Sunset (William Alexander Barrett)
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- (Posted 2022-05-18) CPDL #69286:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2022-05-18). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 177 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
General Information
Title: Sunset
Composer: William Alexander Barrett
Lyricist: William Alexander Barrett
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1890 The Orpheus (New series) no.219
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Original text and translations
English text
Slowly sinks to sun to rest,
Now the herdsman winds his horn,
Ev'ry bird is in its nest,
Sheltered by the friendly thorn.
In the wood the blackbird sings
Farewell songs to dying day,
As at morn he hailed the dawn,
So at night he chants his lay.
Flowery odours fill the air,
All is calm, and sweet, and fair.
Slowly sinks the sun to rest.
Cast thy care, think not grief
comes with the morrow,
Let thy heart find relief
from its own sorrow,
Trust all to Him who gave thee breath,
Nor yield thyself to sadness.
He cares for thee in life and death,
And fills thy soul with gladness.