Piano Medium

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Piano Letter Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.

Key
F major
Range
C4–D5
Length
45 notes
Melody
1599, public domain

The notes and words

Key: F major (the original key).

C1̇Lo,C1̇howC1̇aD2̇RoseC1̇e'erC1̇bloom-A6ingB♭7♭fromA6ten-G5derF4stemE3hathF4sprung!

C1̇OfC1̇Jes-C1̇se'sD2̇lin-C1̇eageC1̇com-A6ing,

B♭7♭asA6menG5ofF4oldE3haveF4sung.

A6ItG5came,E3aF4flow'r-D2etC1bright,

C1̇a-C1̇midC1̇the

D2̇coldC1̇ofC1̇win-A6ter,B♭7♭WhenA6halfG5spentF4wasE3theF4night.

Numbers: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B. A dot above means the octave above middle C, a dot below the octave below.
  • 1C4 (middle C)
  • 2D4
  • 3E4
  • 4F4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 7♭B♭4
  • 1̇C5
  • 2̇D5
70%

Staff notation

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About this song

Melody
Tune ES IST EIN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN (RHYTHMIC), from Altes Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng (Köln, 1599), 1599
Words
German, 15th century; stanzas 3–4 Friedrich Layriz, translated by Theodore Baker, Harriet Reynolds Krauth and John Caspar Mattes, 1914 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1599, words 1914: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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