Lay a Garland

SSAATTBB a cappella

Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856)

Soprano I

& &  

, , ,

Con moto maestoso



Lay
Soprano II
, , , 3  : 

gar

land

on

her

Lay
Alto I
, , , 3   :

a gar

land

on

her

hearse

Lay
Alto II
, , , 3  :

gar - land

on

her hearse

Lay
Tenor I
, , , 3   :

gar - land

Lay
Tenor II
, , , 

gar
3

land

Bass I

, , ,

3 

Lay
: 

gar - land

on


Lay
, , , 3  

gar - land

on
3  :

her

Bass II

Lay

gar - land

on

her

hearse,

Copyright 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org) Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded.

rev. 5/26/99

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13

, , ,

cresc.
 : : :

hearse
, , ,

Of

dis

mal

yew;

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, , : ,

dis

mal

yew;

cresc.

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, , ,

dis - mal
cresc.

yew;
3

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, , ,

dis cresc.

3 :

mal

yew;
3

Of
, , , 

dis :

mal

yew;

Mai

dens, wil - low

3

her
, , , :

hearse,

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hearse
, , , 3

Of

dis
:

mal

yew;
:

gar

land,

dis -

, , ,

Maid
, , ,

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3

bran

ches,

wil


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, , , 3

- dens, wil-low


bran

ches

wear;

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, , ,

ens,

wil - low

bran
:

ches

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, , , : : :

dens, wil -low

bran

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ches


wear,
: ,

- dens, wil-low
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bran
:

ches

wear;
:

maid

- ens, wil - low

:

bran

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, , ,  :

- dens, wil - low

mal

yew;

19

/ , , , :

, , ,

low

bran

cresc.

ches

wear;


Say,
/

say

Say she
, , , :

di

ed true,
/

say

wear;
, , ,

Say
cresc.
: /

she

wear;

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25

, , ,

cresc.
:

Say,

say

she

di - ed
/ 

Maid
, , ,

ens,

wil - low

bran

cresc.

es

wear;

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/ :

she

, , , :

ches

wear;
:

cresc.

Say

she

di

ed

true,

bran
, , ,

cresc.
:

ches

wear;

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/

she

Maid

- dens, wil - low

bran

- ches wear;

Say

she

di - ed

, , ,

dim.

she di
, , ,

dim.

- ed

true,
3  :

Her

love

she di
, , , 

dim.
:

ed

true,
3  :

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love
 :

di
, , , :

ed

true,
3 :

Her

love
:

true,
, , , 

Her
dim.
: :

love
: :

di
, , ,

ed

true,


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love
cresc.

say
, , , :

she

di

- ed

true,
:

Her

di
, , , :

dim.
:

ed

true,
:

true,

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cresc.
, , , , / : :

was
, , ,

false,
:

but

cresc.
:

was
, , , / :

false,
3 

but she

was
, , ,

false,
dim.
,

her

love

was

false,

but

cresc.
,

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39

, , ,

cresc.


was
3

false,
 

was
, , , / :

false,
dim.
:

her

love
:

was

false,
: :

but

love
, , , / :

was

false,
:

dim.

Her
, , ,

love
/ ,  : :

was

false,

Her

love

was

false,

, , ,

she
, , ,

was

firm.
: 

Up

was
, , , 

firm.
3 : :

Up - on her

bu

ried

bo

she
, , ,

was

firm,

Up

on
:

her bu

- ried

but
, , ,  :

she

was

firm.

Up

on

her

she
, , ,

was

firm.
3 :

Up - on her

bu
:

- ried

bo - dy

but she
, , , 3

was

firm.
:

Up - on
:

but she
, , , 3

was

firm.
: :

Up

on


but she

was

firm.

Up - on

46

, , ,

, , , :

on


her bu - ried

bo

dy

lie
:

light - ly, thou

:

gen

, , ,

dy lie

light

cresc.

ly,

thou

bo
, , , :

dy

lie,

lie

light - ly, thou

gen

bu

ried

bo

dy
cresc.

lie

light

- ly, thou

gen

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52

, , ,

lie,
, , ,

lie
cresc.

light - ly, thou

gen

tle,

her bu - ried
, , , :

lie,
cresc.


thou

gen
:

her bu - ried
cresc.
, , ,

bo

dy

lie,

thou

gen :

her bu - ried

bo

dy

lie

light - ly, thou

gen -

, , ,

% :

, , , 

tle

earth, thou


gen

tle

earth.
% :

gen
, , ,

tle

earth,

thou

gen

tle

earth.
% :

, , , 

tle

earth,

thou
3

gen

tle,

gen


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earth.
% :

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earth,

thou
3

gen

tle,

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:

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earth.
% :

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earth,
:

thou

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3

earth.
% :

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3

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earth.
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earth,

thou
3

gen

tle,

gen
:

tle

earth.
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earth,

thou

gen - tle,

gen

tle

earth.