Philip Ledger

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2 for Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge

A spotless rose
Words:15th-century German Music: PHILIP LEDGER
translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-78)


   Slowly and peacefully
   
p
    
SOPRANO
ALTO       



1. A spot - less rose is blow - ing,
2. The rose which I am sing - ing,


(1.) sprung from a ten - der
(2.) where of I - sai - ah

   

p
     
      
TENOR
BASS




     
Slowly and peacefully
  Solo   
          

 
p pp

 

ORGAN
        

Man. Ped.

         
 
4

          
   
of an - cient seers’ fore - show - ing, of Jes - se pro - mised
is from its sweet root spring - ing, in Ma - ry, pur - est

root, of Jes - se pro - mised

  
said, in Ma - ry, pur - est

         

    


  

 
 
       

 
     
tacet

     

Man.

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2 In memoriam George Guest

Advent Calendar

Words: Rowan Williams Music: Philip Ledger

     
       
p
 
BASS
SOLO 
1. He will come like last leaf's fall. He will come.

 
Slow and gentle
p
         
         
3
S.
            
A.

One night when the No - vem - ber wind has flayed the trees to bone, and

           
     

T.       
B.
p

 
5

              

earth wakes chok - ing on the mould, the soft shroud's fold - ing.

            
         

   
mp

      
7
 

S.1
S.2

2. He will come like frost. He will come.

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  
p
       

9

            
S.
A.
       

One morn - ing when the shrink - ing earth op - ens on mist, to find it -

        

       

T.         
B.
p

  
11

              

- self ar - rest - ed in the net of a - lien, sword  set beau - ty.

            
         

 
mf
T.1
  
13      
     
T.2
B.1
B.2
  

3. He will come like dark. He will come.

  
p

      
15
S.1
S.2
A.1
A.2

and

        

   
mf
      
          

 
T.1
  
T.2
B.1
B.2

One eve - ning when the burst - ing red De - cem - ber sun draws up the sheet
 for Michael Gaffney and the Choir of Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore

Christ's journey
Words: Anonymous Music: PHILIP LEDGER

   
Gently and expressively q = 72 mf
SOPRANO             

And love me brought To be thy

 mp mf
 
ALTO                 
Love me wrought And love me brought To be thy

    
mp mf
      
       

TENOR

Love me wrought And love me brought To be thy


 
mp
        
mf

     



BASS

Love me wrought To be thy


         

          

   
for
mf
    
mp
     
rehearsal
       
only
 

 
6

        
faith - ful friend.

 mp mf

    
 
        

faith - ful friend. Love me fed And love me

    
mp
 
mf

       
 faith

- ful friend. Love me fed And love me

  
       


faith - ful friend.

    
       
     
   
mp mf
         
     
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    
12 mp
         

And sent me to my end.


  
mp p
      
     
led And sent me, and sent me to my end.


 
   
mp p
         
 led And sent me, and sent me to my end.

  
mp
  
p

       


and sent me to my end.

 
 
          

 

 
mp
     
p
        

    
mp

 
19 p
             
Love me drew And love me slew And laid me on a bier. For

 mp 
   
p
    
         
Love me drew And love me slew And laid me on a bier. For

       
 mp  

    
p
  
 Love
  
me drew And love me slew And laid me on a bier. For

                 p
mp

    


Love me drew love me slew And laid me on a bier. For

     

    
  
  
          
   

                        
mp p

      
  
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Words: anonymous Music: PHILIP LEDGER

 Unhurried

and with serenity q = 52
SOPRANO     


ALTO     


             
mp


TENOR

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

  
     
mp

 
 


BASS  
Do not stand at my grave and weep;

Unhurried

and with serenity
     
         
p

 
ORGAN
 
  
          
 
Man.

  p         
4

       
mp
        
I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thou - sand winds that blow.

  p  
mp

                   
I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thou - sand winds that blow.

    




    

   
        
      

    
    
 
pp p

       
       

Ped. Man.

Note: small notes in the organ part are optional.

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  
8

        
p
  
I am the sun - light on ri - pened grain.

      
p
   
    
I am the sun - light on ri - pened grain.

  p            
 



       
I am the dia - mond glints on snow.

     
p

  




    
I am the dia - mond glints on snow.
   
           

    
     
 


pp
 
    
 
Ped. Man.

 
      
12
 
mp
     
When you a - wa - ken in the morn - ing's hush,


  
mp
    
      
When you a - wa - ken in the morn - ing's hush,

  p            
mp
       

  

        
I am the gen - tle au - tumn rain. When you a - wa - ken in the morn - ing's hush,

           
p

mp





I am the gen - tle au - tumn rain. When you a - wa - ken,
     
               
    
 

      
p

       

   
   
 for Brian

I will lift up mine eyes

Words from Psalm 121 PHILIP LEDGER


Gently flowing

              
Solo
   
   
ORGAN p
 Sw.
    
