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Lord,Thou hast been our refuge.
MOTET FOR CHORUS, SEMI-CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA (OR ORGAN).
R.VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,
Lento moderato. a
D minor, *
SOPRANO
ALTO,
Tord Thou ast beenour re-fuge from one gener Stato an
SEMI-CHORUS,
Po : Z
TENOR,
BASS,
Lord, Thou hast beenour re-fuge from
ome gen-er- a-ticate an
SOPRANO.
ALTO,
‘TENOR.
BASS,
ORGAN.
ye moun-tains were brought
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Be-fore the moun-tains were brought
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Copyright 1921 by J. Curwen & Sons Ltd
London: J. Curwen & Sons Ltd.,29 Maiden Lane,W.C.2
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D major.
‘and world with-out end. Thouturn-est_ man {0 des-truc-tion;
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a-gain Thou
and world with-out end, Thouturn-est man to des-truc-tion; ‘a-gain Thou
sis19Come again ye chil-drenof men— For ® thou-sandyeare in Thy sign
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Come a-gain ye chil-dren of men— For & thou. ae Thy sight
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from the storm oy blast
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from the storm = oy diast
D minor.
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‘are but asyes-ter-day, seeing that is past as awateh in the
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are but as yes-ter-day,
41819Poco meno lento. (Andante.)
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CHontS, AS soon as Thou aeat-terest them They are ev-enas a sleep and fase heway
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Poco meno lento. (Andante.)
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Like the grass, grass, it grow- eth
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up, but in the eve-ning it is ent down,
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dried up and with- ered.
with- ered:
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eve-ning itis cut down, dried up
up, but in the
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pleasure, and are a fraid at Thy wratheful in - dig — na-tion.
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For when Thou art
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‘The years of our age are three score years and
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‘The years of our age are three score years and
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* In small choirs this should be sung by & olo baritone.
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wat they come to four-score years,
men be 0 2
men be so strong thi
a tale that is told,
= Poco piu lento,
yet is their strength but a= boar and sor row.
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yet is their strength but Ia- bour and
pass - eth
Poco pi lento.
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Turn Thee a - gain 0
Lord at the last.
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Lord at the last,
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‘© In emall choirs this should be sung by # solo quartet.
aioand that soon.
© tactie- fy us with Thy mer-ey
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satisfy us with Thy mer-cy and that sn0n-
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Jolee and be
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Joice and be glad all the _ days
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41319Poco animato.
Swell.
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‘Tempo primo (lento.)
In free time. MM —W
Da miner.
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Lord, “Thou hast been our re-fuge from one gen-er- A-tion to An-
‘TRUMPET. (ad 11D)
Tempo primo (lento.)
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B minor.
fore the moun-tains were brought
‘Be-fore the moun-tains were brought
God from ev- er- Iast-ing
Torth, or ev-er the earth and the world were made, Thou
41819BOTH CHORUSES
SOPRANO.
‘and world with-out
ALTO.
and world with-out
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‘And the glo» rious
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‘And the glo - rious Ma - jes-ty___ of the Lord, the glo - rious Ma - J
be,
‘And the glo- rious Ma-jes-ty___ of the Lord be up-
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Ma - Jes-ty. of the Lord be up- on
Lord be up - on
glo - rious Ma - jes-ty__ be up- on us. Pros - per Thou, O pros-per Thou the
per Thou, O pros-per Thou the work
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© prosper Thou, 0 pros- per Thou the work four hands,O pros-per Thou the work
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of our hands, pros - per Thou, O pros-per Thou the work.
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pros - per Thou our han - dy - work.
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