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
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I
three ships
come
sail
ing in
on
Christ mas day, on
Alto
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4 4
Tenor
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4 4
Bass
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4 4
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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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what was in
those
ships all three
on
Christ mas day,
on
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Christ mas day, And
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on
Christ mas day,
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4 4 Sa viour Christ
and
His La
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on
Christ
mas day,
on
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on
Christ
mas day,
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Christ mas day, Our
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His
La
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on
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mas,
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His
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and
viour Christ
and
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viour Christ
and
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on
mas day, *Christ
mp
Christ
mas day,
viour
and His
La
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on
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Christ
mas day,
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and His
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on
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Christ mas day,
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ships
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those
ships
all three,
on
Christ mas day, on
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day.
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they sailed in
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day.
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Christ
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to
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mas day, O
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Christ
mas, Christ
mas
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mas
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day
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in
the
2 2 mor
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ning
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day
in
the
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mas day, on
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the
bells
on
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on
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Christ
mas
day,
all
mas
day,
all
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on
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mas day, on
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day,
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mas day, on
bells
on
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bells
earth shall ring
on
Christ
on
on
And
in the
mor
ning,
And
mas day
in the
mor
ning,
And
2 2
Christ
mas day in the
mor ning,
2 2
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ven
shall
sing,
and
7 8 the
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gels in
hea
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on
f
4 4
Christ
mas day,
on
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on
earth
shall sing
on
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all
ning,
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f
all
mas day
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earth shall ring
mor
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the
all
in the
2 2
Christ
f
all
mas day
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2 2 the
2 2
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2 2 the
broader still q = 100
earth shall
sing
on
Christ
mas day,
on
Christ
Christ
mas day, and
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on
Christ mas
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7 8 the souls on
Christ
day, and
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mp
all
the
an
gels in
heav’n shall
sing,
on
Christ
mas day,
on
Christ
mas day,
on
Christ
mas,
on Christ mas
Christ
mas,
on Christ mas
mp
all
the
an
gels in heav’n shall
sing
on
mp
all
souls
shall
sing,
shall sing,
on
mp
all
the
souls
on
earth
shall
sing,
on
mp
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Christ
mas day,
mas day,
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the
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on Christ mas
day
in
the
mor
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w.
Christ
f
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ning,
Now
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let
us
all
re
joice a
main,
on
let
us all
re
joice
a main,
on
f
Now
let
us all
let
us all
re
joice a
main,
on
joice
main,
on
f
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re
a
f
rall.
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4 4 Christ
mas
day,
on
Christ
3 8 mas
day,
4 4 Christ
mas
day,
on
Christ
mas
day,
on
Christ
mas
mas
day,
on
Christ
Let
3 8 mas
mas
4 4
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Let
us
all
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us
all
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day,
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f
3 8
4 4
all
us
day,
3 8
us
f
day,
4 4 Christ
let
3 8
4 4 Christ
Now
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q = 116
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mp
7 8 joice
a
main,
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on
Christ
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a
on
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day,
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mas
p
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mas
day,
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mas
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main
mas, Christ
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p
6 8
6 8
mas day,
p
*Christ
mp
Christ
6 8
*Christ
7 8
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p
7 8
main,
a
6 8
day
main,
7 8 joice
mas
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7 8 joice a
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pr
ic
oh
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by
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co . n
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ti di
le
rsa
ve
i n u
w.
w
w
in
the
mor
ning!
in
the
mor
ning!
in
the
mor
ning!
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