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LEAD GENTLY, LORD for Mixed Chorus SATB a cappella Paul Laurence Dunbar
DOUGLAS PEW (b 1980)
(1872 - 1906)
SOPRANO
œ
& 44 Œ
ALTO
œ
œ
œ
V 44 Œ
TENOR
œ
˙˙ . .
p espr.
˙˙
Lead gent - ly,
œ
p espr. œ bœ
Lord,
Lead gent - ly,
? 44 Œ
œ
Lord,
b˙.
œ
œ
˙œ b œ
œ
F ˙.
slow,
for
Lead gent - ly,
and
Lord,
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
& 44 Œ
PIANO
? 44 Œ
(for rehearsal only)
5
S
(no rit.)
& ˙
˙
steps
A
are
& œ œ b˙ steps
T
are
V œ bœ œ bœ steps
?˙
steps
& ˙œ
œœ
p ˙. p
weak,
b˙.
p b˙.
weak,
b˙
are
weak,
(no rit.)
œ b ˙˙
œ ? ˙ b œ b œ˙ b œ
Duration: c4'
œœ b œœ
p n˙.
are
Pe B
œœ
weak,
˙. ˙.
b˙. n ˙.
œ
˙˙ œ
œ
˙. b˙.
œ œ
,F bœ ,F œ
and
,F œ
and
˙œ . ˙
œ
oh,
slow,
for
ev
œœœ
-
˙.
ev
Œ
Ó
œ
and
slow,
for
œ
˙.
œ
and
slow,
for
oh,
œœ
b ˙˙œ..
œœ
˙. œ
bœ œ
-
œ
b b œ˙ . b œ
er
as
I
œ
˙
er
as
œ œ
er
œ
œ œ
˙
F espr. bœ bœ
-
b˙. ˙.
˙
b˙
ev - er
b œœ
˙
oh,
b˙.
b ˙œ. œ b œ œ ev
my
F œ œ œ œ
œ
b b ˙œ . b œ œ œœ
and
bœ
F ˙
oh,
œœ
b œ˙ . œ b œ b œœ
n˙
bœ œ
as
I
as
b ˙˙ n ˙œ
I
˙œ
œ n b œ˙
my
my
˙ bœ œœ œ œ
œ
œœ b œœ
p ˙.
œ
p ˙.
some
go,
some
go,
I
œ œ ˙
my
F œ bœ œ œ
ru sa lC
BASS
and
Lord,
Lead gent - ly,
p espr. œ œ
œ
b˙.
op
& 44 Œ
y
p espr. œ œ
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
œ œ
p œ ˙
p b˙.
go,
œ œ
some
œ
go,
some
˙˙ . .
œœ
b œ˙ .
˙
œœ
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& œ
œ œ
˙.
œ
sooth - ing sen - tence A
& ˙
sooth
T
V b˙ sooth
B
-
? ˙
œ b˙
ing
b˙
œ bœ œ bœ
œ
˙
sen - tence,
ing
b˙
P ˙
sooth - ing sen - tence
sen
P b˙
˙
sen - tence,
ing
_
_
Ó
_
Poco meno q = c80
p
Œ
œ
˙.
œ
I
may
œ
œ œ bœ œ
, p
that
sen - tence, some
˙ -
P
speak,
∑
_
œ ˙ ˙.
˙
, p œ ˙.
speak; that
sen
-
tence
speak;
& œ ˙ ? b ˙˙
œ
œ˙
˙œ . b˙
œ
˙ ˙
b˙ b˙
˙ ˙
˙.
˙
-
tence
that
speak;
S
& ˙
turn
A
& œ˙
my
œ
turn
T
œ˙
V b˙
œ
˙ b˙
bœ
œ bœ ˙ ˙
turn
? b ˙˙
œ
˙œ . œ
face
through
doubt's
ob
˙.
œ
face
through
œ
œ bœ
œ
b˙
˙
˙˙ ..
my
face
˙
˙.
my
face
˙˙œ ˙ ˙
œ
˙˙˙.. . ˙˙ .. ˙.
œ bœ
œ
doubt's
through
doubt's
through
doubt's
œ
œ
b˙
ob
œœ
˙œ .
ob
-
ob
-
˙
b˙
œœ
b œœ ˙
œ
I
may
˙œ . œ œ bœ œ
œ bœ œ
˙. ˙.
œ
- scu
œ
œ -
œ
- scu
-
œœœ
ri
œ
scu
-
ri
œœ
-
˙
f o r w a r d) _
b ˙˙
œ
˙ -
œœ
_
ri -
scu
˙
_
ri -
œ
b˙
(m o v i n g
œœ
˙.
f o r w a r d) _
œ
œœ
may
Poco meno q = c80
Ó Œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙˙ ..
