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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.

Seek ye the Lord all ye people

Scriptures for Singing

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Seek ye the Lord all ye people,
Turn to Him while He is near,
Let the wicked forsake his own way,
And call on Him while He may hear.
Ho, everyone who is thirsty,
Come to the waters of life,
Come and drink of the milk and the wine,
Come without money and price.
 
And there is peace like a river,
And glory divine,
If you’ll come to the water,
If you’ll taste of His wine,
There is love ever flowing,
And joy ever full,
And there’s life everlasting
For us all.
2
For you shall go out in joy,
And be led forth in peace.
The mountains and hills before you shall sing,
And the trees of the fields clap their hands.
Instead of the thorns shall come cypress,
And myrtle replace every brier,
And it shall be to remember the Lord,
An everlasting sign.

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Alma Gould

Mckinney, Texas, United States

Jul 27, 2026

Come to the waters of life!!!

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Nelson Liu

Irvine, CA, United States

May 30, 2026

Ho, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters of life!

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Julie Macleod

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

May 14, 2026

Oh how wonderful to sing this hymn with the beautiful piano accompaniment fantastic thank you

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Glenda Sakuringwa

Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia

Oct 20, 2025

I last sang this song in our church fellowship choir close to forty five years ago as a youth. Today I remembered it and googled it for memories sake. So rich and encouraging. It excited my heart today

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Nicole Ho

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Apr 18, 2025

Lord, we shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace. We shall remember You.

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Jack Petrash

Irving, TX, United States

Jul 3, 2024

Ho thirsty ones!
Come! Come to the living waters and DRINK!
For here there is Peace!
There is Love!
There is Joy!
There is Life!
There is Glory!
Hallelujah!

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Maria Garza

Odessa, TX, United States

Nov 19, 2023

Praise Him for His life in us!!! This morning I called upon Him He is near enough to hear, to everyone who is thirsty, He says

Come to the waters of life,
Come and drink of the milk and the wine,
Come without money and price.

May we keep coming to Him! He is the Spirit!!! Then we will have peace like a river, glory Devine, love everflowing, Joy! Strength! where there was none of these before. Awesome!!! DRINK!!! HE IS who He says He is!!! He is Joy unspeakable!!! HE does what He says He will !!! ❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌🙌

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Lito Reyes

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Feb 12, 2023

Oh Lord Jesus, I'm thirsty I need you as the water of life, I want to drink of You!

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Dan C.

Urbana, Illinois, United States

May 7, 2022

IF you come. IF you taste.

Come to Him just as you are!

Drink and eat, find peace like a river, joy ever full, and everlasting life.

He is near! Call “Oh Lord Jesus! ”

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Michael Pugrad-Costanza

Fort Collins, CO, United States

Aug 31, 2021

For you shall go out in joy, And be led forth in peace. Hallelujah!

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