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    SONGS OF THE FLEET FOR Baritone Solo and Chorus THE POEMS BY HENRY NEWBOLT Set to Music BY CHARLES V. STANFORD OP. 117. NPLSAILING AT DAWN | N°3.THE MIDDLE WATCH N°2.THE SONG OF THE SOU.WESTER | Ne4. THE LITTLE ADMIRAL Ne 5S, FAREWELL NLSAILING AT DAWN.N°2 THE SONG OF THE SOU"WESTER oxo N°4.THE LITTLE ADMIRAL Ate PUBLISHED SEPARATELY PRICE 2): eT CASH EACH Price 4/*NeT casu. CHORUS PARTS (FULL) 1/6 ner cam De (ARRANGED ron MALE voices) /6 oe TONIC SOL-FA FULL SCORE AND BAND PARTS MAY BE CBTAINED PROM THE PUBLISHERS, London. STAINER & BELL, LD? 58 Berners Street.W.I. Copyright in U.SA.1910,by Stainer Bell, Ltd SONGS OF THE FLEET. (i RY NEWBOLT,) by one the pale stars die befor One by one the great ships are stirring Cables all are rambling, anchors all a-we Now the fleet's a feet again, gliding to now, rom their sleep, h now, ds the ep. Noiw the fleet's a fleet again, bound upon the old ways, Splendour of the past comes shining in the spray ; Admirals of old tine, bring us on the bold ways! Souls of all the sea-dogs, lead the line to-day! Far away behind us town and tower « Home beeomes a fai m fac Infinitely glorious the height of he Infinitely desolate the shoreless sea below. e dwindling, A aves Now the fleet's « fleet again, &. ith proud hearts we make the old surre n with high hearts serve the age to be, for us the warm life of and tender, Ours the eternal wandering and warfare of the sea, x. secur the fleet's a fleet again I Tue Sonc or rue Sou’ WeEsTER. ‘ame rollicking up t layed with the tle Vout for the Downs we ran, And he laughed with the roar of a thousand throats At the militant ways of man Oh! Tam the enemy most of: smenglit, The other be who you plea’ Gunner and guns may all be right. Flags a-fying and armour tight, But [ain the fe ou've first to fight — The giant that the seas Adoren of midi While the tab And the lamps were giddy The lesson wats al hip and a shot, And some of it may have been true, the word they heard and never forget Was the word of the wind that blew: Oh! Tam the enemy most of might, Sc. Tho Middy with luck is a Captain soon, With luck he may hear one day His own big guns a-hamming the tune “'Pwas in Trafalga a But wherever he goe: And whatever may there befall, Te'll hear for ever a vaice he knows For ever defying them all: Oh! 1am the enemy most of might, & UL THe Mippie Wartcu. In a blue dusk the ship astera Uplifts her slender spars, With golden lights that seem to burn Among the silver stars. Like fleets along a cloudy shore The constellations creep, Like planets on the ocean floor Our silent course we keep And over the endless plain, Out of the night forlorn Rises a faint refrain, A song of the day to be born— Watch! Ok watch, till ye find again Life and the land of morn! From a dim West to a dark East Our lines unwavering head, As if their motion long had ceased And Time itself were dead. Vainly we watch the deep below, Vainly the void above; They died a thousand years ago,— Life and the land we love. But over the endless plain, &c. Ivy. THe Litrte ADMIRAL. 