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The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky

∀∀ 3
Soprano % 3 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

∀∀ 3
Alto % 3 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Bass
> ∀∀ 33 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

∀ ι ι ‰ œι œ œ œ œ œ œ µ ϖ
% ∀ ‰ œ œ œ œ−
7

S œ œ œ ˙−

∀∀ ‰ ι
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky and holds the shad ows its breast,

ι ‰ œι œ œ œ œ œ œ µ ϖ
A % œ œ œ œ− œ œ œ ˙−
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky and holds the shad ows its breast,

B
> ∀∀ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

∀∀
∑ Ó Œ ‰ œι œ − œι œ Ó
11

S % œ œ œ ˙
∀∀
and late - ly in the ra - diant west

% ∑ Ó Œ ‰ ι ι ‰ ι
A
œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
Ο œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ ˙
> ∀∀ ‰ œ œ œ œ − œ
and late - ly in the ra - diant west the gold is

œ œ˙ ‰Ι Ι Ó
B Ι Ι
The cres - cent moon shines din on High, and late - ly in the ra - diant west

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∀∀ οι
Ó Œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ µœ œ
15

S % Ι œ œ œ œ œ œ œ µœ œ
∀∀ ο
Now stills the lark his fes - tive lay and mourns with me the dy - ing

% ‰ ι
œ œœœ˙ ϖ œ œ œ µœ œ œ œ
A

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ α οœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
fad ing in - to gray. and mourns with me the dy - ing

B
> ∀∀ Ó ‰ Ι
fad - ing in - to gray. and mourns with me the dy - ing

∀∀ Ει
∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œ œ œ œ − œι œ
18

S % ϖ œ µ˙
∀∀ Ε
day. While in the south the first faint star

% ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ ι ι
œ œ œ œ − œ µœ œ ˙
ϖ,
A

µ œΕ œ œ œ − œ œ œ µ œ œ α œ
day. While in the south the first faint star

B
> ∀∀ ϖ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ Ι Ι
day. While in the south the first faint star

∀∀ ι ι ε
‰ œ œ œ œ µœ ϖ ‰ œ œ œ œ − µ œΙ œ œ ˙
24

S %

∀∀ ε
lifts to the night its face, And twink kles to the moon a - far

% ‰ œι œ ‰ œι œ ι
œ µœ œ ˙
A
œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ−

> ∀∀ ‰ µ œΙ œ µ œ œ œ œ œ ϖϖ µœ œ œ œ − œ εœ œ ˙
lifts to the night its face, And twin kles to the moon a - far

B ‰ Ι Ι
lifts to the night its face, And twin kles to the moon a - far
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∀∀Ε
% ‰ α œΙ œ œ µ œ µ œ œ œ ˙ − ‰ ι
28

µœ œ œ œ µœ œ œ œ
S

∀∀ Ε
a - cross the heav - en's gray - ing space, As Day puts on her som - bre crown,

% ‰ œι œ œ œ µ œ œ œ ˙ − ‰ ι
µœ αœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
A

Ε
> ∀∀ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ µ ˙ α œ ‰ œΙ œ œ œ œ µ œ œ œ
a - cross the heav - en'sgray - ing space, As Day puts on her som - bre crown,

B Ι
a - cross the heav - en's gray - ing space, As Day puts on her som - bre crown,

31
∀∀ ‰ ι ∑ ∑ ∑
S % œ œ œ œ µœ œ µœ ϖ
∀∀ ‰
and shakes her man - tle dark - ly down.

% ι ∑ ∑ ∑
A
œ œ œ œ µœ œ µœ ϖ

> ∀∀ ‰ œ œ α œ œ œ œ œ ϖ
and shakes her man - tle dark - ly down.

B Ι ∑ ∑ ∑
and shakes her man - tle dark - ly down.

∀∀ Ε
‰ œι œ œ œ − œι œ œ ˙ − ‰ œι œ œ œ œ œ œ µ ϖ
36

S %

∀∀ Ε
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky and holds the shad ows to its breast,

% ‰ œι œ œ œ − œι ‰ ι œ œ
œ œ œ
µœ œ ˙− œ œ ϖ
A

The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky and holds the shad ows to its breast,

B
> ∀∀ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
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∀∀
∑ Ó Œ ‰ œι œ − œι œ Ó
40

S % œ œ œ ˙
∀∀
and late - ly in the ra - diant west

% ∑ Ó Œ ‰ ι ι ‰ œι œ
A
œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Ε œ œ− œ œ œ œ œ ˙
> ∀∀ ‰ œ œ œ œ − œ
and late - ly in the ra - diant west the gold is

œ œ˙ ‰Ι Ι Ó
B Ι Ι
The cres - cent noon shines din on High, and late - ly in the ra - diant west

∀∀ Ó Œ ‰œ œ ‰ ι
œ
44

S % Ι œ œ œ œ œ œ œ µœ œ œ µœ œ ϖ

∀∀
Now stills the lark his fes - tive lay and mourns with me the dy - ing day.

% ‰ ι
œ œ œœ˙ ϖ œ œ œ µœ œ œ œ ϖ
A

œ œ œœ ˙ ˙ αœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ϖ
fad - ing in - to gray. and mourns with me the dy - ing day.

B
> ∀∀ Ó ‰Ι
fad - ing in - to gray. and mourns with me the dy - ing day.

∀∀ ο
‰ œι œ œ œ œ œ œ ϖ ‰ µ œι œ œ œ − œ µ œ œ ϖ
48

S % τ
∀∀ ο Τ
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky the riv - er sleeps be neath the sky.

% ‰ ι ‰ ι œ µœ œ − œ œ œ
µœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ϖ œ ˙ ˙
A

Τοϖ
> ∀∀ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ϖ œ µ œ œ œ − œ œ œ,
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky the riv - er sleeps be neath the sky.

‰ Ι ϖ
B Ι
The riv - er sleeps be - neath the sky the riv - er sleeps be neath the sky.