Borrow’d Light 3 Songs f0r High Voice & Piano
David Lewiston Sharpe
Words Three metaphysical poems, by John Donne, Henry King and Henry Vaughan.
Scoring High Voice Piano
Duration: 8 mins approx.
Contents 1. Batter My Heart ...
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2. Like To The Falling of a Star
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3. Peace
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Borrow’d Light Three Metaphysical Poems David Lewiston Sharpe
1. Batter My Heart
John Donne (1572–1631) Poco allegretto ma espressivo
q = 74
mf espress.
mf m.d. mf
5
Bat- ter
my heart
shine
As
cresc.
and seekto mend, That I may
mf
for you
9
three - per - son’d God;
poco mf
© Copyright 1997 by David Lewiston Sharpe
rise
dim.
dim.
yet but knocke,
breathe,
3 and
stand;
2
13
più f
17
blowe,
meno f
I,
but
breake,
like an
u - surp’t town,
p dolce e sost.
più f
to
Oh,
Your force,
me new, make me new.
mf
to
no
end.
to
you,
p dolce e sost.
meno f
26
and make
o’er - throw me and bend
burn
21
a - no - ther due,
La bour to ad - mit
meno f
3
mf
31
3
dim.
Rea - son your
mf
cap - tiv’d
and
proves
would be lov’d faine,
dim.
45
Yet
But
am
f
dear - ly
3
sost.
I love
f
is
you
and
be - troth’d
poco marcato
dim.
p dolce
weake or un - true.
But
3
41
rit.
me should de - fend,
36
vice - roy in me,
più p
meno f
un - to your e - ne - my:
Di - vorce me, un - tie,
f
or breake
that knot
a-
4
49
Take me
to you,
gain
mf
im - pri - son
mf
you
mf
poco f
en - thrall me,
ne -
ex - cept you
ra
shall be free;
ver
me,
60
ra - vish
Ex
3
Nor e - ver
poco f
-
chaste,
vish
me,
ex - cept you
cept
-
me.
for I,
ten. 57
mp
53
più dim.
ff poco
5
2. Like to the falling of a Starre Henry King (1592-1669)
Andantino
q = 68
mp espress.
Like to the fall - ing of a
ten.
mp espress.
16
Or like the fresh springs gaw- dy hew;
mp
poco cresc.
Or as the flights of
Starre;
p
mp
p
poco
8
mp delicato
Ea - gles are;
più f
meno f
Or sil - ver drops of morn - ing dew;
poco cresc.
Or like a
dim.
6
23
wind that chafes the
flood;
mp
30
mf
E - ven
mf marcato
p
38
più f
meno f
rit. mp
() Is streightcall’din,and paid to night.
light
ten.
meno f
row’d
-
-
-
the Bu - bble dies;
-
-
-
p
a tempo
-
-
- - -
-
a tempo
p sempre legato
mf
The Spring en - tomb’d in Aut - tumn lies;
-
poco
rit.
p
stood;
p
man, whose bor -
The Wind blowes out;
ter
such is
Or bu - bbles which on wa -
poco
ten.
7
rit. -
meno mosso
mp dolce
44
The
dew dries up;
rit. -
meno mosso
mp
51
Man for - got.
the Starre is
shot;
the Flight is
past;
pp pp
and
p sempre e delicato
8
3. Peace Henry Vaughan (1621/2-1695)
Andantino ed espressivo
q = 66
mp
My Soul
mp dolce
stars,
bove noise,
Where stands a wing - ed
15
8
mp
and
dan - ger
Sen - trie
All skill - full in the wars
Sweet
peace
sits crown’d with smiles,
poco più f
poco più f
far be - yond the
there is a Coun - trie
There
a-
crown’d with
Più adagio
22
mf dolce
pp delicato And
smiles,
one
31
Beau - teous files,
He is thy
And
47
There
growes
the flowre of
If
mp dolce
thou canst get but
mp dolce
The Rose
my Soul a - wake!)
Tempo primo
peace,
(O
p dolce
Com - mands the
p dolce
Did in pure love de - scend To die here for thy sake,
39
born in a Man - ger
gra - cious friend,
9
thi - ther
thatcan - not wi - ther thy
10
56
for - tresse, and thy ease;
62
Leave then thy fool - ish
But one, who ne - ver chan - ges,
cure,
ran - ges;
Thy God,
thy
For none can thee
life,
se -
ff poco
thy
Cure.
ff poco