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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.

Thy sorrows, Savior, we retrace

Praise of the Lord His Suffering

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1
Thy sorrows, Savior, we retrace,
And tears of praise Thy griefs compel.
What love and grace illume Thy face
As Jesus, as Immanuel!
2
Amid Thy loneliness below,
What scorn and outrage Thee befell:
Deep shame and woe, rude blow on blow,
Endured for us, Immanuel!
3
But oh, what grief, what agony,
When wrathful judgment’s awful spell
Burst over Thee on Calv’ry’s tree,
God’s Lamb for us, Immanuel!
4
Arisen radiant from the dead,
Thy sorrow’s scars forever tell,
Creation’s Head is He who bled—
Still Jesus, still Immanuel!
5
E’en now from saints, in concord sweet,
Celestial strains of worship well;
For, O, ’tis meet glad songs should greet
Thy heart of love, Immanuel!
6
But when Thy glorious face we see,
How shall the bursting paean swell!
Our souls shall be outpoured for Thee—
Outpoured for Thee, Immanuel!

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Un Hermano

Oct 20, 2025

Immanuel and a Sanctuary

Fourth, Jesus is Immanuel ( Isa. 7:14 ). The name Immanuel means “God with us. ” The Jews have God, but we Christians have Jesus as Immanuel—God with us. Fifth, as Immanuel, Jesus becomes a sanctuary to us ( 8:14a ). The sanctuary here refers to the inner temple, the Holy of Holies. Jesus as Immanuel becomes a sanctuary to God’s chosen people, the place where they as God’s priests live with God and worship and serve God ( John 1:14 ; 2:19 , 21 ; 14:23 ; 15:5 ; Rev. 21:22 ). As the inner part of the temple, the sanctuary was more solid than the tabernacle. The tabernacle was not fixed in one place but was constantly journeying. However, the sanctuary was solid and set in one place. Jesus is not only the tabernacle but also the sanctuary to us.

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Toyin Diyan

London, United Kingdom

Nov 26, 2018

Deep shame and woe, rude blow on blow endured for us!

Lord Immanuel we praise You and thank You.

May Your kingdom come fully in our hearts that You may gain Your bride. Amen. Lord do a quick work in us to bring Your bride forth. Amen!

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T. Diyan

London, United Kingdom

Oct 16, 2012

Thank You creation's Head who bled Jesus Immanuel. When Thy glorious face we see our souls shall be outpoured for Thee.

Thank You Lord for Your vicarious suffering and death. We do love You. May You be satisfied!

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