Simeon Butler Marsh (1798–1875)

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Hymn tune Martyn (1834)

In Hymns

Level: 3 of 5
Key signature: 1 flat
Time: 6/4
Length: 21 bars
Plays in: about 2 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Jesus, Lover of My Soul — The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

As written219 notes
Melody and a simpler left hand168 notes
Melody and left-hand roots77 notes
Right-hand melody56 notes

What it asks of you

Treble clef from E4 to D5
Bass clef from A2 to E4, with ledger lines
Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes
Intervals: 5ths, octaves, 6ths, 10ths, 7ths, 4ths
Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds

What stands between you and this piece

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Score typeset by Steve Dunlop for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is public domain: Simeon Butler Marsh died in 1875. Credits