œ
˙
Pe
? ˙
& ˙˙œ
œ
my
turn
B
˙˙ ..
˙
may
I
that
Rall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Œ œ
(m o v i n g
15
I
, œp
ru sa lC
sooth
˙ ˙
-
Œ
_
y
S
Rall. _
op
10
_
œœ ˙˙
_
œœ
_
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& ˙.
,
ty A
&œ
˙
bœ
, œ
V ˙.
œ
ty
b˙.
œ
œ bœ bœ œ
toward
thine
_
œœ
˙
-
b ˙˙ ..
b œœ
œ
b˙.
ing
ing
U
e'en
place,
e'en
b˙. U
˙.
ing
˙.
? ˙˙ ..
24
S
Rit.
& ˙˙
U
˙.
˙
can - not
A
tho'
p œ
place,
˙
-
˙œ b œ
U
b˙
b˙.
ing
place,
-
not
& œ œ œ œ can
T
-
V b˙.
can
œ
B
˙
can - not Rit.
& ˙œ˙ œ ? b ˙˙ .
U
˙.
˙œ bœ
U
˙œ œ ˙
bœ bœ œ ˙ b˙
œ
Adagio misterioso q = c60
Œ
∑
Œ
∑
˙.
see.
U
˙.
œ
U ˙.
π œ w Œ
For
lo,
Œ
Ó
see.
U
˙˙ . . ˙˙ ..
Ó
u
∑
e'en
œ
tho'
I
p œ ˙
œ
e'en tho'
I
˙œ.
∑
Œ
w
∑
p
œ
lo,
lo,
the way
is
Œ
œ
w
the way
Œ
Ó bœ.
Œ bœ bœ bœ œ œ J
bœ. b ˙.
p œ is
Through
∑ œ
dark;
˙.
œœ œ
j bœ œ bœ œ œ
w
∑
œœ
œ
∑
π bœ bœ œ œ Œ œ b œ . b Jœ b˙.
w Ó
bœ.
œ
Ó
Adagio misterioso q = c60
Œ
˙˙ .. ˙.
œ
b ˙˙ ..
∑
For
œ Œ
I
˙.
œ
For
Œ
œœ
œ
tho'
Œ
b˙.
see.
not see.
Pe
? ˙
not
-
œ œ
I
Meno mosso, sost.
see.
& œ œ œ œ can
b œ˙ . b œ b œ
œ
p espr. œ œ˙ . œ
place,
bœ bœ œ œ
a - bid
_ (poco rit.)
˙
ru sa lC
œœ
-
p
Meno mosso, sost.
U
œ bœ œ bœ
a - bid
, œ
(mov. forw.) _
-
a - bid
toward thine
? ˙. & ˙œ .
˙.
œ
˙
a - bid
toward thine
ty
B
b˙.
œ
toward thine
ty T
_ (poco rit.)
y
S
_
op
,
(mov. forw.) _ 19
through
j œ
bœ bœ œ œ œ
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S
œ
Through mist
& Ó
grope,
for that fit
j œ bœ œ bœ œ
mists
and cloud I
w
∑
-
˙.
through
mist
I
F b˙.
f œ œ bœ bœ
mist,
the
b˙.
bœ
F b˙.
œ
spark,
F b˙. lit
B
& œ.
, P tutti œ bœ bœ œ œ œ bœ grope,
the
w
-
ful
w ? b˙.
p b œœ
Poco rit.
& b˙. b˙.
hope,
A
& b b œ˙ .
œ
hope,
V
B
bœ
the
b˙
bœ
hope,
? b˙.
Pe
T
p
the
bœ
hope,
b b ˙˙˙œ... b œ œw
œ
33
S
grope,
œ œ b œœ œ b œœœ œ J
p œ p œ
the
the
F b˙. lit
œ
f b˙
˙
tle
flame
of
the
-
œ
-
tle
œ
F espr. ˙ œ bœ
spark,
œ
save
œ œ œ œœœ œ œ bœ bœ
œ bœ
˙.
œ
flame
of
b˙.
œ
flame
of
b˙.
œ
flame
of
n˙.
œ
flame
of
P nw >
the
P bw >
?
b˙ b˙.
bœ
œ b b œb œœ
bœ
œ œ
b ˙˙ ..
b˙. n˙.
œœ œ œ
b b bb ˙˙˙˙ ... . b ˙˙ .
for the
œœœ œ
œ b œœ
lit - tle flame of
f b˙
flame
b˙
f b˙
˙
flame
of
f bœ bœ œ œ
P b w>
Œ
lit - tle flame of
P > bw
hope.
b ww bw bw
b b b ˙˙œ˙ œ bœ b˙
bœ
p espr. œ œ p espr.
Lead
Œ
hope.
hope.
of
œ˙
œœ
˙ ˙
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
hope.
Poco rit.
