Julian Marshall THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER
for SATB choir unaccompanied
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When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry “weep, weep, weep, weep,” So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep.
There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head That curl’d like a lamb's back, was shaved, so I said, "Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair."
And so he was quiet, & that very night, As Tom was a-sleeping he had such a sight, That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack, Were all of them locked up in coffins of black.
And by came an Angel who had a bright key, And he opened the coffins & set them all free, Then down a green plain leaping, laughing they run, And wash in a river and shine in the Sun.
Then naked & white, all their bags left behind, They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind; And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy, He'd have God for his father & never want joy.
And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark And got with our bags & our brushes to work. Tho’ the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm; So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.
from Songs of Innocence
Duration: c. 4 minutes
Piano(for rehearsal only)
TheChimneySweeper
With sadness and innocence q =82
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When mp mymother-diedIwasvery-young,Andmyfather-soldmewhile
When mp mymother-diedIwasvery-young,Andmyfather-soldmewhile Died mp Iwasvery-young, Fa mp ther -soldmewhile
With sadness and innocence q =82
yetmytongueCouldscarcely-cry‘weep,weep,weep,weep,’Soyourchimneys-Isweep,andin 5
yetmytongueCouldscarcely-cry‘weep,weep,weep,weep.’Sweep,andin Soyourchimneys-Isweep,andin
yetmytongueCouldscarcely-cry‘weep,weep,weep,weep,’Soyourchimneys-Isweep,andin
SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS
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sootIsleep,soyourchimneys-Isweep,andinsootIsleep.There’s mp little-TomDacre,-who
sootIsleep,sweep,andinsootIsleep. mm p
sootIsleep,soyourchimneys-Isweep,andinsootIsleep. mm p
sootIsleep,soyourchimneys-Isweep,andinsootIsleep. mm p
criedwhenhishead,Thatcurl’dlikealamb’s,backwasshav’d,soIsaid, 13
shav’d,soIsaid,
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Hush, p staccato notes lightly detached
Tom,never-mindforwhenyourhead’sbare,Youknowthatthesootcannot -
Hush, staccato notes lightly detached
Tom.never-mindforwhenyourhead’sbare,YouknowthatthesootcannotNever-mindforwhenyourhead’sbare,
Hush, staccato notes lightly detached
Tom,whenyourhead’sbare,Youknowthatthesootcannot -
spoilyourwhitehair,know pp thatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair,
spoilyourwhitehair,know pp thatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair, Know pp thatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair,
spoilyourwhitehair,know pp thatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair,
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knowthatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair.And mp sohewasquiet,andthat poco rall. a tempo
knowthatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair.And mp sohewasquiet,andthat
knowthatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair.Quiet, mp andthat
knowthatthesootcannot-spoilyourwhitehair. poco rall. a tempo
very-nightAsTomwasasleep-ing-hehadsuchasight,That
very-nightAsTomwasasleep-ing-hehadsuchasight,That
very-night
Tom mp wasasleep-ing-hehadsuchasight,That
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thousands-ofsweepers,-Dick,Joe,NedandJack,Wereallofthemlockedupin
thousands-ofsweepers,-Dick,Joe,NedandJack,Lockedupin
Wereallofthemlockedupin
thousands-ofsweepers,-Dick,Joe,NedandJack,Wereallofthemlockedupin
coffins-ofblack,wereallofthemlockedupincoffins-ofblack,And mp bycameanAngel-who
coffins-ofblack,lockedupincoffins-ofblack. mm p
coffins-ofblack,wereallofthemlockedupincoffins-ofblack. mm p coffins-ofblack,wereallofthemlockedupincoffins-ofblack. mm p
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hadabrightkey,Andheopened-thecoffins-andsetthemallfree.Then
Setthemallfree.
downagreenplainleaping,-laughing,-theyrunAndwashinariver-and
Downagreenplainleaping,-laughing,-theyrunAndwashinariver-and
Plainleaping,-laughing,-theyrun
Downagreen,laughing,-theyrunAndwashinariver-and
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shineinthesun,wash
staccato notes lightly detached pp inariver-andshineinthesun,
shineinthesun,wash pp inariver-andshineinthesun, wash pp inariver-andshineinthesun,
shineinthesun,wash pp inariver-andshineinthesun,
washinariver-andshineinthesun.Then mp naked-andwhite,alltheir rall. a tempo
washinariver-andshineinthesun.Then mp naked-andwhite,alltheir
washinariver-andshineinthesun.White, mp alltheir
washinariver-andshineinthesun.
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bagsleftbehind,-Theyriseupon-clouds,andsportinthewind;Andthe
bagsleftbehind,-Theyriseupon-clouds,andsportinthewind;Andthe bagsleftbehind, -
Riseupon-clouds,andsportinthewind;Andthe
Angel-toldTom,ifhe’dbeagoodboy,He’dhaveGodforhisfather-and
Angel-toldTom,ifhe’dbegoodboy,Father-and
He’dhaveGodforhisfather-and
Angel-toldTom,ifhe’dbegoodboy,He’dhaveGodforhisfather-and
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never-wantjoy,he’dhaveGodforhisfather-andnever-wantjoy.And p
never-wantjoy,father-andnever-wantjoy.
never-wantjoy,he’dhaveGodforhisfather-andnever-wantjoy.
never-wantjoy,he’dhaveGodforhisfather-andnever-wantjoy.
soTomawoke-andweroseinthedarkAndgotwithourbagsandour
Gotwithourbags
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brushes-towork.Tho’themorning-wascold,Tomwashappy py -andwarm;Soif
brushes-towork.Morning-wascold,Tomwashappy-andwarm;Soif
mmCold,Tomwashappy-andwarm;
mmMorning-washappy-andwarm;Soif
alldotheirduty,-theyneednotfearharm,all pp dotheirduty,-and
alldotheirduty,-theyneednotfearharm,all pp dotheirduty,-and All pp dotheirduty,-and alldotheirduty,-theyneednotfearharm,all pp dotheirduty,-and
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notfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm,
notfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm,
notfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm,
notfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm,
alldotheirduduty, --andnotfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm. rall.
alldotheirduduty, --andnotfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm. alldotheirduduty, --andnotfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm. alldotheirduduty, --andnotfearharm,alldotheirduty,-andnotfearharm. rall.