A Carol of Mary

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A Carol of Mary a setting of a Middle English poem by Edward Lambert for female choir (SA) and harp © copyright Edward Lambert 2011 www.lambertmusic.co.uk

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A Carol of Mary

a setting of a Middle English poem

by

Edward Lambert

for female choir (SA) and harp

© copyright Edward Lambert 2011

www.lambertmusic.co.uk

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Soprano

Harp

.œ .œ

Andantino

Œ . Œ jœOf

.œ .œ

œ jœ .œ

œjœ jœ œ

one that is so

œ Jœ .œ

.œ .œ

Jœ œ .œfair and bright,

.œ .œ

œ jœ .œ

.œ .œb .œ .œbVe lut ma ris

œ Jœ .œ

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œb jœ .œ

œjœ jœ œ

Brigh ter than the

œ Jœ .œ

.œ .œ

Jœ œ .œday is light,

.œ .œ

œn jœ .œ

.œ .œb .œ .œbPa rens et pu

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.œ œ jœel la, I

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œb jœ .œ

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œjœ œn Jœ

cry to thee through

œ Jœ .œ

.œ .œ

.œ œ œ .œ

grace of thee,

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œn jœ .œ

œbJœ Jœ œb

La dy, pray thy

œ Jœb .œ

.œb .œb

jœ œ .œson for me,

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œbjœb .œ

.˙nTam

.œ .œ

.œ .œ#pi a,

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S œ Jœbjœ œ

That I might come

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.œ .œ

Jœbœb

.œnnear to thee,

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.œ .œ

.œ .œb .œ .œMa

.œ .œ

.œ .œ

.œb .œ .œ#ri a,

.œb .œ

.œb .œ

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.œ œ Jœ

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ri a.

.œb .œ

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œjœ jœ œ

La dy, flower of

œ jœ jœ œLa dy, flower of

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Jœ œ .œe very thing,jœ œ .œ

e very thing,œ .œ

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.œ .œb .œ .œbRo sa si ne

.œ .œ .œb .œbRo sa si ne

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œb œ œ œb3

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.œ .œspi na,

.œ .œspi na,œ .œ

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œjœ jœ œ

Thou bore Je su,

œ jœ jœ œThou bore Je su,

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Jœ œ .œhea ven’s king,jœ œ .œ

hea ven’s king,

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.œ .œb .œ .œbGra ti a di

.œ .œ .œb .œbGra ti a diœ

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vi na.

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œjœ

jœn œ

Of all maids thou

œ jœ .œ œ œOf all maids thou

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bear'st the prize,jœ œ .œ

bear'st the prize,

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La dy, queen of

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La dy, queen of.œ .œ

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jœ œ .œPa ra dise

œ œb œ .œnPa ra dise

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.œ .œ#lec ta,

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œ Jœbjœ œ

Mai den mild and

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mo ther is

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œ jœ Jœœ

care and sor row

œjœ jœ œ

care and sor row

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Jœ œ .œthou art best,

Jœ œ .œthou art best,

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œ jœ .œ

.œ .œb .œ .œbFe lix fe cun

œ Jœœb

Fe lix fe cun

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da ta, To

.œ œ jœda ta, To

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all the wea ry

œjœ jœ œ

all the wea ry

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Jœ œ .œ

thou art rest,

Jœ œ .œthou art rest,

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.œ .œb .œ .œbMa ter ho no

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ra ta.

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jœn œ

Pray to him with

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gen tle mood

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That for us all did

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jœ œ .œshed his blood

œb œ œb .œshed his blood

œ œb œb .œn

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.œb .œcru ce,

.œ .œncru ce,

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œn Jœ Jœœ

That we might come

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near to him

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jœ œAll this world it

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With “A

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went a way

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jœve” it went a

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Ba nished night and

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way Ba nished night and

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œ œ œb .œco meth the day

œ œb œ .œnco meth the day

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well it sprin geth

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well it sprin geth

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forth of theejœ œb .œ

forth of thee

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Well thou knowest he

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gra cious and so

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good he is,

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good he is,

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œ# œ# Jœ.œnjœ# .œn .œn

to blisshis

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to his bliss

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per ni, And

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hath saved us from

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hath saved us from

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Of one that is so fair and bright, Velut maris stella,Brighter than the day is light, Parens et puella,I cry to thee through grace of thee,Lady, pray thy son for me, Tam pia,That I might come near to thee, Maria.

Lady, flower of every thing, Rosa sine spina,Thou bore Jesu, heaven’s king, Gratia divina.Of all maids thou bearest the prize,Lady, queen of Paradise Electa,Maiden mild and mother is Effecta.

In care and sorrow thou art best, Felix fecundata,To all the weary thou art rest, Mater honorata.Pray to him with gentle moodThat for us all did shed his blood In cruce,That we might come near to him In luce.

All this world it was forlorn Eva peccatrice,Till our Saviour he was born Ex te genetrice;With “Ave” it went awayBanished night and cometh the day Salutis.The well it springeth out of thee Virtutis.

Well thou knowest he is thy son Ventre quem portasti;He will not deny thee thy prayer, Parvum quem lactasti.So gracious and so good he is,He hath brought us to his bliss Superni,And hath saved us from the abyss Inferni.

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