Infant of Days, Yet Lord of Life
by John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | F major | 3:58 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 3:58 of Infant of Days, Yet Lord of Life in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876) is the composer of Infant of Days, Yet Lord of Life, a Romantic piece that is calm and steady. It is rated level 3 of 5, intermediate, and takes about 3:58 to play in F major. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Hymns collection.
About John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876): English clergyman who wrote many Victorian hymn tunes, including Nicaea (Holy, Holy, Holy).
How to play Infant of Days, Yet Lord of Life on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Hymns are written in four parts. Play the melody and the bass line first, then add the inner voices, and hold each chord for its full value.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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