0: StAND by to reckon up your battleships Ten, twenty, thirty, there they go. Brag about your cruisers like Leviathans— A'thousand men a-piece down below. But here's just one little Admiral, We're ali of us his brothers and his sons, And he’s worth, O he’s worth at the very least, Double all your tons and all your guns. Sand by, &c. See them on the forebridge signalling — A score of men a-hauling hand to hand, And the whole fleet flying like the wild geese Moved by some mysterious command. Where’s the mighty will that shows the way to them The mind that sees ahead so quick and clear? He’s there, Sir, walking all alone there~ The little man whose voice you never hear. Stand by, Gc. There are queer things that only come to sailorm They're true, but they're never understoo And I know one thing about the Admiral, ‘That I can’t tell rightly as J should. T've been with him when hope sank under us — He hardly seemed a mortal like the rest, I could swear that he had stars upon his uniform, ‘And one sleeve pinned across his breast. Stand by, Ee. Some day we're bound to sight the enemy, He's coming, tho’ he hasn't yet a name. Keel to keel and gun to gun he'll chailenge us To meet him at the Great Armada game. None knows what may he the end of if, But we'll all give our bodies and our souls To see the little Admira! a-playing him A rubber of the old Long Bowls! Stand by, &e. Vv. Fare WELL. MOTHER, with unbowed head Hear thou across the sea The farewell of the dead, The dead who died for thee. Greet them again with tender words and grave, For, saving thee, themselves they could not save To keep the house unharmed Their fathers built so fair, Deeming endurance armed Better than brute desp: They found the secret of the word that saith “Service is sweet, for all true life is death." So greet thou well thy dead Across the homeless sea, And be thou comforted Because they died for thee. Far off they served, but now their deed is done For evermore their life and thine are one. 7 No 1. Words by Sailing at Dawn. ausiery HENRY NEWBOLT. C.V. STANFORD. Op. 117. Andante molto tranquillo. (¢ -72) P SOLO. One by one thepalestars PIANO. — cresc. die beforethe day now, One by one the greatshipsare stir-ring fromtheirsleep, — = a eee aas Ca-blesall are rum-bling, anchors all a - weigh now, Now thefleeta fleet a-gain, If ae fz ee BS ding towards the deep. Copyright in U.S.A.MCMX by Stainer:§ Bell, Ltd, ® S&B. 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Ltd. 597. ® 18 lead the line the Tine the line —— the line. a S&B, Ltd. 597. a Neg. e The Song of the Sow Wester. Words by Music by HENRY NEWBOLT. ©. V. STANFORD. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco.(¢-=112) SOLo. PLANO, oft acer ‘staccato ‘The sun waslost in a lead - en sky, Andthe shore lay un-der our lee; When a great Sou West-er of A hur-ri-cane high Came rollicking up the sea. L ft Copyrighi in U.S.A. MCMX, by Stainer & Bell Ltd. St.& B. La, 507 played with the fleet as a boy with boats out for theDowns we ran, And he laughd__ with the roar. of a thou - sandthroats At the mil-i-tant waysof man SE& B. Ltd. 597 e- my most e-my most e-my most - e+ my most please! Gun-ner and please! 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Watch, —__ O watch, © wateh, Watch, Watch, watch, ———= Watch, ——_~ watch, poco cresc. SLSR It 997 Watchfill ye find_ a - gain, Watchtill ye PP watts, - gain, watch, ~ gain, + gain, St. B.Ltd. 597 44a poco_rall. Ha tempo the land. of morn, }0c0 rail land, a tempo of morn. and the land a tempo poco rail. ow of morn, a tempo and the land joco Fall, and the land, bocg rail. of morn, poral a tempo ‘Watch, andthe land of mora, colla parte O watch! St.8 BLtd. 597 PP Watch? = F Watch, © watchT PP. Watch, © watch! Watch? 2 7 “te Watch! Watchi Eee rere eee aoe . Ce etn eee OO St. B. Ltd, 597 46 NO4. The Little Admiral. Words by Music by HENRY NEWBOLT. €.V. STANFORD. Allegro vivace.