Gentle Mary Laid Her Child Piano Letter Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1̇Gen-C1̇tleC1̇Ma-D2̇ryC1̇laidC1̇herG5ChildA6low-G5lyA6inB7aC1̇man-C1̇ger;
C1̇ThereC1̇HeC1̇lay,D2̇theC1̇un-C1̇de-G5filed,
A6toG5theA6worldB7aC1̇Stran-C1̇ger:
G5̇SuchF4̇aE3̇BabeD2̇inE3̇suchD2̇aC1̇place,
A6canG5HeA6beB7theC1̇Sa-C1̇vior?
G5AskG5theA6savedB7ofC1̇allC1̇theD2̇raceG5̇whoF4̇haveE3̇foundD2̇HisC1̇fa-F4̇C1̇vor.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: G major.
G5Gen-G5tleG5Ma-A6ryG5laidG5herD2ChildE3low-D2lyE3inF♯4♯aG5man-G5ger;
G5ThereG5HeG5lay,A6theG5un-G5de-D2filed,
E3toD2theE3worldF♯4♯aG5Stran-G5ger:
D2̇SuchC1̇aB7BabeA6inB7suchA6aG5place,
E3canD2HeE3beF♯4♯theG5Sa-G5vior?
D2AskD2theE3savedF♯4♯ofG5allG5theA6raceD2̇whoC1̇haveB7foundA6HisG5fa-C1̇G5vor.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: F major.
F4Gen-F4tleF4Ma-G5ryF4laidF4herC1ChildD2low-C1lyD2inE3aF4man-F4ger;
F4ThereF4HeF4lay,G5theF4un-F4de-C1filed,
D2toC1theD2worldE3aF4Stran-F4ger:
C1̇SuchB♭7♭aA6BabeG5inA6suchG5aF4place,
D2canC1HeD2beE3theF4Sa-F4vior?
C1AskC1theD2savedE3ofF4allF4theG5raceC1̇whoB♭7♭haveA6foundG5HisF4fa-B♭7♭F4vor.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
Key: B♭ major.
B♭7♭Gen-B♭7♭tleB♭7♭Ma-C1̇ryB♭7♭laidB♭7♭herF4ChildG5low-F4lyG5inA6aB♭7♭man-B♭7♭ger;
B♭7♭ThereB♭7♭HeB♭7♭lay,C1̇theB♭7♭un-B♭7♭de-F4filed,
G5toF4theG5worldA6aB♭7♭Stran-B♭7♭ger:
F4̇SuchE♭3̇♭aD2̇BabeC1̇inD2̇suchC1̇aB♭7♭place,
G5canF4HeG5beA6theB♭7♭Sa-B♭7♭vior?
F4AskF4theG5savedA6ofB♭7♭allB♭7♭theC1̇raceF4̇whoE♭3̇♭haveD2̇foundC1̇HisB♭7♭fa-E♭3̇♭B♭7♭vor.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- Joseph Simpson Cook (1859–1933), 1919 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1919: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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