How are the mighty fallen Robert Ramsey

2 Samuel 1:25-27 (? - 1644)

  q = 76
    
Soprano     

    

How
  
are the might- y
     
Mezzo


How are the might- y fall'n, the might - y fall'n,

Alto         
  

  
the might- y
How are the might- y
    
fall'n,

            

Tenor

   
How are the might-y fall'n,how are the might- y fall'n,the might- y
      
Baritone 
How are the might- y fall'n,the
       
Bass 
Some phrases have been switched between the mezzo and alto parts and the
tenor and baritone parts so that the original SSATTB scoring would work more smoothly
for SMATBarB (See R. Ramsey: English Sacred Music, ed. E. Thompson, EECM, vii (1964))

 
     

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    
S     
 
are the might- y how are

fall'n, themight - y fall'n, the

   
how falln,

M        

are the might-y are the might- y

how falln, how

A       
    
fall'n, how are themight- y
fall'n,the
 
might- y fall'n,the

          
 fall'n, how are the might- y fall'n,
T.

                
how are the

Bar  

       
might- y fall'n,how are the might-y fall'n, how are themight- y fall'n,the

B      
How are the might- y are themight- y fall'n, the
fall'n, how
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     
   
9

S    
       

     
might y fall'n in themidst of the bat - tle, in themidst of the bat-

M             

 
fall'n, the might-y fall'n in themidst of the bat - tle.

             
A
 
might - y fall'n in the midst of the bat- tle, in the midst of the bat-
            
   
 might-y
T.

 fall'n

       
in the midst of the bat - tle, in themidst of the bat-

Bar   

    
might - y fall'n in themidst of the bat-

          
B

might - y fall'n, in themidst of the bat-

 
 
 
14

S           
O Jo- na- than, O Jo - na- than,

      
 
tle

          
M


O Jo- na- than, O Jo- na- than, Jo- na- than,

          
 
    

A


   
tle.
     
O Jo- na- than, O Jo na- than, thou wast slain,

        
 
 tle. O Jo- na- than  O
T.

 
than, thou wast slain
        
Jo- na- than, O Jo - na -

Bar
        

  
O Jo- na- than, Jo- na- than,

tle.

thou wast slain in

 
         
B
 
tle. O Jo- na- than, O Jo- na- than, Jo- na than,
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          
   
19

S   
thou wast slain
      
in thy high pla- ces,in thy high pIa ces,

M          

thou wast slain in thy high pla ces,in thy high pla ces,

      
A       
  
thy high pIa- ces,

     
thou wast slain_ In
 

T.
in thy high pIa- ces,

Bar
        

 
thy high pla- ces,

B
     
thou wast

        
22

S    
pla- ces,
 
thou wast slain in thy high

M             
ces,

    
     
thou wastslain in thy high pIa-

          

A

thou wast slain,_ thou wast slain in thy high pla

          
    
 thou wast slain
T.

in thy high pla- ces, high pla-
  
ces,
    in
Bar
      
 
thou wast slain
             
in thy high pla-

B
 
slain in thy high pla- ces, thou wast slain in thy high pla -
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         
  
25

S     
thou wast slain in thy high pla- ces, in thy high
  
M                   
thou wast slain in thy high pla- ces, in thy high pla- ces,

In

                
A

ces, in thy high pla- ces, in thy high pla- ces, in thy high
    
 

          
 thy
T.

        
 
high pla- ces, thou wast slain in thy high pla - ces, slain in

Bar
    
high pla- ces, In

        
ces, thou wast slain in
  
B   
ces, in thy high pIa- ces, in thy high

    
28
    
S   
pla - - ces.
          
O Jo - na - than, O Jo - na-

M        


thy high pla - ces. O Jo - na - than, O

       
   
A    

  
pIa ces. O Jo- na-

O

Jo- na- than,

            
 thy high
T.

   
pla - ces. O Jo- na-

       
O Jo- na- than,
     
Bar


thy high pla - ces. O Jo- na-
  
O Jo - na - than,

          
B

O Jo- na-
pla - - ces. O Jo- na- than,
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
33

S    
        


woe

than, O Jo- na-than is me for thee,

M     
     
    

Jo- na- than, O Jo- na- than, O

         
A
     

    
than, O
Jo- na- than, Jo na- than, woe is me for
           
  

T.

  
   
than, woe na- than, woe

  
is me for thee, O Jo- is me for thee, for
   
Bar 
Jo- woe is me for_
than, O na- than,

    
B       
than, O Jo- na than,

 
    
37

S        
  
       
O Jo- na- than, my bro- ther,

       
M
 woe

 

Jo- na- than, is me for thee, O Jo - na-than, my

             

 
A

       
my

           
thee, woe is me for thee, O Jo- na- than,

    
 thee, woe is me
T.
 for thee,
  for  thee,woe     
is me for thee, O Jo- na-than,

my

Bar
      
thee, woe is me for thee,
    
woe_ is me for thee, my

        
B    
woe_ is me for- thee,
woe is me for_ thee, my
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           
     
41

    
S 
   
my bro-ther Jo - na- than, ve-ry kind hast thou been to me, hast thou been to

M            

bro-ther Jo - na- than, ve - ry kind hast thou

               

A
bro-ther Jo na- than, ve ry kind hast thou been to_
          

 bro ther Jo -
T.

       
ve - ry kind,
 
na- than,

Bar
     

  
bro-ther Jo- na than,

ve-ry kind hast thou been_ to me,
    
B       
kind hast thou been to me,
bro ther
- Jo - na- than, ve-ry

 
 