(d-96) SOLO. PIANO. if e z= 7 by to reckon up your bat-tle-ships_ Ten twen - ty thir-ty there they Staccato sempre go. Brag a-bout yourcruisers like Le - SSS oo i + ee = oe Copyright in 5.84910 by Stainer § Bell Ltd SULSB 1d 597 DP. But here's just one lit-tle Ad - mir - al, ew all of us his brothers and his sons, And hes worth, O hes worth at the ———————— = ae ve- ry least Dou - ble ali your tons and all your to rec-kon up S staccato ¢. +- SLAB 397 bat - tle - ships, Ten | twen - ty thir- ty there they Brag a-bout your cruis-ers like Le A | thou-sand men a See themon the fore-bridge -piece down S18 RL 597 u-ling—_ mand. clear? A score of men a haul - ing hand He's there,Sir,walk-ing all a- lone there_ The lit- tle man a9 to hand, And the whose St. 1 Led 50 E a tempo voice you nev - er hear. TEN. by to rec-kon up your |bat- tle-ships, Ten |twen- ty thir- ty there they f [Brag a-bout your cruis-ers like Le ; vi - a- thans. StS BLM 597 64 F of, There are thousand men a - piece down be -| low. 66-2 Ses queer thingsthat on-ly come to sai-lonmen, They're true,but theytenever un-der~ == SS ——— SE z == Seg cere eeee = z ? 2a 1 know onething a-bout the Ad-mir- al, slentando can’t tell. fight-ly a should. bp St.& B.Ltd.597 Be Meno mosso, a te = = Sooo GS SSS SSS been withhimwhen hopesank un-der us_ He hard - ly seemed SSS : - G accel. eH a mortal like the rest,— I could swear that he had stars up - on his a tempo un-i- form, And one sleeve pinned a-cross his breast. Stand | by to rec-kon up your bat-tleships, Ten HS staccato St.&R.1t4.597 f twen - ty thir- ty there they | go. Brag a-bout your cruis-ers like Le - Tt B.Ltd.597 werebound tosight the en-e-iy, He's mp) Stand by! name. Keel keel and gun to gua Stand by! the Great Ar-ma - da game. Stand by! coming, tho’he has-n't yet a helll chal lenge us poco a poco all crese. poco a poco ~play- ing him a tempo Bowls! Sop. § ALTO. Stand by ta TEN § BASS. give our bod-ies andour souls end of But we'll None knowswhatmay be the it, to see the lit-tle Ad-mi-ral a- rall.ad lib, A rubber of the old Long S colla parte to. | rec-kon up your bat-tle-ships Stand yo ed hg by! Stand Tec-kon up your bat- tle-ships = St.§B.Ltd.597 bat - tle - ships, y thir - ty there they a poco ral = hth $—— hh 7 — SS Brag a + bout your crus. ers like Le - St. 8 B.L44.597 erescl poco @ poco St SRL 597 St.§B.Ltd.597 NO5. 89 Fare Well. Words by Music by HENRY NEWBOLT. C.V. STANFORD. = 60) Quasi Adagio. (¢: 60 nf —— = SS 7 Mo ~ therwith Fare - | well, Fare dwell, Fare dwell! wp, 4 uasi Adagio. Ni as ig eae ee += © B Saskeke = PIANO. — unbowedhead Hear thouacrossthe sea The fare-wellof the dead, The. Copyright in U-S.A. MCMX by Stainer 4 Hell td. 6) 5.68 Lea, 897 60 deadwiodied for thee. am. Fare - |well, Fare Jwell, Fare {weit -gain— with ten - der words and gra. — them-selvesthey could nut save. ap Fare - [well Farewell, Fare - Pp. E | fF = = = S&B Lt. 597, 6) B Poco pitt mosso.(6-12) 61 To keep the house un-harmed Their fa - thers built so Poco pil mosso. Deem-i%g Sn-du- rance armed + ter then brute des - pair, P 62 They found the se - cret of the word ~harmed! a Tempo I. (J-60) ‘Service is sweet, r alltrue life So greetthouwell thy dead Acrossthe home - less Ppp Fare - |well, Fare - jwell, Fare - well, Fare - PEP. J = Ss S.& B. Ltd. 597. 3) 63 ratl. be thou com - for-ted Becausethey died = = s bs Far off they served, ‘but now theirdeed aul 2 2 S.&B. Ltd. 597. @ 64 Molto Adagio. (: 52) crese. ev-er-more their = well! Molto_Adagio. and thine are cres # f 2 S.& B. Ltd. 597 @ Fill “ghete,

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