SHEPHERDS, SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP
Based upon a medieval Besançon carol melody for Chorus (SATB)
Arranged by BRAXTON BLAKE
SHEPHERDS, SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP
Based upon a medieval Besançon carol melody
Flowing .=70–74
Sopranos
Altos
Tenors
BRAXTON BLAKE
Rise, solo solo and leave your graz ing
Rise, solo and leave your graz ing
Shep solo herds! Shake off your drow sy sleep,
Basses
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Flowing .=70–74
sheep; Tid tutti ings of great joy are rehearsal only for
sheep; Tid tutti ings of great joy are
An solo gels from hea ven ’round are sing ing, sing
Tid tutti ings of great joy are
bring
ing.
Shep a tempo herds! The cho rus come and swell!
bring ing.
Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell!
Shep herds, the cho rus come and (sing) ing. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
bring ing.
poch. rit. accel. a tempo
Sing No el, No el, No el! poch. rit. Sing poco meno mosso No
Sing No el, No el, No el! Sing No
Sing No el, No el, No el, solo Sing
Sing (altri) No tutti el, No el, No
swell, Sing No el, No el, No el!
poch. rit. poco meno mosso
el! Hark! a tempo Ev en now the bells ring round, Lis ten to their mer ry
el! Hark! Ev en now the bells ring round, Lis ten to their mer ry
el! Hark! Ev en now the bells ring round, Lis ten to their mer ry
el! Hark! Ev en now the bells ring round, Lis ten to their mer ry
tempo
sound; Hark! How the birds new songs are mak ing, As if win ter’s chains were
sound; Hark! How the birds new songs are mak ing, As if win ter’s chains were
sound; Hark! How the birds new songs are mak ing, As if win ter’s chains were
sound; Hark! How the birds new songs are mak ing, As if win ter’s chains were
break ing. Shep accel. herds! The cho poco più mosso rus come and swell! Sing No
break ing. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
break ing. Shep herds, the cho rus come and swell!
break ing. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
el, No el, poch. rit. No el! a tempo Sing No el, poch. rit. No el, No accel. poco più mosso
el, No el, No el! Sing No el, No el, No Sing, No el, No el! No el! No el, No el, No el, No el, No el! Sing No el, No el, No
poch. rit. a tempo poch. rit.
(el,) Their bright est beams be stow ing.
(el,) Their bring out somewhat bright est beams be stow ing.
(el,) Their bright est beams be stow ing.
(accel.) a tempo
peace, Strife and sor row now shall cease; Pro phets fore told the won drous su, Je su,
el, Je su. poch. rit. a tempo Lo, he su, Je su, No
sto ry Of this hea ven born Prince of glo ry. Shep herds! The cho rus come and el, Je su. Lo, he
el, Je su. Lo, he
poch. rit. a tempo
comes, and loves, and saves, and frees poch.
comes, and loves, and saves, and frees
swell! Sing No el, No el, No el! Sing No el, No el, No
comes, and loves, and saves, and frees
us! Shep
herds! Then up and quick a way, Seek the babe ere break of poch. rit.
us! Shep herds! Then up and quick a way, Seek the babe ere break of
us! Shep herds! Then up and quick a way, Seek the babe ere break of el! Shep (tutti) herds! Then up and quick a way, Seek the babe ere break of
day; He is the hope of ev’ ry na tion, All in him shall find sal
day; He is the hope of ev’ ry na tion, All in him shall find sal
day; He is the hope of ev’ ry na tion, All in him shall find sal
day; He is the hope of ev’ ry na tion, All in him shall find sal
va tion. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
va tion. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
va tion. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
va tion. Shep herds! The cho rus come and swell! Sing No
el, No el, No el! rit. poco a poco
Sing No el, No
el, No el, No el!
Sing No el, No
el, No el, No el! Sing solo (altri) Sing No tutti el, No
el, No el, No el! Sing No el, No
No el, No el! el! No el, No el! 72 el! (poco rit.) più rit. No el! molto rit. rit. poco a poco
No el, No el!
(poco rit.) più rit. molto rit.