Of the Father's Love Begotten Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts C D E F E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
COfDtheEFa-Fther'sEloveDbe-Egot-DCtenEEreFtheGworldsAbe-GganE
FtoGbe,AHeB↑isC↑Al-GphaGandFO-Eme-DCga,
AHeBtheCsource,Dthe
Cend-ABingCHe,COfDtheEthingsFthatEare,
DthatGhaveAbeen,GAndEFthat
Gfu-CBtureAyearsBshallCsee,
AGCEv-Der-EmoreGandEev-Cer-Dmore!C
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭OfCtheDFa-E♭ther'sDloveCbe-Dgot-CB♭tenDEreE♭theFworldsGbe-FganD
E♭toFbe,GHeAisB♭Al-FphaFandE♭O-Dme-CB♭ga,
GHeAtheB♭source,Cthe
B♭end-GAingB♭He,B♭OfCtheDthingsE♭thatDare,
CthatFhaveGbeen,FAndDE♭that
Ffu-B♭AtureGyearsAshallB♭see,
GFB♭Ev-Cer-DmoreFandDev-B♭er-Cmore!B♭
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
AOfBtheC♯Fa-Dther'sC♯loveBbe-C♯got-BAtenC♯EreDtheEworldsF♯be-EganC♯
DtoEbe,F♯HeG♯isAAl-EphaEandDO-C♯me-BAga,
F♯HeG♯theAsource,Bthe
Aend-F♯G♯ingAHe,AOfBtheC♯thingsDthatC♯are,
BthatEhaveF♯been,EAndC♯Dthat
Efu-AG♯tureF♯yearsG♯shallAsee,
F♯EAEv-Ber-C♯moreEandC♯ev-Aer-Bmore!A
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
DOfEtheF♯Fa-Gther'sF♯loveEbe-F♯got-EDtenF♯EreGtheAworldsB↑be-AganF♯
GtoAbe,B↑HeC♯↑isD↑Al-AphaAandGO-F♯me-EDga,
BHeC♯theDsource,Ethe
Dend-BC♯ingDHe,DOfEtheF♯thingsGthatF♯are,
EthatAhaveB↑been,AAndF♯Gthat
Afu-DC♯tureByearsC♯shallDsee,
BADEv-Eer-F♯moreAandF♯ev-Der-Emore!D
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, Latin plainsong, 1300
- Words
- Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348–413), translated by John Mason Neale and Henry Williams Baker, 1859 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1300, words 1859: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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