Sure

on this shining night

   Andante (
Samuel Barber

       
       
= 50)  espr.
Soprano

 
 
Sure on this shin ing night Of star made shad ows round,

    




Alto

           
 
Sure on this shin ing
 espr.
Tenor

         
   
Sure on this shin ing night Of star made

Bass


                   
Andante ( = 50) Sure on this shin ing

       


   
                  
  
Piano  molto legato

    

   
              
5

S.

 
          
Kind ness must watch for me This side the ground.

     
A.


                 

night, Kind ness must watch for me


T.

           
   
shad ows round, Kind ness must watch for me This

B.


  
    

night, Kind ness must watch for me This

   
                            
   
Pno.
              
   
più 


9 
S.

The late year lies down the north. All is


     
         
più 


 espr.

  
A.

  
This side the ground. The late year lies down the north. All

            
       
 più 

T.


side the ground. The late year, the late year lies down the north. All is

        
      
 più 

B.

   
                                
side the ground. The late year lies down the

     
                    
               
   
Pno.  più 

  

             
  
14  sub.

S.

    
        
healed, all is health. High sum mer holds the

    
 sub.

A.


      
healed, all is health, all is health. Sum mer

     
 sub.

 
T.

      
   
healed, all is health. Sum mer

      
 sub.

B.


                                   
north. All is healed, all is health,

                            

            
  
 sub.

 
Pno.


2
      
         
rit.

18  a tempo

S.


        
earth. Hearts all whole.

 



   



A.


holds the earth. Hearts all whole.


            

      
 


 espr.
T.

      
holds the earth, Hearts all whole. Sure on this shin ing

  

   
  
B.

    
       
all, all, is whole. Sure

                    
rit.

                
a tempo


         


    
Pno. 

 



    espr.
     
         
   
22 
S.


Sure on thisshin ing night I weep for won der wan d'ring far a

                  

  espr.


A.

   
     
Sure on thisshin ing night I weep for won der wan d'ring far a lone Of

        
 

T.

         
night I weep for won der wan d'ring far a

   


B.


         
on this shin ing night wan d'ring far a

           
                     
      
         
    
Pno.

      


3
    
       
 
rall.
27 dim. poco a poco a tempo 
S.

  
lone Of shad ows on the stars. On

  
 
 sempre marc.

  



A.

   
shad ows on the stars. On

        
dim. poco a poco 
T.

        
lone Of shad ows on the stars. On

     
dim. poco a poco 
B.

  rall.
              
lone Of shad ows on the stars. On

                
             

dim. poco a poco

               
    
Pno. 




 
a tempo

 
   morendo e rall. 
  
   
33

S.



this shin ing night.

 
    
A.

  
this shin ing night.

T.        


this shin ing night.

    
B.
     



this shin ing night.

       


    
morendo e rall.


     
  
r.h.
Pno.



4