  
 
       
  

  
 

 
SOPRANOS & ALTOS


8 mp espressivo
     
             


 
I will lift up mine eyes un - to the hills from whence com -
      
  
Sw.


        
 

    
14
  
      

     


- eth my help. My help com - eth ev - en from the Lord

      
Solo    
       
    
 
     
     
   

   
  

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20

    
  

  


who hath made hea - ven and earth.

  Sw.
      
     
 Gt.
     
           
  
    
    


25

     S.
A.


keep - eth thee

TENORS & BASSES
       
    
mf
        
cresc.
  



T.
B.  
He will not suf - fer thy foot to be moved and he that


Gt.

         
          
mf

cresc.
     

     
   
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   
f
        
 
 

 
will not sleep. Be - hold he that keep - eth Is - ra - el

           

 
    


f

     

 
 
     
    
 
 3

    
ff
 
36

    

    
 

shall nei - ther slum - ber nor sleep.
shall nei - ther slum - be nor sleep.

            

   
     


ff
Gt.
  
        

    
f
      

 

       

 
41 SOPRANOS & ALTOS p

          


The Lord him - self is
Sw.
     
      
        
  
 
   
pp molto legato

       
  

 
48

        


thy keep - - - er

      
Solo
         
      

   
     
          
  
 
 for Timothy Brown and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

In the bleak mid-winter

Words: Christina Rossetti (1830-94) Music: PHILIP LEDGER

  
Espressivo q = 96

    
p
         
SOPRANO
ALTO         
 
1. In the bleak mid - win - ter Frost - y wind made moan,

        
            
       
TENOR
BASS
p


     
mf
 
mp mp
               
  
Earth stood hard as i - ron, Wa - ter like a stone;

      
         
       
mp

mf mp

  
p
   
           



Snow had fal - len, snow on snow, Snow on snow,

           
   

   
p

 
mp
  
p
     
    
  

In the bleak mid - win - ter, Long a - go.

   
   
     
      
p
mp

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   mf    
             

2. Our God, heav'n can - not hold him Nor earth sus - tain;

     
         
    
mf

   f 

     
              
    
Heav'n and earth shall flee a - way When he comes to reign:

    
          
     
    
f

  
mp
 
      
mf

            
   
In the bleak mid - win - ter A sta - ble - place suf - ficed The

               
  

   

 
mp mf

  
p

           


Lord God Al - might - y Je - - - sus Christ.

 
          
 
  
p

  mp   
              

3. E - nough for him, whom che - ru - bim Wor - ship night and day, A

           
  
    
 
mp
 Jesus Christ the apple tree
Version for mixed voices

Words: from Divine Hymns Music: PHILIP LEDGER

or Spiritual Songs (1784)

 Gently

flowing h = 54 mp


    


SOPRANOS    
1. The

Gently

flowing
   

     
ORGAN
or p

  
PIANO

    
   
[Ped.]

 

5

            


tree of life my soul hath seen, La - den with


   


 
     
   
   
   
   

  
      
10

       



fruit and al - ways green: The trees of na - ture fruit - less


          
     
   

 
          


The composer's arrangement of this carol for two-part voices is available from the publisher.

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  
be mf
     
15
    
             
S.
A.

Com - pared with Christ the ap - ple tree, The trees of na - ture

       
            
  


T.
B. 
mf


       


  


   
    

 
20

   
            

fruit - less be Com - pared with Christ the ap - - ple tree.

     
       

 


   
 


    
   
p
    
   

 
   
25 SOPRANOS mp

           


2. His beau - ty doth all things ex - cel:


 
    
        


       
     
 3

 
The



31

          


 
S.
A.

By faith I know, but ne’er can tell,


       
        


  
        


 
glo - - - ry which I now can see In
mf
   
35

    
   
S.


A.

The glo - ry now I see In


 
     


T.
B.
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 
 
        
     

   
     

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              
   
  

Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree, The glo - ry which I now can see In

          
       

    

 for Adrian Lucas and the Choristers of Worcester Cathedral

Jesus Christ the apple tree

Version for 2-part voices
Words: from Divine Hymns Music: PHILIP LEDGER
or Spiritual Songs (1784)

  Gently flowing h = 54 mp

        


SOPRANOS

1. The

  
 
  
ORGAN
     
or p
    
PIANO
      
[Ped.]

 

5

        
   


tree of life my soul hath seen, La - den with


     
      
   
 


     
    

      
10

 
          


fruit and al - ways green: The trees of na - ture fruit - less

    
     
    
      

    
        

The composer's original mixed voice setting of this carol is available from the publisher.

