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Über die Zahlennotation

Die Zahlennotation (auch Jianpu oder 简谱 genannt) schreibt jede Melodienote als Zahl von 1 bis 7 statt als Note auf einem Notensystem. Die Zahl zeigt die Stellung der Note in der Tonleiter des Liedes -- nicht ihre genaue Tonhöhe --, sodass dieselbe Melodie unabhängig von der gesungenen Tonart gleich aussieht.

Innerhalb einer Oktave entsprechen die Zahlen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 den bekannten Solmisationssilben Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti. Ein Punkt über einer Zahl hebt sie um eine Oktave an; ein Punkt darunter senkt sie um eine Oktave ab -- ohne Punkt bleibt es bei der mittleren, so geschriebenen Oktave.

Eine einzelne Zahl dauert einen Schlag. Ein Bindestrich (-) direkt nach einer Zahl hält dieselbe Note einen weiteren Schlag lang. Ein Strich unter einer Zahl verkürzt sie dagegen -- ein Strich ist ein halber Schlag, zwei Striche ein viertel Schlag. Eine 0 ist eine Pause: ein Schlag Stille.

Die Angabe oben auf dem Notenblatt, zum Beispiel "1=C" oder "1=Ab", zeigt, auf welcher Tonhöhe die Stufe 1 ("Do") liegt. Ein Lied in Moll trägt stattdessen die Angabe "6=X" -- Stufe 6 ("La") ist dann der eigentliche Grundton. Akkordsymbole über den Noten (wie "C" oder "G7") werden immer mit ihren gewohnten Buchstabennamen geschrieben, nie als Zahlen.

Bei der Angabe "1=C" klingen die Zahlen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 als C D E F G A B. Bei "1=G" klingen dieselben Zahlen dagegen als G A B C D E F# -- gleiche Form, andere Tonart.

Rise, my soul, thy God directs thee

Encouragement For Pressing On

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1
Rise, my soul, thy God directs thee;
Stranger hands no more impede;
Pass thou on, His strength protects thee,
Strength that has the captive freed.
2
Is the wilderness before thee,
Desert lands where drought abides?
Heavenly springs shall there restore thee,
Fresh from God’s exhaustless tides.
3
Light divine surrounds thy going,
God Himself shall mark thy way;
Secret blessings, richly flowing,
Lead to everlasting day.
4
God, thine everlasting portion,
Feeds thee with the Mighty’s meat;
Saved from Egypt’s hard extortion,
Egypt’s food no more to eat.
5
Art thou weaned from Egypt’s pleasures?
God in secret shall thee keep;
There unfold His hidden treasures,
There His love’s exhaustless deep.
6
In the desert God will teach thee
What the God that thou hast found—
Patient, gracious, powerful, holy;
All His grace shall there abound.
7
On to Canaan’s rest still wending,
E’en thy wants and woes shall bring
Suited grace from high descending;
Thou shalt taste of mercy’s spring.
8
Though thy way be long and dreary,
Eagle strength He’ll still renew;
Garments fresh, and feet unweary,
Tell how God hath brought thee through.
9
When to Canaan’s long-loved dwelling
Love divine thy feet shall bring,
Thou, with shouts of triumph swelling,
Zion’s songs in rest shall sing.

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Priscilla Jane Smith

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom

Okt 28, 2025

I still attend a group of Christian meetings where we sing this. Such a lovely hymn. I feel God often lets us feel our need of Him when we feel alone in tests down here. People can say comforting things but its always a touch from our dear Lord Jesus we most need.

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Bob Baer

Brampton, ON, Canada

Jun 29, 2020

This is such a nice hymn. The lyrics take us throught every aspect of our progress with it's attendant joys and challenges. Desert lands, Egypts hard extortion, wants and woes, long and dreary way become heavenly springs, God thine everlasting portion, hidden treasures, loves exhaustlless deep, grace from high descending, eagle strength, garments fresh, and feet unweary.

The tune is slow but inspired and buoyant leaving time to savour every aspect. and pull our mood from the depths of difficulties to the heavenly heights of needs well met.

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D. Youngs

Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Apr 28, 2020

My husband tells me the last verse to this is missing here...

There no stranger-God shall meet thee,
Stranger thou in courts above.
He who to His rest shall greet thee,
Greets thee with a well-known love.

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D Johnson

Dallas, TX, United States

Jul 25, 2013

I remember and love this hymn and its tune. I grew up in the Plymouth Brethren (Tumbridge Wells) in Texas. I am now Anglo-Catholic and will introduce this to our Priest. Beautiful.

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Isaiah Tor

Australia

Sep 19, 2009

This hymn is very distinctive and crucial to our understanding of the Christian race. When we pray for sustenance, support and strength, do we do so as God directs our soul unto the glory and rest of Zion in Canaan? Often our entreaties before the Lord relates to the meeting of our needs as we dwell in this world, not as sojourners. When God directs our soul, we by implication deny our soul life in this age, in the hope that we would partake of Zion, the New Jerusalem in the next, and the provision described in this hymn, of all that He is as grace, is a sweet, abounding foretaste of that full portion that is to come. This hymn instructs us in this manner to reveal to us, our true position in this age, our portion in the next, and how presently the Lord wonderfully ushers us into the full enjoyment of Him in the next, in the midst of all affliction and frustration of that goal. Hallelujah!

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Hung Nguyen

Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam

Jun 8, 2009

We're translating this hymn into Vietnamese! We love this hymn. His strength protects us, heavenly springs shall there restore us, He feeds us with the Mighty's meat every day; Egypt's food no more to eat. May the Lord lead us to everlasting day. Amen!

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Daniel Jackson

Reading, United Kingdom

Dez 3, 2002

Oh, I enjoy this song so much! The Lord is directing our paths according to what is best for us, and according to His good pleasure. He does not merely just know our situation, He is directing it! This song touches every aspect of our human experience along this journey.

"Light divine surrounds thy going, God Himself shall mark thy way;"

May I be saved from ever doing anything that would interfere with His perfect will and arrangement! May I be saved from an individual view of my life - just for me and my intentions! Lord, have YOUR way!

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