Of the Father's Love Begotten Violin Notes
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G A B C B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
GD 3OfAA 0theBA 1Fa-CA L2ther'sBA 1loveAA 0be-BA 1got-AA 0GD 3tenBA 1EreCA L2theDA 3worldsEE 0be-DA 3ganBA 1
CA L2toDA 3be,EE 0HeF♯E 1isGE L2Al-DA 3phaDA 3andCA L2O-BA 1me-AA 0GD 3ga,
ED 1HeF♯D 2theGD 3source,AA 0the
GD 3end-ED 1F♯D 2ingGD 3He,GD 3OfAA 0theBA 1thingsCA L2thatBA 1are,
AA 0thatDA 3haveEE 0been,DA 3AndBA 1CA L2that
DA 3fu-GD 3F♯D 2tureED 1yearsF♯D 2shallGD 3see,
ED 1DD 0GD 3Ev-AA 0er-BA 1moreDA 3andBA 1ev-GD 3er-AA 0more!GD 3
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: C major.
CG 3OfDD 0theED 1Fa-FD L2ther'sED 1loveDD 0be-ED 1got-DD 0CG 3tenED 1EreFD L2theGD 3worldsAA 0be-GD 3ganED 1
FD L2toGD 3be,AA 0HeBA 1isCA L2Al-GD 3phaGD 3andFD L2O-ED 1me-DD 0CG 3ga,
AG 1HeBG 2theCG 3source,DD 0the
CG 3end-AG 1BG 2ingCG 3He,CG 3OfDD 0theED 1thingsFD L2thatED 1are,
DD 0thatGD 3haveAA 0been,GD 3AndED 1FD L2that
GD 3fu-CG 3BG 2tureAG 1yearsBG 2shallCG 3see,
AG 1GG 0CG 3Ev-DD 0er-ED 1moreGD 3andED 1ev-CG 3er-DD 0more!CG 3
- GG string, open
- AG string, 1 finger
- BG string, 2 finger
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
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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