Christmas 2019

100
Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
SOPRANO
ALTO
(ORGAN)
TENOR
BASS
Gently flowing i = c.100
Vb 34 ‰ ŠŠ 4 ‰ ‰ 34‰ ‰ Š 4 ‰ ‰ 34 Š ‰
1. Hush! my dear, lie still and slum - ber; Ho - ly
2. Soft and ea - sy is thy cra - dle, Coarse and
3. See the kind - ly shep - herds round him, Tell - ing
4. May’st thou live to know and fear him, Trust and
Bb 34 ‰ Š 4 ‰ ‰ 34 ‰ Š 4 ‰ ‰ 34 Š ‰
Vb 4 34‰. 4 34 6
‰ Š ‰ ‰ Š Š Š Š ‰ Š 4‰ ‰ ‰
34
Bb
,
an - gels guard thy bed! Heav’n - ly bless - ings with - out
hard thy Sa - viour lay When his birth - place was a
won - ders from the sky! Where they sought him, there they
love him all thy days; Then go dwell for ev - er
‰ Š
4 ‰ ‰ 34 ‰ ‰..
4 Š ‰ Š Š Š 34 ‰ Š 4 ‰ ‰ 34
(,)
Hush! my dear
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GABRIEL JACKSON
Vb34 4 Š Š bŠ 54 Š
12
Š ‰ bŠ ‰ Š ‰ Š ‰ Š =Š Š 4‰ ‰ ‰ ˆŠ ‰.
,
num - ber Gent - ly fall - ing on thy head.
sta - ble And his soft - est bed was hay.
found him, With his Vir - gin Mo - ther by.
near him, See his face and sing his praise!
Bb34 Š ‰ 4 Š ‰. Š Š bŠ Š 54 ‰ Š Š Š‰ Š Š 4 ‰ ‰‰ ˆ
Duration: 3 mins
Choirs may vary the dynamics and scoring between verses, for example sopranos with ATB vocalizing (ah, mm, oo, etc.), melody in unison
with organ accompaniment, tenor solo with SATB vocalizing, etc.
Offprinted from Chilcott and Blackwell (eds), Carols for Choirs 5 (paperback 978–0–19–337356–3; spiral-bound 978–0–19–337712–7).
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