The Church's One Foundation Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F♯ F♯ F♯ G F♯ F♯.
The notes and words
Key: D major (the original key).
F♯TheF♯Church-F♯'sGoneF♯foun-F♯da-EtionDIsDJe-BsusAChristGherF♯Lord,
GSheAisDHisDnewC♯cre-C♯a-BtionAByGwa-AterF♯andDtheEWord.
EFromF♯heav'nGHeAcameBandBsoughtAherDToDbeC♯HisBho-F♯lyGbride;
EWithF♯HisF♯ownGbloodF♯HeF♯boughtEherDAndDforEherDlifeC♯HeDdied.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- 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
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: E♭ major.
GTheGChurch-G'sA♭oneGfoun-Gda-FtionE♭IsE♭Je-CsusB♭ChristA♭herGLord,
A♭SheB♭isE♭HisE♭newDcre-Da-CtionB♭ByA♭wa-B♭terGandE♭theFWord.
FFromGheav'nA♭HeB♭cameCandCsoughtB♭herE♭ToE♭beDHisCho-GlyA♭bride;
FWithGHisGownA♭bloodGHeGboughtFherE♭AndE♭forFherE♭lifeDHeE♭died.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
ATheAChurch-A'sB♭oneAfoun-Ada-GtionFIsFJe-DsusCChristB♭herALord,
B♭SheCisFHisFnewEcre-Ea-DtionCByB♭wa-CterAandFtheGWord.
GFromAheav'nB♭HeCcameDandDsoughtCherFToFbeEHisDho-AlyB♭bride;
GWithAHisAownB♭bloodAHeAboughtGherFAndFforGherFlifeEHeFdied.
- 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: E major.
G♯TheG♯Church-G♯'sAoneG♯foun-G♯da-F♯tionEIsEJe-C♯susBChristAherG♯Lord,
ASheBisEHisEnewD♯cre-D♯a-C♯tionBByAwa-BterG♯andEtheF♯Word.
F♯FromG♯heav'nAHeBcameC♯andC♯soughtBherEToEbeD♯HisC♯ho-G♯lyAbride;
F♯WithG♯HisG♯ownAbloodG♯HeG♯boughtF♯herEAndEforF♯herElifeD♯HeEdied.
- D♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
- D♯covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune AURELIA, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864
- Words
- Samuel John Stone (1839–1900), 1866 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1864, words 1866: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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