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Lizzie S. Tourjée (1858–1913)

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

Hymn tune Wellesley (1878)

In Hymns

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
2 flats
Time
4/4
Length
8 bars
Plays in
about 1 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 There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
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 written136 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand104 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots45 notes
  • Right-hand melody37 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from A3 to D5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from F2 to B3
  • Key signature: 2 flats (B♭ major or G minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 5ths, 6ths, 4ths, octaves, 7ths, 2nds (steps)
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds

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Score typeset by Steve Dunlop for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is public domain: Lizzie S. Tourjée died in 1913. Credits