Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep

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SHEPHERDS, SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP Based upon a medieval Besançon carol melody f o r C h o r u s ( S ATB)

Arranged by B R A XTO N B L A KE

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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S H E P H E R D S , S H A K E O F F Y O U R D R OW S Y S L E E P Based upon a medieval Besançon carol melody

Flowing .=70–74

BRAXTON BL AKE

solo

Sopranos solo

Rise,

and

leave

your graz

ing

Rise,

and

leave your graz

ing

solo

Altos solo

Tenors

Shep herds! Shake off

your drow

sy

sleep,

Basses

Flowing .=70–74 for rehearsal only

5

tutti

sheep;

Tid ings of

great

joy

are

Tid ings of

great

joy

are

joy

are

tutti

sheep; solo

tutti

An gels from hea

ven ’round are

sing

ing,

sing

tutti

Tid ings of

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copyright © 2001 Braxton Blake

great

poch. rit.

9

accel.

3

a tempo

bring

ing.

Shep herds! The cho

rus

come

and swell!

bring

ing.

Shep herds! The cho

rus

come

and swell!

(sing)

ing.

cho

and

swell!

Sing

No

bring

ing.

rus come

and

poch. rit.

Shep herds! The

rus come

Shep herds, the accel.

cho

a tempo

poch. rit.

12

poco meno mosso

Sing

No el,

No

el,

No el!

Sing

No

Sing

No el,

No

el,

No el!

Sing

No

solo

el,

swell,

No el,

No

el,

Sing

No

el,

Sing

tutti

(altri) Sing

No el,

No

No el,

el!

Sing

poch. rit.

poco meno mosso

No el,

No

No

4

a tempo

16

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

el!

Hark! Ev en

now

the bells

ring

round,

Lis

ten

to

their mer

ry

a tempo

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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

accel.

24

5

poco più mosso

break

ing.

Shep herds! The

cho

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.

cho

and

swell!

Sing

Shep herds! The accel.

No

poco più mosso

poch. rit.

27

rus come

a tempo

poch. rit.

el,

No

el,

No

el!

Sing

No

el,

No

el,

No

el,

No

el,

No

el!

Sing

No

el,

No

el,

No

Sing,

No

el,

No

el!

el!

No

el,

No

el,

No

el,

No

el,

No

el!

Sing

No

el,

No

el,

No

poch. rit.

No

a tempo

poch. rit.

6

poco meno mosso 30

(ossia: solo)

el!

See how the

flo

el!

No

el!

el!

wers all burst a

new,

Think ing

snow

is

sum

el!

No

el!

No

No

el!

No

el!

No

No

el!

No

el!

No

poco meno mosso

accel. poco a poco

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dew;

See how the

stars

a

fresh are

glow

ing, All

their bright

est beams are be

el!

No

el!

No

el,

el!

No

el!

No

el,

el!

No

el!

No

el,

accel. poco a poco

mer

38

(accel.)

7

a tempo (tutti)

stow

ing. Shep herds! The

(el,)

Their

cho rus come and swell! Sing No

el,

bright

No el,

No el!

est

beams be

stow

ing.

bring out somewhat

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(el,)

Their

bright

est

beams be

stow

ing.

(el,)

Their

bright

est

beams be

stow

ing.

(accel.)

a tempo

poch. rit.

Sing

Tempo I

No

No

el,

No el,

el,

No

No

(tutti)

el!

Je

el!

Je (ossia: solo)

poch. rit.

No

el,

No

el!

No

el,

No

el!

Com eth at

length the age

Je Tempo I

of

8

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su,

Je

su,

No

su,

Je

su,

No

peace,

Strife

su,

and

sor

row now

shall

Je

cease;

Pro phets fore

su,

the won

a tempo

el,

Je

su.

Lo,

he

el,

Je

su.

Lo,

he

sto

el,

ry Of

this hea ven born Prince

Je

of

glo

drous

No

poch. rit.

50

told

ry.

Shep herds! The

su. poch. rit.

cho

Lo, a tempo

rus come and

he

9

poch. rit.

54

comes, and

loves,

and

saves,

and

frees

comes, and

loves,

and

saves,

and

frees

swell!

Sing

No

comes, and

el,

loves,

No el,

and

No el!

Sing

saves,

and

No

el,

No el,

No

frees poch. rit.

Tempo I

58

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

(tutti)

el!

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

Tempo I

10

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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

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11

rit. poco a poco

69

el,

No

el,

No

el!

Sing

No

el,

No

el,

No

el,

No

el!

Sing

No

el,

No

solo Sing tutti

el,

No

el,

No

el!

el,

No

el,

No

el!

(altri)

Sing

No

el,

No

Sing

No

el,

No

rit. poco a poco

72

(poco rit.)

più rit.

el!

molto rit.

No

el!

el!

No

el,

No

el!

el!

No

el,

No

el!

el!

No

el,

No

el!

(poco rit.)

più rit.

molto rit.

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