Dedicated to Mary Rain (1894-1991) and Gladys Weld Shaw Winch (1902-1995)
Let's toil for Love not Hate (For SSATBB chorus, unaccompanied)
Lyrics: Emily Dickinson Soprano 1
Soprano 2 (Alto 1)
Alto
= 100
Tenor
Baritone (Tenor 2)
Bass
Piano
[Composer's note: ideally the 3 groups of paired vocal lines could be spacially separated in performance.]
I
Music: David Rain
had
I
had
I
no
I
had
no
time,
had
no
time
to
time
time
no
to
to
time
Hate,
I
© David Rain, 2021-2023
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Hate,
no
Hate,
I
had
had
no
7
S1.
to
S2. (A1.)
A.
time
to
time
to
T.
time,
time,
S1. S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
no
Hate,
to
no
to
Be
cause
Be
cause
time
to
time
to
time
Hate,
Hate,
cause
the
Grave
would
the
Grave
the
Grave
would
hin
hin
Hate,
would
der
me,
der
me,
cause
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Hate,
would
Be
Be
Be
Hate,
to
Grave
time
Hate,
to
time
Hate,
to
Hate,
to
time
to
the
Be
no
cause
no
Hate,
Hate,
time
to
no
time
time,
A
14
Hate,
no
time,
time,
Pno.
no
no
B.
Hate,
time
Bar. (T2.)
the
cause
the
S1. 20
hin
S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
der
hin
der
hin
Pno.
27 S1.
B
S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
me,
would
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the
And
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der
life
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der
life
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would
would
the
would
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And
was
And
hin
me,
Grave.
me,
the
Grave,
me,
not
so
Amp
Amp
And
Grave.
not
life
was
le,
And
so
life,
so
le,
the
was
was
Grave.
Grave.
the
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life
life
the
me,
the
so
the
not
me,
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me,
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der
hin
was
not
der
would
And
der
der
hin
hin
Grave
would
me,
der
Grave
B.
life
life
was
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S1.
33
Amp
S2. (A1.)
le,
Amp
life
T.
not
Pno.
S1.
C
40
S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
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Pno.
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amp
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amp
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could
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fin
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fin
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I
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so,
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I
ish
I,
fin
could
fin
ish
En
so
mi
le
amp
so
En
amp
ty,
mi
ty,
le
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ish
le,
could
I,
I,
le,
I,
le,
le,
Amp
I,
Amp
ish
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so
was
B.
so
Amp
not
so
not
Bar. (T2.)
not
so
was
not
was
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life
A.
I
could
could
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S1.
47
S2. (A1.)
A.
En
En
mi
ty,
ish,
T.
Bar. (T2.)
Pno.
S1. D
S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
Nor
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had
I
not
ish
mi
ish
ish
En
ish
En
no
time
to
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time,
no
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ty.
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time
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ty.
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time,
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fin
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54
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could
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fin
fin
could
fin
B.
fin
not
I
not
could
fin
could
I
not
ty,
could
mi
I
time
time,
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60
S1.
no
S2. (A1.)
A.
T.
time,,
no
I
time,
Bar. (T2.)
no
to
B.
time
Pno.
to
67 S1.
But
A.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
time
time,
some
in
some
in
to
time,
time
no
to
Love,
time
no
to
Love,
time
no
time,
since
to
no
Love,
to
since
But
time
E
S2. (A1.)
Love,
Love,
Love,
love,
no
no
time
no
no
no
no
time
to
must
be,
since
since
in
dus
But
some
since
some
in
But
since
try
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Love,
be,
But
must
Love,
try
Love,
to
Love,
to
time
time
Love,
to
dus
to
time
Love,
time
to
dus
But
dus
some
some
73 S1.
some
S2. (A1.)
some
in
Bar. (T2.)
try
must
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
try,
dus
try,
be,
must
be,
some
in
F
The
lit
tle
tle
Toil
The
try
try
of
of
must
Love,
the
the
The
lit
tle
lit
lit
The
lit
The
lit
tle
Toil
Toil
tle
be,
be,
Love,
be,
must
must
try
lit
be,
stry
Toil
must
be,
be,
try
dus
dus
dus
must
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must
in
try
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in
some
in
lit
in
try
some
some
in
try,
some
some
The
A.
dus
dus
S1. S2. (A1.)
80
try,
B. Pno.
dus
in
T.
in
in
A.
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of
tle
of
7
86
S1.
tle
S2. (A1.)
Toil,
A.
tle
T.
Toil
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Love,
Pno.
T.
Bar. (T2.)
B.
Pno.
Love,
the
lit
the
Toil
the
Toil
thought,
Love
thought,
I
thought,
I
be
large
be
large
the
the
Love,
Love,
of
Love,
nough
thought,
the
of
thought,
Toil
I
the
Toil
of
Toil
of
Love
be
large
e
of
Love
be
Toil
e
nough
me,
e
for
for
me,
I
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Love,
Toil
of
of
Love,
of
Toil
of
Toil
Love,
the
of
Toil
of
the
Love
the
of
the
Toil,
Love,
Love,
Toil,
tle
of
tle
lit
thought,
Toil
Toil
Toil
the
of
I
A.
of
Toil
the
Toil,
S1. I
Love,
Love,
of
the
G
Toil
of
Love,
93
S2. (A1.)
Toil
large
e
100
S1.
be
S2. (A1.)
be
A.
Love
T.
Love
Bar. (T2.)
B.
nough
nough
Pno.
e
nough,
e
nough
me,
e
large
large
large
e
large
for
for
e
be
be
nough
nough
nough,
for
for
large
me,
e
me,
rit.
e
e
large
me,
e
e
nough
nough
nough
nough
for
me.
for
me.
for
for
for
nough
for
me.
me.
me.
me.
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