& b b b ˙˙œ ..
b˙
for
ru sa lC
œ
ful
œ
Save for that fit
? b˙.
f ˙
save
œ bœ œ œ œ œ
bœ
œ
dark;
V
P bœ Save
& œ. T
bw
I
Œ
& ˙. A
œ
F bw
y
& Œ
p œ
29
op
4
œ
Œ
gent - ly,
œ
œ
p espr. œ bœ
œ
Lead
Œ
œ
gent - ly,
p espr. œ œ
Lead
gent - ly,
Lead
œ
gent - ly,
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
Œ
Œ
œœ œœ
œœ
b œœ
œ œ œ
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6
& œ
œ
œ
I
hear
less A
call.
˙
œ
V b˙
˙
bw
I
hear
˙
bw
I
hear
I
less
B
thy
? ˙
less
& œ˙
œ
hear,
œ˙
˙œ .
œ
un
-
œ
less
P w
bœ I
œ
hear
bœ
thy
? b ˙˙
49
S
˙ ˙
faint
A
&œ
faint
T
-
œ
-
bœ
thy
œ
V ˙.
faint
-
? ˙.
Pe B
faint
-
Poco meno q = c80
& œ˙ .
? ˙˙ ..
œ
bœ
˙
Œ œ
˙ ˙
, œp
My
˙.
call.
My
Rall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
œ
bœ
œ
Ó œ
bœ
˙ b˙
˙ ˙
˙˙ ..
Œ
˙
ing
soul
doth
yearn
œ
œ˙
œ bœ
b˙
˙
F ˙˙ ..
ing
soul
doth
yearn
for
˙
b˙
green
˙
p œ
thy
œ
F ˙.
ing
soul
doth
yearn
for
thy
green
œœ
˙˙œ
˙˙˙.. .
œœ
œ˙ .
bœ œœ
b˙ ˙
œ˙
œ
doth
˙˙œ ˙ ˙
p œ
F ˙.
for
for
p œ
b˙
˙
yearn
œ
˙˙ .. ˙.
p œ
œœ
˙œ. œ thy
œ
thy
b˙
œ
œœ
œ œ
˙
œ
œ
My
˙
soul
_
,p œ
call.
œ
ing
_
œ
call.
thy
œ
p
_
,p
F ˙˙ ..
Poco meno q = c80
& ˙.
b˙ b˙
Œ
˙.
P bw
b˙
_
My
P
b˙
Ó
ru sa lC
œ
∑
Œ
˙.
& ˙
less
T
œ
_
y
S
Rall. _
op
45
œ bœ
œœ
green
œ
green
˙
b œœ ˙
œœœ
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hills A
&
œ œ œ œ
V b˙
˙ -
far;
˙
hills
-
far;
œœ
œœ
˙œ .
b˙.
bœ
˙
so
let
thy
mer
œ
˙.
œ
let
thy
,œ
b˙.
so
,œ
let
so
let
œœ
b ˙˙ ..
˙
mer
mer
œ bœ bœ œ
œœ
b˙.
œ
6 4
-
U
œ bœ
-
bœ bœ
thy
my
b˙.
cy
œ bœ
œ
6 4
burn-
œ
˙ -
? b ˙˙
Meno mosso, sost.
-
great
A
& 46 œ˙
œ
-
V 46 w
cy
burn-
U
œ
œ
˙.
cy
˙
thy
burn-
U
b˙
b˙.
-
cy
burn-
˙œ b œ
˙œ
mer
b œœ
my
˙
44 w w
er,
guid
œœ
œœ
-
er,
bœ
b˙.
er,
guid
˙
˙
great
-
? 46 ww
œ
œ
œœ
˙˙
-
œ
-
˙
π U w
44
œ
b œ˙
-
ing
˙.
˙
-
-
œ
-
œ
-
-
b wœ œ
ing
˙
ing
w
guid
œœ
bœ
˙˙
44 w
er,
˙œœ
bœ ˙
œœ
Rit.
guid
-
Meno mosso, sost.
& 46 w˙ œ.
44 œ
44 b ˙ .
Pe
? 46 ˙
b œ˙ . b œ b œ
˙
great
B
œœ
œ
-
great
T
˙. ˙.
& 46 w
58
S
˙˙
-
ing
44 b ˙w.
p
my
p œ
6 4
my
p Œ
46
œ
46
œ
˙
œ
˙˙˙.
b wœ w
œ
b ˙˙ ..
46
star!
π U w
star!
π U ww
star!
π U ww
star!
Rit.
wœw
p
U
ru sa lC
œœ
˙.
a
œ
so
˙.
a
? ˙ & œœ
œ ˙
a - far;
hills B
,
a - far;
hills T
˙.
& œ œ œ œ
y
S
,
op
53
œ
˙ ˙
œ
U
ww w
U w
ww
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