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   
15

S. I             
be Com - pared with Christ the ap - ple tree, The trees of na - ture



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
                


S. II

be Com - pared with Christ the ap - ple tree, The trees of na - ture

   
       


        
 

mp
     
           
  
[Man.]

 
20

   
         
fruit - less be Com - pared with Christ the ap - - ple tree.


    


          
fruit - less be Com - pared with Christ the ap - - ple tree.

      
     

   
p

          
    
[Ped.]

 
   
25 mp
           
2. His beau - ty doth all things ex - cel:


  
mp

             


2. His beau - ty doth all things ex - cel:



 
  
        


       
     
 3

  
31

          
By faith I know, but ne’er can tell, The


         


 
By faith I know, but ne’er can tell,


     
  

        

  
        


 
   
35 mf
      
glo - - - ry which I now can see In

 mf

           


The glo - ry now I see In


    
    




 

   
     

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39

          
   
Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree, The glo - ry which I now can see In


           


      
Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree, The glo - ry which I now can see In

   
              


mp
      
           

[Man.]
 In memory of Evelyn Lee Witherspoon (1896-1987)

O master, let me walk with thee

Words: Washington Gladden (1836-1918) Music: PHILIP LEDGER


 
Gently moving


   
       
   

 
   
ORGAN p

       

Ped.

      
mf mp



5
S.
            
A.

O mas - ter, let me walk with thee In low - ly paths of

       
       

 


T.
B.
mf

 
          
ORG.
      


  
mf

10

              
   

  
ser - vice free; Tell me thy sec - ret; help me

        

   


 
mf

 
       

  

    
     


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    
mp
 p
      
 
15

     
bear The strain of toil, the fret of care. Help me the

 
     
    



p
 
        
 
  
    
pp

        
  

 
mp
      
20

           
S.
A.
     

 
slow of heart to move By some clear, win-ning word of love;

       
       
    
T.
B.
mp

        
           

25

      
 


Teach me the way - ward feet to stay, And guide them in the home - ward

                 

        


30
S.
    
A.

way.

 
   


T.
B. 
 
    
      
    
      
ORG. p
       
 for Annetta Heeran

This joyful Eastertide

Words: George R. Woodward (1848-1934) Music: Dutch carol

  Lively 
arranged by PHILIP LEDGER


mf
SOPRANO      

1. This


2. My

 3. Death's

ALTO     


     

TENOR

  
 


BASS   
 
    

  
Lively
      
      
   

 
 
   


ORGAN mf
        
  

 
   
Ped.

 
4

           
 
joy - ful Eas - ter - tide, A - way with sin and sor - - -
flesh in hope shall rest, And for a sea - son slum - - -
flood hath lost his chill, Since Je - sus cross'd the ri - - -
 mf
                
1. This joy - ful Eas - ter - tide, A - way with sin, a - way with sin and
2. My flesh in hope shall rest, And for a sea - son, for a sea - son
3. Death's flood hath lost his chill, Since Je - sus cross'd the ri - ver, cross'd the
 mf
   
      
 1. A - way with sin and
2. And for a sea - - son
3. Since Je - - sus cross'd the

 
mf
       
      


1. This Eas - ter - tide, A - way with sin, a - way with sin and
2. In hope shall rest, And for a sea - son, for a sea - son

 
3. Hath lost his chill, Since Je - sus cross'd the ri - ver, cross'd the
       
 
                
  
 
for rehearsal only
     
        
   
 
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8

         

- - - row! My Love, the Cru - ci - fied, Hath
- - - ber: Till trump from east to west Shall


- - - ver: Lov - er of souls, from ill My

     
       
sor - - row! My Love, the Cru - ci - fied, Hath
slum - - ber: Till trump from east to west Shall



ri - - ver: Lov - er of souls, from ill My
       

 sor - - row! Hath
slum - - ber: Shall

  
ri - - ver: My
  
       


sor - - row! The Cru - ci - fied, Hath

 
slum - - ber: From east to west Shall

   
ri - - ver: Lov - er of souls, My
   
      
       

     
  
  
  

  
          

     

13
 
p
       

sprung to life this mor - - - - - - - - row. Had
wake the dead in num - - - - - - - - ber.



pass - ing soul de - li - - - - - - - - ver. p
          
 
sprung to life, hath sprung to life this mor - - - row. Had
wake the dead, shall wake the dead in num - - - ber.

  
pass - ing soul, my pass - ing soul de - li - - - ver.
      
   
 sprung to life this mor - - - row.
wake the dead in num - - - ber.



pass - - ing soul de - li - - - ver.
      

     


sprung to life, hath sprung to life this mor - - - row.
wake the dead, shall wake the dead in num - - - ber.


pass - ing soul, my pass - ing soul de - li - - - ver.
  

   
     
 
    
p
      
   
  


  


