I am the Rose of Sharon

Anthem
from The Singing Master's Assistant (1778)
1

Soprano

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Tenor

 


 


 


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Bass

 


12

of

Sha - ron

and

the

li - ly

of

the

val - ley,







am
K


am


,

am
K


the Rose


,

am




K


William Billings
(1746-1800)

SATB a cappella

am

the Rose
S

of

the Rose

of

the Rose

of

the Rose

of

Sha - ron

and

the

Sha - ron

and

the

,
K

Sha - ron

the

Sha - ron

and

the

li - ly
K

and

of

the

of

the

li - ly

of

the

li - ly

of

the

val - ley.

li - ly

val - ley.

val - ley.
K

val - ley.

 


 


 


"  


4 4

As the Li - ly a - mong the thorns,

so

is my

Love

a - mong

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the

Daugh- ters.
ed. 1/10/99

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K

,

As the
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24

 


so

is my

 


so

is my

mong the
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,


,

Be - lo - ved

mong the
 


mong the

mong

the

a - mong

a - mong

Sons.

I
z

the

Sons,

so

is my

Sons.

Sons.

sat

down

sat

S K


so

is my

K


down

so

is my


,

so

is my

sat

down

un

aS

K


a-


,

Be - lo - ved

a
4


,

Be - lo - ved

with
K

his shad - ow

shad - ow

a-

shad - ow

der

un - der his

K K

K


Be - lo - ved

un - der his

un - der his

Be - lo - ved


,


,

Sons,

sat down

K


Sons.

K


wood,


,

the

of the

trees

K S S

K
S


mong the
 


Be - lo - ved

K


Ap - ple- tree a

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,

 


 


Ap - ple - tree, the

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shad - ow

with
K

with

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great

de

 


light,

K


taste,

and

K


and
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fruit,

and

his

fruit was

sweet

to my

light,

his

fruit,

and

his

fruit


,

and

his

fruit,

and his

fruit,

sweet

fruit

was

sweet

to

my

taste.

fruit

was

sweet

to

my

taste.

was

sweet

to

my

taste.

was

sweet

to

my

fruit

fruit was

and his

and his

K K

K
K


,

and his

And his

fruit,




his

taste,

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de

 


 


his

de - light,

great

43

K


light,


,

great
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And

with great de
 


K


to my













taste.

He

 





He
8

 





He
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He

brought

me to

the

Ban-quet-ing House, His


,

Ban - ner o - ver

me

was Love. He

55

 


brought me to

 


brought me to
8

 


brought me to
"  


brought me to

59

 





Stay

 


 


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66

 


 


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the

the

the

the

me with

am
z

sick,

Ban

ner

K


ver

ver

me

ner

ver

me

ner







was Love.

me




was Love.

ver

was Love.

me

ner




was Love.

for
z

for

am

sick

for

am

sick

Ap- ples, for

Com- fort me with

z

Ban

Flag - ons,

Ban

K



Ban - quet - ing House, His




Ban

Ban - quet - ing House, His

Ban - quet - ing House, His




Ban - quet - ing House, His




I
 


for

am

for

am

 

sick

am

sick,

sick

of

Love.

of

Love.

of

Love.

of

Love.

72

 


 


charge you,

I
8

 


78

 


by

charge you,

charge you,

the Hinds

 


 


of

by
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,

ye Daugh -

ters

of

Je - ru - sa - lem,

K


Je - ru - sa - lem,

the Hinds

of


,

 


ters

of


,


,

ye Daugh -

ters

of

Je - ru - sa - lem,


,


,

ye Daugh -

ters

of

Je - ru - sa - lem,


4


,


,

that
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you

stir

not

by

the Roes and

z


,
K


up,

that
z

that you stir not


,

that
"  


the Field,

the Roes and

by

the Field,

ye Daugh -

K


that
 


that you stir not

85


,
K


charge you,

I
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,

that

you stir
S

not

up

nor

you stir

not

up

nor

not

up

nor

up

nor

you stir

you stir

not

up,

up,

wake,

wake,

wake,

wake,

91

 


 


 


"  


wake,

wake,

wake,

 


 
 

wake,

wake,

wake,

please.
 


wake,

wake,

97

wake

my

Love

till

he

wake

my

Love

till

he

wake

my

Love

wake

my

Love

till

he

till

he

The voice of my Be - lov - ed,

 
 

 
 

 
 

please.
8

 


please.
"  


please.

103

 


Be - hold,

he

skipp - ing,

 


skipp - ing,
"  


K
, ,

Leap-ing up-on the moun-tains, skipp - ing,

, , , ,

K K

Leap-ing up-on the

, ,

Leap-ing up-on the

, ,

com - eth,

Leap-ing up-on the

skipp - ing,
 


Leap-ing up-on the

moun-tains,


moun-tains,


moun-tains,



moun-tains,

109

 


skipp- ing up - on

 


skipp- ing up - on
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115

 


the

Hills.

skipp- ing up - on
 


the

Hills.

the

Hills.

skipp- ing up - on

the

Hills.











,

My

 


Love, my

 


fair

Love, my
8

 


Love, my
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Love, my

fair

fair

fair

rise

up,
z

one, and

come

a - way,
z

up,

my

my

rise

up,

my

up,

my




for

rise

up,

up,

up,

spake

rise

121

Be- lov - ed

rise
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un - to

said

and

rise
 





rise
z

me:
 


Lo,

the Win - ter










is

one,
K

one, and

one,

come

a - way,
z

for

Lo,

the Win - ter

is

127

 


past,

 


the

rain

is

o - ver and

gone,

for

"  


the

rain

is

o - ver and

gone,

132

 


 


 


137

 


rain

is

o - ver and

is

o - ver and

rain

is

o - ver and

gone,

for

for

gone,

gone,

lo,

lo,

for

lo,

for

gone,

gone,

gone,
"  


o - ver and

gone,
 


is

gone,
 


rain

rain
"  


lo,

the

rain

the

rain

the

rain

the Win - ter is

the Win - ter is

the Win - ter is

the Win - ter is

lo,

for

lo,

the

rain

is o - ver, the

is o - ver, the

is o - ver, the

past,


past,


past,


past,

rain

rain

rain

the

is o - ver, the

rain

rain

rain

rain

rain

is

o - ver and

the

rain

is

o - ver and

the

rain

is

o - ver and

the

rain

is

o - ver and

past,

the

past,

the

past,

the

past,

is o - ver, the

is o - ver, the

the Win - ter is

is o - ver, the

the Win - ter is

the Win - ter is

for

past,

the Win - ter is

lo,

lo,

for
 


the

is o - ver and

is o - ver and

is o - ver and

is o - ver and



gone.





gone.




gone.


gone.