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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

Burning, burning, we are burning

The Church Her Local Expression

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Burning, burning, we are burning,
Ever to our spirits turning,
One for Thine eternal purpose,
in spirit one;
On the ground of locality,
We express our unity—
Many members, but one Body,
Christ as our Head.
 
Christ and the local church,
Christ and the local church,
Christ and the church,
Our reality and life,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Lord, we’ve given our lives to You,
For the building of Your Body,
For our building up in love.
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Breathing, breathing, we are breathing,
With each breath new life receiving,
What a transformation from the old
to the new;
Breathing out the old life from us,
Breathing in new life and oneness,
We are breathing in of Jesus, we are
breathing in of life.

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Ivan Lara

Miami, FL, United States

Sep 21, 2023

Lord!!!!! , we’ve given our lives to You,
For the building of Your Body,
For our building up in love.
Christ!!!! and the local church,
Our reality and life!!

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Nelson Liu

Irvine, CA, United States

Oct 29, 2022

Burning, burning, we are burning!

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Sarah

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Jun 24, 2021

The burning ones are beautiful.

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Jeremy Tan

Huntington Beach, CA, United States

Oct 8, 2020

Burning burning we are burning! Ever to our spirits turning!

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Cody Enderli

San Marcos, TX, United States

Mar 13, 2020

Keep the local churches burning in Spirit! By our spirits’ turning!

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Jaru Cruz

Jaru, Rondonia, Brazil

May 15, 2013

I LOVE You Jesus.

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Berean Steward

New Jerusalem, I Am In The Christ State!!!, Hungary

Feb 12, 2010

Yes, I am hungry for Christ!!!

Christ and the burning church! It is not Christ and the word, hay and stubble church.

It is Christ and the burning, shining, golden lampstand church in this age, which age is the church age.

Christ and the burning church my home sweet home, where the brothers are strong in Christ, and the sisters are strong in Christ, and all you see is Christ, Christ, Christ.

Yes, in the burning church, Christ in us, burning, shining, shining, shining ....building us up together in love.

Christ and the shining church. Shining, shining...New Jerusalem shining!!!

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Cassie

Houston, Texas, United States

Oct 30, 2008

The church in Houston is burning! Amen!!!

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lea aldiano

Mandaue City, Cebu, Phils.

Feb 18, 2008

1 Burning, burning, we are burning, ever to our spirits turning, One for Thine eternal purpose, in spirit one; On the ground of locality, We express our unity - Many members, but one Body, Christ as our Head.

Christ and the local church,

Christ and the local church,

Christ and the church, our reality and life, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!

Lord, we've given our lives to You, For the building of Your Body, For the building up in love.

2 Breathing, breathing, we are breathing, With each breath new life receiving, What a transformation from the old to the new;

Breathing out the old life from us, Breathing in new life and oneness, We are breathing in of Jesus, we are breathing in of life.

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Rebekah Louise

Little Rock, Alamaba, U.S.A.

Sep 7, 2006

I really like this song because we use this tone and change words into our own during the Summer School of Truth.

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