~~ For Loyd Hawvthome and "Simmons Classic" Bm Cool Of The Day c ‘SATB, mezzo soprano solo / a cappella arr, John Ratledge Freely (= 50-56) vows ff = 1, Ob —my_—_Lord,!He ssid tome, Do you like | My gar = ‘den sol fair? = you tive in my gar-den—— you must xe ‘Mez. Sop. solo > mp — keep my pastures green, and Ill re - tum in the cool of— the day. 2. And my ed Copyright © 1996, YEHMS, Inc {A Division of Alliance Music Publications In. PO, Box 131977, Houston, Texas 77219-1977 Intemational Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved AMP-0176,oF tum in the cool— ay. Now is thecool_ ofthe mf oh te —— SSS me 5 oe day Now is the cool __ of the — day. a day, the day 1 \ i] Freely cum @ is agar-den,— the —gar-den of my Lord. And He walks in His gar-den in theof the day. <9 Like my gar - den fair? ‘If you __live in my gar-den— you must Do you like me. Like my gar - den fair? keep my peo-ple free and Il re - tum in the cool— _ of_— the36 39 ff Sop. div. Now is _the cool ofthe Bd a keep My peo-ple free, and I'l re - pum . Sf. non dim. If you live in My gar-den— you must, 2 mfp unis. Li oy + mpp Ww LiF in the cool of the day. =v.verystowly dee é a . a ——— diy, Yes,He walks \woigs =P He walks a NOS vibrato morendo 45 ste meron day. Cool of day, morendo 2 pp senza vibrato — > of the + dy. In_the cool of day ey morendo * Several sopranos join solo. PERFORMANCE NOTE ‘The low tessitura for the women throughout “Cool Of The Day” may necessitate raising the performance pitch a minor or major second. Bb minor was chosen for the dark quality of the key itself, as well as to accommodate the timbre of a specific soloist. The solo passages may be performed by’one soloist or by alternating any combination of voice parts. I personally prefer a mezzo-soprano throughout. A special thanks to Jan and Dudley Brian Smith for introducing me to this song and, more importantly, for their friendship, John Ratledge A