rose of sharon

8/17/2019 Rose of Sharon

1/8

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

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I

am the Rose of

Sha - ron and the

li - ly of the

val - ley,

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I

I

I

I

am the Rose of

am the Rose of

am the Rose of

am the Rose of

Sha - ron and the

Sha - ron and the

Sha - ron and the

Sha - ron and the

li - ly of the

li - ly of the

li - ly of the

li - ly of the

val - ley.

val - ley.

val - ley.

val - ley.

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As the Li - ly a -

mong the thorns,

so is my

Love a -

mong the

Daugh-ters.

William Billings(1746-1800)SATB a cappella

I am the Rose of SharonAnthem

Copyright © 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 1/10/99

from The Singing Master's Assistant (1778)


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As the

Ap - ple - tree, the

Ap- ple - tree a -

mong the

trees of the

wood,

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so is my Be -

so is my Be -

lo - ved a -

lo - ved a -

mong the

mong the

Sons,

Sons,

so is my Be -

so is my Be -

so is my Be -

so is my Be -

lo - ved a -

lo - ved a -

lo - ved a -

lo - ved a -

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mong the

mong the

mong the

mong the

Sons.

Sons.

Sons.

Sons.

I sat

I

I sat

down

sat down

I sat

down

un - der his

down un -

un - der his

un - der his

shad - ow with

der his shad - ow

shad - ow with

shad - ow with

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great de -

with great de -

great de -

great de -

light,

light,

light,

light,

And his

And his

fruit, and his

fruit, and his

fruit was

fruit was

sweet to my

sweet to my

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taste,

taste,

and his

and his

and his

and his

fruit, and his

fruit, and his

fruit

fruit, and his

fruit was

fruit was

was

fruit was

sweet to

sweet to

sweet to

sweet to

my taste.

my taste.

my taste.

my taste.

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He

brought me to the

Ban-quet-ing House, His

Ban - ner o - ver

He

He

He

me was Love. He

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brought me to the

brought me to the

brought me to the

brought me to the

Ban - quet - ing House, His




Ban - ner o - ver

Ban - ner o - ver

Ban - ner o - ver

Ban - ner o - ver

me was Love.

me was Love.

me was Love.

me was Love.

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Stay me with

Flag-ons,

Com- fort me with

Ap-ples, for

I am

for

sick,

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I am

sick, for

for

for

for

I am

I am

I am

I am

sick

sick

sick

sick

of

of

of

of

Love.

Love.

Love.

Love.

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I

I

I

I

charge you,

charge you,

charge you,

charge you,

O ye Daugh -

O ye Daugh -

O ye Daugh -

O ye Daugh -

ters of Je -

ters of Je -

ters of Je -

ters of Je -

ru - sa- lem,

ru - sa- lem,

ru - sa- lem,

ru - sa- lem,

by the Roes and

by the Roes and

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by the Hinds

by the Hinds

of the Field,

of the Field,

that you stir not

up,

that you stir not

up,

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that you stir not

up,

that you stir not

that you stir not

that you stir not

that you stir not

up nor A -

up nor A -

up nor A -

up nor A -

wake,

wake,

wake,

wake,

A -

A -

A -

A -

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wake,

wake,

wake,

wake,

A - wake,

A - wake,

A - wake,

A - wake,

A -

A -

A -

A -

wake

wake

wake

wake

my Love

my Love

my Love

my Love

till he

till he

till he

till he

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please.

please.

please.

please.

The

voice of my Be -

lov-ed,

Be -

hold, he

com-eth,

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Leap-ing up-on the

moun-tains,

skipp- ing,

skipp- ing,

skipp- ing,

skipp- ing,

Leap-ing up-on the

Leap-ing up-on the

Leap-ing up-on the

Leap-ing up-on the

moun-tains,

moun-tains,

moun-tains,

moun-tains,

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skipp-ing up - on the




Hills.

Hills.

Hills.

Hills.

My Be-lov - ed

and

spake

said un - to

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me:

rise up,

rise up,

rise up,

rise

rise

rise

rise

up, my

up, my

up, my

up, my

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Love, my

Love, my

Love, my

Love, my

fair one, and

fair one,

fair one, and

fair one,

come a -

come a -

way,

way,

for

for

Lo, the Win - ter is

Lo, the Win - ter is

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past, the

the

past,

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

gone, for

for

gone, for

forfor

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

past, the

past, the

past, the

past, the

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rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

gone,

gone, the

gone, the

gone, the

the

rain is o - ver, the







rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

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gone, for

gone, for

gone, for

gone, for

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

lo, the Win-ter is

past, the

past, the

past, the

past, the

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

rain is o - ver and

gone.

gone.

gone.

gone.

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