Of the Father's Love Begotten Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F G A B♭ A G.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
FOfGtheAFa-B♭ther'sAloveGbe-Agot-GFtenAEreB♭theCworldsDbe-CganA
B♭toCbe,DHeEisFAl-CphaCandB♭O-Ame-GFga,
DHeEtheFsource,Gthe
Fend-DEingFHe,FOfGtheAthingsB♭thatAare,
GthatChaveDbeen,CAndAB♭that
Cfu-FEtureDyearsEshallFsee,
DCFEv-Ger-AmoreCandAev-Fer-Gmore!F
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: G major.
GOfAtheBFa-Cther'sBloveAbe-Bgot-AGtenBEreCtheDworldsEbe-DganB
CtoDbe,EHeF♯isGAl-DphaDandCO-Bme-AGga,
EHeF♯theGsource,Athe
Gend-EF♯ingGHe,GOfAtheBthingsCthatBare,
AthatDhaveEbeen,DAndBCthat
Dfu-GF♯tureEyearsF♯shallGsee,
EDGEv-Aer-BmoreDandBev-Ger-Amore!G
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Key: A♭ major.
A♭OfB♭theCFa-D♭ther'sCloveB♭be-Cgot-B♭A♭tenCEreD♭theE♭worldsFbe-E♭ganC
D♭toE♭be,FHeGisA♭Al-E♭phaE♭andD♭O-Cme-B♭A♭ga,
FHeGtheA♭source,B♭the
A♭end-FGingA♭He,A♭OfB♭theCthingsD♭thatCare,
B♭thatE♭haveFbeen,E♭AndCD♭that
E♭fu-A♭GtureFyearsGshallA♭see,
FE♭A♭Ev-B♭er-CmoreE♭andCev-A♭er-B♭more!A♭
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
Key: A major.
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
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
- G♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
- Acovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
Staff notation
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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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