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Vesper Hymn
Found in 189_Vesper_Hymn.abc
from the John Chambers' music books abc collection
X: 189 T: Vesper Hymn O: Russian Melody Q: "Moderato." B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927 F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 4/4 L: 1/4 K: Eb % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [|\ GB AB | GB FB | GB AF | DD E2 | w: 1.~Hark! the ves-per hymn is steal-ing O'er the wa-ters, soft and clear; w: 2.~Now, like moon-light waves re-treat-ing To the shore, it dies a-long; % GB AB | GB FB | GB AF | DD E2 | w: Near-er yet, and near-er peal-ing, Now it bursts up-on the ear; w: Now, like might-y sur-ges meet-ing, Breaks the min-gled tide of song; % |: "^mf"ed eB | AF GB | ed eB | "^dim."A "Repeat pp."F E2 :| w: Ju-bi-la-te, far-ther steal-ing, Soft it fades up-on the ear; w: Ju-bi-la-te, waves re-treat-ing To the shore, it dies a-long; % "^p"E>E EE | F>F FF | "^dim."EE E(G>F) | ED E2 |] w: Far-ther now, now far-ther steal-ing, Soft it fades up - on the ear. w: Hark! a-gain, like waves re-treat-ing To the shore it* dies a-long. % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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