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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.

Dearest Lord, You’ve called us here

The Church As the Ark of Noah

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Dearest Lord, You’ve called us here,
And opened up Your heart.
O the joy to hear Your call
And enter in the Ark.
Saving us from day to day
O Lord, this is Your way.
In Yourself we stay afloat,
Above this wicked age today.
 
Thank You Lord, in Your eyes we find grace,
And with open hearts we come to You.
Regardless what our friends might say to us or do,
O Lord Jesus, we love You.
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Seeking of this age to taste,
And of it have a part.
If we only knew, dear Lord,
The ways we grieve Your heart.
We would come and turn to You
With a repenting heart,
And would give ourselves to be
With you, O Lord, inside the Ark.
3
Praise You Lord, we’re safe in You;
Outside death-waters pour.
Many things that I once loved
Are on the ocean floor.
Keep us open to You Lord,
Don’t let us miss the mark.
Hallelujah, praise the Lord,
We’re here within the church, the Ark.

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Isaura Canas

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Sep 24, 2026

Thank you Lord in Your eyes we find grace. Keep us turning to You Lord all the time. Don’t let us grieve Your heart. Oh Lord Jesus we love You!!!

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Clark Epstein

Sunnyvale, California, United States

May 17, 2026

Dearest Lord, You’ve called us here,
And opened up Your heart.
O the joy to hear Your call
And enter in the Ark.
Saving us from day to day!

Amen, love each other and continue to open your hearts to Jesus!

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Rebecca Suzanne Wilging

Moreno Valley, CA, United States

Feb 22, 2026

Dearest Lord, Thank you that

You’ve called us here and opened up Your heart! O the joy it is to hear Your call, and enter in today's Ark. Thank you for saving us from day to day, and that this is Your way! I appreciate that in Yourself we stay afloat above this wicked age today.

Thank You Lord, in Your eyes we find grace, and with open hearts we come to You REGARDLESS of what our friends might say to us or do.. Oh Lord Jesus, we love You! 🙌🫶

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Ed Miranda

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Sep 6, 2025

Lord, keep us Open to You ! Dont let us miss the mark - we give ourselves to You.

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Harpglass Epa

Kpando, Ghana

Aug 9, 2025

Call us into the church, the ark.

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Anonymous

Ghana

Aug 9, 2025

Thank you Lord. Amen

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Jenny

Boston, MA, United States

Jun 27, 2025

This is one of my favorite song!! Thank You Lord, we love you!

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Nicole Ho

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Apr 3, 2025

Many things that I once loved

Are on the ocean floor.

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Sydney

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Feb 1, 2025

Jesus we love you!

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John Andrew Jenkinson

Austin, TX, United States

Dec 31, 2024

Amen. Lord, you delight in us and are pleased with us. We also delight in you and are pleased with you. We love this song. It is so sweet.

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