A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

Duet, Full Score

James Montgomery George Coles Arranged by Kathleen B. Andersen Rubato

FIRST SOLO VOICE

# 6Sincerely P & 8 .
(A CAPELLA)

poor

way- far

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Man of grief Hath

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of - ten crossed me

ing

&

on

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my way,

Who

sued

so hum

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for re - lief, That

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I could nev er

bly

&

an swer nay. I

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had not pow'r to

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ask his name,

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he went or

Where - to

&

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whence he came;

Yet

there

was some

in

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his eye that

won

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my love; I

thing

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knew

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not why. Once,

SECOND SOLO VOICE

when

my scan

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meal was spread, He

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en- tered; not a

ty

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of bread, I

gave

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him all;

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ate, but gave me

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part a - gain. Mine

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crust

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por - tion then,

For

while

I fed

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with

ea - ger haste,

was man

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con- demned

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In

pri- son I saw him

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to my taste.

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pri- son I saw

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next,

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him

con- demned

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rit.

a tempo

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meet

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a trai a trai tor's

doom

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at morn.

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The

tide

of ly

tongues

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I stemmed, I stemmed, And

ing

doom

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meet

tor's

at morn.

The

tide

of ly

tongues

ing

And

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shame

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most

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'mid

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and scorn.

My

zeal

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to try, He

hon - ored him

friend - ship's ut

shame and scorn.

My

zeal

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to try, He

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hon - ored him

'mid

friend - ship's ut

most

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asked

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if

asked

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I

for

him would die.

The

flesh

was weak;

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But

my

blood ran chill,

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if

for

him would die.

The

flesh

was weak;

my

blood ran chill,

But

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my free spir it cried,

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"I will!"

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free spir it cried,

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to

my

...

"I will!"

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in a mo

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stran -

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my view

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ger

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to

my view

The

stran -

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star

star

ted

from dis - guise. The

to

his

kens in

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ger

ted

from dis - guise. The

to

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hands

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mine eyes.

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and my

kens in

his

&

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I knew. I knew. The

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vior stood

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hands

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be - fore

mine eyes.

spake,

poor

The

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be - fore

He

spake,

and my

poor

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name

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he named, "Of

me

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thou hast

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name

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he named, "Of

me

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not

not

be

a - shamed. These

deeds

shall thy mom-

thou hast

be

a - shamed. These

deeds

shall thy

mom-

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or -

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un

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ial be;

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to me."

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or -

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not,

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thou didst

them

them

un

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to me."

a tempo

rit.

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