2 for Simon Earl and the choir of Christchurch Priory
I Saw Three Ships
Traditional arr. George Arthur
Dancing q = 116 (e = e throughout) Soprano
7 8
mp
4 4
I
three ships
come
sail
ing in
on
Christ mas day, on
Alto
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4 4
Tenor
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Bass
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Keyboard (for rehearsal only)
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saw
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mp
4 4 Christ mas day,
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saw three ships come
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sail ing in
on
Christ
mas day
in the mor ning
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And mf And
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what was in
those
ships all three
on
Christ mas day,
on
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Christ mas day, And
4 4 what was in
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those
ships all three
on
Christ mas day,
on
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Christ mas day, And
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Our
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Our
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Christ
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those
ships all three
on
Christ
mas day
in the
mor
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4 4 Sa viour Christ
and
His La
dy,
on
Christ
mas day,
on
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and
His La
dy,
on
Christ
mas day,
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Christ mas day, Our
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and
His
La
dy
on
Christ
mas,
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His
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on
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and
viour Christ
and
His La
dy,
on
viour Christ
and
His Lad
dy,
Christ
on
mas day, *Christ
mp
Christ
mas day,
viour
and His
La
dy,
on
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Christ
mas day,
viour
and His
La
dy,
on
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Christ
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*Christ
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Christ mas day,
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mas,
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Christ
mas day,
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mas day in the
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mas day
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Pray mf
whi
ther sailed
Pray
whi
those
ships
all three,
on
Christ mas day, on
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those
ships
all three,
on
Christ mas day, on
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day,
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on
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Christ mas day, Pray
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Christ
on
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Christ mas day, Pray
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day,
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mas
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those
ships
all three,
on
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mas
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day.
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they sailed in
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Christ mas day
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Christ
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to
Beth
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mas day, O
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they sailed in
to
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sailed
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Christ
mas, Christ
mas
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mas
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day
4 4 Christ
p sub.
in
the
2 2 mor
p sub.
ning
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day
in
the
2 2 mor
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ning
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And
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And
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And
all
the
bells
on
earth shall ring
on
all f
the
bells
on
earth shall
on
Christ
mas day, on
f
2 2
And
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2 2 all
the
bells on
earth shall ring
on
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2 2 all
2 2
2 2
the
bells
on
earth shall ring
on
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f
Christ
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Christ
mas
day,
all
mas
day,
all
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on
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