What a heart like mine would do.
In my Savior's intercession
Therefore I will still confide;
Lord accept my free contrition,
I have sinned, but thou hast died:
This is all I have to plead,
This is all the plea I need.
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 d (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.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t and the chromatic fe. 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 Newton wrote these words. They were printed in Olney Hymns (London, 1779), Book III, hymn 52, “Confidence”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked 8.7.8.7.7.7, to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to KALMAR; any other 8.7.8.7.7.7 tune fits them as well.
- Words: John Newton (1725–1807)
- Melody (1676): Swedish Traditional
Tune KALMAR (Swedish Traditional); words by John Newton (1725–1807).
Sung to the same tune: Christ Is Born, Go Forth to Meet Him, Hark! Ten Thousand Harps and Voices, In the Bliss of Old Predicted, Jesus, Brightness of the Father, Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder, One There Is, Above All Others, Precious Bible! What a Treasure, Through the Day Thy Love Hath Spared Us, Who Is This That Comes from Edom.
Questions about Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It
What is the doh of Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It?
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 Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It start on?
It starts on d (G in G major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Yes! Since God Himself Has Said It in the public domain?
Yes. John Newton died in 1807; the words were in print by 1779 and the music in 1676. 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.