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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.

O what a miracle, my Lord

Praise of the Lord Remembrance of Him

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1
O what a miracle, my Lord,
That I’m in Thee and Thou in me,
That Thou and I are really one;
O what a wondrous mystery!
2
For me Thy body Thou didst give,
That I may ever share in Thee;
For me Thy precious blood was shed,
That from my sins I might be free.
3
By resurrection Thou didst change
Thy form and as the Spirit come;
Thou wouldst that I be filled with Thee
That all Thy riches mine become.
4
Now as the symbols we behold,
Thy loving self we see anew;
We thank Thee for Thy heart’s desire
As all Thy travail we review.
5
We eat the bread and drink the wine,
And to Thy sweetness we are led;
In spirit each receiving Thee,
Our spirits with Thyself are fed.
6
We long to eat and drink e’en more,
To take Thyself in spirit thus,
Till Thou shalt all our being fill
And true remembrance have from us.

Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.

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Damon

London, United Kingdom

Nov 13, 2022

Ohh Lord

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Christopher Burk

Seattle, Washington, United States

Aug 14, 2022

O what a miracle, my Lord,
That I’m in Thee and Thou in me,
That Thou and I are really one;
O what a wondrous mystery!

Truly, a wondrous mystery. Praise the Lord that He and I, He and you, He and we, are really one!

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Christopher Burk

United States

Jul 24, 2022

We eat the bread and drink the wine, and to Thy sweetness we are led!

How sweet is the Lord!?

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Colleen

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

May 4, 2022

We praise You Lord. We love to remember You by eating and drinking You.

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Lyora

Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia

Apr 21, 2022

Amen! O what a miracle, my Lord!

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Kelly Kalaidjian

Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 26, 2021

Praise the Lord! He is the Spirit now. We can be filled with Him and share all His riches.

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Lydia

Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 24, 2021

What a miracle that we can be in God, and God in us! It is truly a mystery! Hallelujah!

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Jeffrey Wang

Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 24, 2021

Thank you, Lord, that you pass through all the processes for us to enjoy all your riches today! Praise The Lord!

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Lilo Xu

Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 24, 2021

oh what a miracle, my Lord!!! that sinners we can be one with You, that we can partake of Your unsearchable riches. Lord, stregthen our eating and drinking of You, stregthen our taking You in our spirit, so that You can gain us as Your true worshippers!

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Jermin

Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 21, 2021

Christ is our real food and our real drink. He didn't just come to die for our sins, but He also died and went through a process so that He could become food and drink to us. In this way, He and we really become one. What a miracle!

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