Lo, How A Rose

Soprano

Bass

how
a
rose e'er
sa - iah
'twas fore
Flower whose fra - grance

how
'twas
Flower

a
rose e'er
fore - told, fore
whose fra - grance

1.Lo,
lo,
2.I - sa - iah
3.O,
o

how
'twas
Flower

a
rose e'er
fore - told, for whose fra - grance

stem
have
fills

hath
in
the

stem
have
fills

hath
in
the

stem hath
have in
fills the

sprung. Of
mind, with
air,
dis

sprung.
mind,
air,

sprung.
mind,
air,

Jes - se's
Ma - ry
pel
with

Of
Jes - se's
with
Ma - ry
dis - pel
with

from
the
with

bloom - ing,
told
it,
ten - der

line - age
we be glo - rious

com
hold
splen

com - ing,
hold
it,
splen - dour

com
- hold
splen

ten Rose
sweet -

der
I
ness

- der
I
- ness

ten - Rose
sweet - -

line - age
we be
glo - rious

ten - der
Rose I
sweet-ness

from
the
with

line - age
we be
glo - rious

Of
Jes - - se's
with
Ma - - ry
dis - pel
with

from
the
with

bloom-ing,
told it,
ten - der

bloom - ing,
told
it,
ten - der

1. Lo,
lo,
2. I - sa - iah
3. O,
o

1. Lo,
2. I
3. O

Alto

Mediaeval German Christmas Carol

Setting: Burkhart M. Schrmann (2003)
English Text: Theodore Baker (1894)

This setting may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed or recorded.

In the event of a performance I would appreciate to be informed: b.m.schuermann@gmx.net

ing,
it,
dour

as
the
the

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it,
dour

as
the
the

as
the
the

men
vir
dark

of
gin
ness

men
vir
dark

12

15

men
vir
dark

came,
show
man,

a
God's
yet

came,
show
man,

a
God's
yet

flow' - ret
love
a
ver - y

win Sav save

ter,
ior,
us,

when
when
and

win Sav save

ter,
ior,
us,

when
when
and

when
when
and

have
- er
ery -

a
she
from

half half share

half half share

- spent
- spent
our

spent
spent
our

It
To
True

sung.
kind.
where.

It
To
True

mid
bore
sin

the
to
and

cold
men
death

of
a
now

cold
men
death

of
a
now

cold
men
death

of
a
now

a she
from

mid
bore
sin

the
to
and

mid
bore
sin

the
to
and

half - spent
half - spent
share
our

sung.
kind.
where.

a
she
from

have
er
ery

bright,
right,
God,

It
To
True

bright,
right,
God,

sung.
kind.
where.

bright,
right,
God,

flow' - - ret
love
a
ver - - y

have
er
ery

a
God's
yet

old
moth
ev

old
moth
ev

flow' - ret
love
a
ver - y

of
gin
ness

old
moth
ev

came,
show
man,

win - ter,
Sav - ior,
save us,

of
- gin
- ness

was
was
ev

the
the
ery

night.
night.
load.

was
was
ev

the
the
ery

was the
was the
ev - ery

night.
night.
load.

night.
night.
load.