45

S     
ve-ry kind
 
me

        
M    

been to

me, hastthou been to me, hast thou been to

        
        
A
ve-ry kind hast thou been to me, to
    
to me
  
me, hast thou been

     

T.

        
ve-ry kind hast thou been to me, to me, ve-ry

Bar
     

    
to me,
      
ve-ry kind hast thou been to me,

B  
ve-ry kind hast thou been to me,
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     
49

S          
me hast

hast thou been to thou been

M             
ve- ry kind hast_ thou been, thou

me, hast

A              
  
me, ve- ry kind hast thou been, hast
  
thou been to me, hast _thou been to

            
 kind hast thou been to
T.

  
thou been

    
me hast thou been, hast

Bar    
hast thou been to_

   
B             
 thou been
ve- ry kind hast thoubeen to me, hast

   
 
     
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S      
to me:
  
thy love to me was won- der- ful

M               
been to me: thy love to me

was won - der

A              
     

me:
   
was won- der-ful was
 
thy love to me

     
 to
T.

   was won  
me: thy love to me
   
- der - ful,

Bar      
 
me: to_ me was won- der-

thy love
             
B 
to me: thy love to me was won- der- ful,
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   
59

       
S 

won- der- ful,

was won - der - ful,
 
was

M         
was won- der- ful, was_

ful,

        
A
  


won- der- ful, won- der- ful, was
 
        

T.

     
was won- der ful,

was

Bar
    
ful, was won- der- ful, was won - der -

    
B         
was won- der- ful, was won- der-


62
  
S          


won der- ful, pass-
 
ing the love of wo
      
M         
won der- ful, pass- ing the

 
love of
    
      

    

A
won- der- ful, won- der- ful, pass- ing the love of
         
was
  
       
 won- der - ful,
T.

   
pass- ing the love of
   
was won- der- ful,
     
Bar   
ful, won der- ful, pass- ing the love of


      
B        
ful, won - der - ful, pass- ing the love of
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 
65

S           
men.

     
How are themight - y fall'n, how_

M            

 
wo - men. How are the

           
    
A
How are the might - y fall'n, how are the
wo - men.
        
     

T.

   
wo - men. How are the might - y fall'n,

       
Bar   
wo - y fall'n, the
   
men. How are the might -

   
B
wo

men.

 
70

S           

  
are the might- y fall'n, how
 
M           
might y fall'n, how are the might - y fall'n, the

                
A
might- y, the might- y fall'n, how_ y fall'n,

are the might -

            

T.

        
how are the might - y

Bar
   
  
  

    
might- y fall'n,_ how are the might- y fall'n, the might- y fall'n,

B
      
How are the might- y
fall'n,
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       
74

S        
 
are the might - y fall'n, how are the might y

M   
            
might y fall'n, how are the might - y fall'n, and the
        
     
     
A

and the weap- ons of war de- stroy - ed and the weap-ons of war, the

          
    
 fall'n, the
T.


might - y fall'n, how_ are the might - y fall'n, how_

Bar
           
the might
how are the might - y fall'n,

B
     

 
78

S           
fall'n, and the weap- ons of war de- stroy - ed,
           
M       

wea - pons of war de - stroy - ed, and the weap-ons of war de

A                 
weap- ons of war de- stroy - ed. How_ arethe might y falIn,and the
           
   

T.

 are   
how_ arethe might - y
   
the might- y fall'n,

Bar
       
y fall'n,
 
and the

    
the might - y fall'n,

B
     
and the weap-ons of war de- stroy - ed,
 
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 
82

S            

 
and the weap-ons of war de stroy - ed. How arethe

       
M 

stroy - ed, How are the might -

A          

weap-ons of war de- stroy ed, How_

                

T.

 
     
fall'n,
  
and the weap-ons of war de- stroy- ed, de -

Bar
 

 
weap-ons of war de- stroy ed, de stroy - ed,

B
        f
   
de stroy ed, and the weap-ons of war de -

  

86

             
S

 
might - y fall'n, how are the might- y fall'n and the wea -pons of

M                 

y falln, how_ are the might - y fall'n,and the weap-ons of war de-

A         

 
   

        
are the might- y fall'n, the might- y fall'n, and the wea -

       
 stroy- ed, de- stroy- ed.
T.

      and the weap- ons of

Bar
   

          
How are the might- y fall'n,

B  
stroy - ed. How_ are the might - y fall n,
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  
90

S                
war de- stroy- ed,

and the weap-ons of war de- stroy- ed, e-

              
M
    
and the weap-ons of war de- stroy- ed,

stroy ed, de-

    
           
   de
A
ons of war de- stroy- ed, and the weap-ons of war -

de- stroy- ed,

             
 war de-stroy
T.

          
ed, de - stroy- ed,

Bar
     
and the weap-ons of war de- stroy- ed, de- stroy- ed,

   
B         
and the weap-ons of war de- stroy

           
95
  
S    
de stroy ed.
       
stroy- ed, and the weap-ons of war

M              

stroy- ed, and the weap-ons of war de -stroy -
 
ed.

A               
war de - stroy - - ed.
stroy - -

ed, and the weap-ons of
              
       

T.

   
de- stroy- ed, weap-ons of war de-stroy -

    
de- stroy- ed,the
      
Bar  
 
de- stroy- ed, de stroy- ed, de-stroy - - ed.

         
B  
ed, de- stroy - ed, de - stroy - - - ed.