The Holly and the Ivy

traditional / paul hillier

The Holly and the Ivy for mixed choir

TOV018-12

Theatre of Voices Edition – a selection of fine choral works handpicked by Paul Hillier.

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The Holly and the Ivy arr. Paul Hillier

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  (solo ad lib.)                             

S

1. The hol - ly and the

    8

S

(tutti)

  

crown.

A

T

B

i - vy, when they are both full grown, of

          sun

       

  

And the run - ning of the deer,

   

O the ris - ing of the

sun

            

And the run - ning of the deer,

The play - ing of the mer - ry

or - gan, sweet

O the ris - ing of the

sun

   

And the run - ning of the deer,

      

The play - ing of the mer - ry

or - gan, sweet

ris - ing of the

And the run - ning of the deer,

The play - ing of the mer - ry

   





sing -ing in

the

choir.

15

sing -ing in

the

the

2





              

or - gan, sweet

















       

2. The hol - ly bears a



blos - som As white as li - ly flower





     And

Ma - ry bore sweet





choir.

   T           Je-sus Christ To be our sweet sav - ior.

22





      



    



or - gan, sweet



choir.

      sing-ing in the choir.             sing -ing in

sun



    



The play - ing of the mer - ry

            

    



in the wood The hol - ly bears the

O the ris - ing of the

O the

B

all the trees



   

          

O the ris - ing of the

   O the

sun

    

And the run - ning of

ris - ing of the

And the run - ning of

sun

the deer,

        

the deer,

 The

 The

3

   29

S







3





 T                play-ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing-ing in the choir.              B  play - ing of the mer - ry

   36

S



A

T



   blood,   

 

T







sun

   

3. The hol - ly bears a

ber - ry As

Red as a - ny

           

Ma - ry bore sweet







 

do poor sin - ners



      

O the

ris - ing of

the



good.







 4. The

 

 

   





    

       

 4. The

or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.







4               hol - ly bears a prick- le As sharp as a - ny thorn

             

hol - ly bears a prick- le As sharp as a - ny thorn

4



good.

   

Je - sus Christ To

49

A







The play - ing of the mer - ry

S



do poor sin - ners

   

And the run - ning of the deer,



Red as a - ny



       

  

A

B

And



Je - sus Christ To

 

ber - ry As

        

Ma - ry bore sweet



42

S

And

3. The hol - ly bears a

or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.

     

blood,

      

   





or - gan,

        

  

And Ma - ry bore sweet Je - sus Christ On Christ - mas Day i'th

   

       

And Ma - ry bore sweet Je - sus Christ On Christ - mas Day i'th

56   

S

  

Morn.

O the ris - ing of the

  

A



Morn.

  

T

B



            

            

O the ris - ing of the

sun

And the run - ning of the deer,

The play - ing of the mer - ry

or - gan, sweet

   

ris - ing of the

sing - ing in

the

choir.

the

 

 

 

       

The play - ing of the mer - ry

or - gan, sweet





































  

  

 

choir. 5. The hol - ly bears a

 

bark As bit - ter as a - ny

gall,

 And

    Ma - ry bore sweet



O the ris - ing of the

The







                



sun

And the run - ning of the

             

O the ris - ing of the



      



And the run - ning of the deer,

5



choir.

      sing-ing in the choir.              the

      

sun



    



      



or - gan, sweet



70

or - gan, sweet

The play - ing of the mer - ry



sing - ing in

The play - ing of the mer - ry

And the run - ning of the deer,

   

sing - ing in

And the run - ning of the deer,

sun

O the

63

sun

       

O the ris - ing of the

   

  

         





sun

And the run - ning of the





deer,





deer,

The



 The

           Je - sus Christ For

to re - deem us

all.











The

5

a tempo

            play - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the                   play - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the                    play - ing of the or - gan, sweet sing-ing in the                          rall.

                  77

play

-

84

grown,

  

grown,



  

of

all the trees in the wood

of

all the trees in the wood







run - ning of

the

   

run - ning of

the

       run- ning of the      run - ning of

6

When they are both full

          



choir. 6. The hol - ly and the



i - vy, When they are both full

















choir.

 



the



The hol - ly bears the

The hol - ly bears the





       



    



choir.

         

91





ing of the or - gan, sweet sing - ing in the choir.

   The hol





                  

   





6

-

  

crown.

O the ris - ing of the



deer,

    O

ly bears the crown.

sun

And the

the

ris - ing of the

sun

    

And the

O the ris - ing of the

sun

And the

       

              

The

   deer,



The

deer,

The





deer,

The



pay - ing of the mer - ry

And the

O the ris - ing of the

poco rit.



sun

       

crown.

    

    



or - gan, sweet



 

  

       

sing- ing in

the

choir.

         pay - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing- ing in the choir.                  pay - ing of the mer - ry or - gan, sweet sing- ing in the choir.                          pay - ing of the mer - ry

or - gan, sweet

sing- ing in

the

choir.