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The Holly and the Ivy for mixed choir
TOV018-12
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The Holly and the Ivy arr. Paul Hillier
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(solo ad lib.)
S
1. The hol - ly and the
8
S
(tutti)
crown.
A
T
B
i - vy, when they are both full grown, of
sun
And the run - ning of the deer,
O the ris - ing of the
sun
And the run - ning of the deer,
The play - ing of the mer - ry
or - gan, sweet
O the ris - ing of the
sun
And the run - ning of the deer,
The play - ing of the mer - ry
or - gan, sweet
ris - ing of the
And the run - ning of the deer,
The play - ing of the mer - ry
sing -ing in
the
choir.
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sing -ing in
the
the
2
or - gan, sweet
2. The hol - ly bears a
blos - som As white as li - ly flower
And
Ma - ry bore sweet
choir.
T Je-sus Christ To be our sweet sav - ior. 22
or - gan, sweet
choir.
sing-ing in the choir. sing -ing in
sun
The play - ing of the mer - ry
in the wood The hol - ly bears the
O the ris - ing of the
O the
B
all the trees
O the ris - ing of the
O the
sun
And the run - ning of
ris - ing of the
And the run - ning of
sun
the deer,
the deer,
The
The
3
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S
3
T play-ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing-ing in the choir. B play - ing of the mer - ry
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S
A
T
blood,
T
sun
3. The hol - ly bears a
ber - ry As
Red as a - ny
Ma - ry bore sweet
do poor sin - ners
O the
ris - ing of
the
good.
4. The
4. The
or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.
4 hol - ly bears a prick- le As sharp as a - ny thorn
hol - ly bears a prick- le As sharp as a - ny thorn
4
good.
Je - sus Christ To
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A
The play - ing of the mer - ry
S
do poor sin - ners
And the run - ning of the deer,
Red as a - ny
A
B
And
Je - sus Christ To
ber - ry As
Ma - ry bore sweet
42
S
And
3. The hol - ly bears a
or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.
blood,
or - gan,
And Ma - ry bore sweet Je - sus Christ On Christ - mas Day i'th
And Ma - ry bore sweet Je - sus Christ On Christ - mas Day i'th
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S
Morn.
O the ris - ing of the
A
Morn.
T
B
O the ris - ing of the
sun
And the run - ning of the deer,
The play - ing of the mer - ry
or - gan, sweet
ris - ing of the
sing - ing in
the
choir.
the
The play - ing of the mer - ry
or - gan, sweet
choir. 5. The hol - ly bears a
bark As bit - ter as a - ny
gall,
And
Ma - ry bore sweet
O the ris - ing of the
The
sun
And the run - ning of the
O the ris - ing of the
And the run - ning of the deer,
5
choir.
sing-ing in the choir. the
sun
or - gan, sweet
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or - gan, sweet
The play - ing of the mer - ry
sing - ing in
The play - ing of the mer - ry
And the run - ning of the deer,
sing - ing in
And the run - ning of the deer,
sun
O the
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sun
O the ris - ing of the
sun
And the run - ning of the
deer,
deer,
The
The
Je - sus Christ For
to re - deem us
all.
The
5
a tempo
play - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the play - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the play - ing of the or - gan, sweet sing-ing in the rall.
77
play
-
84
grown,
grown,
of
all the trees in the wood
of
all the trees in the wood
run - ning of
the
run - ning of
the
run- ning of the run - ning of
6
When they are both full
choir. 6. The hol - ly and the
i - vy, When they are both full
choir.
the
The hol - ly bears the
The hol - ly bears the
choir.
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ing of the or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.
The hol
6
-
crown.
O the ris - ing of the
deer,
O
ly bears the crown.
sun
And the
the
ris - ing of the
sun
And the
O the ris - ing of the
sun
And the
The
deer,
The
deer,
The
deer,
The
pay - ing of the mer - ry
And the
O the ris - ing of the
poco rit.
sun
crown.
or - gan, sweet
sing- ing in
the
choir.
pay - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing- ing in the choir. pay - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing- ing in the choir. pay - ing of the mer - ry
or - gan, sweet
sing- ing in
the
choir.