To be 2 2 anys wok with raped beth + eval! wad A HYMN TO THE VIRGIN aak uth snay~ tHosgh omells ahaa! (eel) BENJAMIN BRITTEN *Anon (circa 1300) A Ac saveralr'an J Andante lento (.) = 69-72) a ‘pp molto le SOPRANO, “ALTO. Aa CHORUS! (Of (ong that is so. fair ange PP — = ox ne eseieepaamen sornano ms +CHORUS IL Ve hut = ris stel_+\ la, pe |g9 Teno Ea Ae a hmon char Pap rens et PP, pores end dlamleher ++Chorus Ito be sung either by a semi-chorus, or a solo quartet. “From the “Oxford Book of English Verse” Clarendon Press * WINTHROP ROGERS EDITION © Copyright 1935 by Boosey & Co, Lic. Copyright Renewed, ‘Copyright forall counties, All rights reserved.C suet) Tae La ssl my thy Son for’ me, = = dim / ———_ Co” P,ide Tempo 1"? __. AC this world was forlorn yf our Lord_was_y ort 2 7a ‘ s aia, va pec-ca tice, — tals foo ps ae With a ve it went a-way! Dark-est night, \ghdcomesthe day ¢ f, A= t in fp tok well spring-eth out of fhe, —=_evg = osPitt animato (. = 50-54) nf rare. ea = > ‘SOPRANO La-dy,flow’rofev'rything, ‘ThoubareJesu,Heaven'sKing, pif eerese plegata auto a 2 > CHORUS I La dy,___—_flow’r,, Thou bare Je su, Hea-ven’s King, __ legato — pif ecrere —— TENOR < t La dy, =" flow’, Thou bare Je su, Hea-ven's King, \ a Bass fy, flow’r, Thou bare Jesu, Hea-ven’s King, Ft sf = SOPRANO 5 : Rosa si-nespi-na, Gra-ti-a di-viena a, Vv. ALTO Rosa si-ne spi-na, Gra-ti-a di-vi-na: CHORUS I / wane , revor Rosa si-nespi-na, rasta dioviena franco V f Bass Rosa si-nespi-na, Gra-tivadivi-na \ Rose withas Dime Gace Pid animato (2 = 50-54) # the L piano coo erat vet vay |riterseOf alll thoubear’st the prize, La =~ dy, queen of pa _ra-glse a . of ~S. OF all thou bear'st the prize, —s t—= Of all thou bear's the prize, dy, queenTempo P9 phit tranquillo legato = =>. ————S= ——— » til, mothaes be fe a aa a step es Bf ae ee legato =>4 Maid mild, mo-ther es Ef_fec p legae VK —— = » Maid mild, thé-ther es Ef fee Tempo 19 pitt tranquillo fe Molto pitt lento A = —* micanaphishna Molto pit lento HOLT 9 uly 19305 revised 29 April 1934