John Tavener - The Lamb (SATB Score)

The Lamb

Words by William Blake Music by John Tavener

° j œj œj S & œ

With extreme tenderness – flexible – always guided by the words (q = c. 40) p

Lit - tle

Lamb,

j j œ œ #œj œ ™ who

thee?

Dost thou know

¢

B

& ‹ ?

° j œj & œ 3

¢

who

∑

∑

∑

∑

[moving forward]

Gave thee

j œ #œj bœj nœj bœ

life, and

bid

thee feed

made

j j j j j j bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ œ By

the stream and

o'er

&

∑

∑

& ‹

∑

∑

∑

∑

?

made

j j j j œ bœj œj nœ œ bœ œ ™

Dost thou know

T

who

p

∑

&

A

made

Ϫ

j œj œj j j j œ œ #œ œ ™ œ

Ϫ

thee?

Ϫ

thee?

œ

the mead;

° j & œ

2

5

j œ

j j j j œ #œ bœ nœ bœ

Gave thee cloth - ing

of

j œ nœj #œ

j j j bœj & œ bœ nœ Gave thee cloth - ing

¢

de - light

of

de - light

?

j nœj #œ

Soft - est

cloth - ing, wool - ly, bright;

j œ bœj nœj j bœ

ten - der voice,

Mak - ing

all

the vales

re - joice?

a

ten - der voice,

Mak - ing

all

the vales

re - joice?

j j j j & nœj œ œ- #œ œ œj œ œ & œJ J œJ œJ ‹ Gave thee such a pp

? nœ ¢ J pp

œ J

ten - der voice,

° j œj œj j j j & œ - œ œ #œ œ ™ Gave thee such

a

ten - der voice,

9

Ϫ

Lamb, who made thee?

j j j j j j & œ œ œ- #œ œ œ œ ™ Lit -tle

œ

j j j j œ œ- œ œ œ

œ J

Lit -tle

œ J

Ϫ

Lamb, who made thee?

œ & œJ J œ ‹ Lit-tle Lamb

? œ œ ¢ J J œ-

Lit -tle Lamb

œ œ œ™ J J

Ϫ

who made thee?

œ

who

Ϫ

Ϫ

made thee?

U

j œj œj j j j œ - œ œ #œ œ

a

pp

U

U

∑

Poco meno mosso pp

Gave thee such

œ

cloth - ing, wool - ly, bright;

∑

Gave thee such

œ

∑

° j œj œj j j j & œ - œ œ #œ œ 7

Soft - est

∑

& ‹

j œ

j j j j j bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ

U

poco

j œj œj j j j œ - #œ œ œ œ œ J

œ J

œ J

œ J

Mak - ing

Mak - ing

œ œ

Dost thou

-œ J

œ J

œ J

the vales

re - joice?

all

the vales

re - joice?

j j j j œ œ- œ œ œ

œ- œ œ #œ ˙ ™ know

who

made

œ- #œ œ œ ˙ ™

œ œ

-˙

know

Dost thou know

œ œ

˙-

Dost thou know

œ

all

œ œ

Dost thou

œ J

who

thee?

˙

œ œ ˙™

thee?

who

made

thee?

˙™

˙

˙

who

made

˙

made

˙

thee?

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° j œj œj œj œj j ™ & œ #œ œ 11

A tempo – moving forward mp

Ϫ

j œj œj œj œj j ™ œ #œ œ

Ϫ

Lit - tle mp

Lamb,

I'll

tell

thee,

Lit - tle

Lamb,

I'll

tell

thee;

Lit - tle mp

Lamb,

I'll

tell

thee,

Lit - tle

Lamb,

I'll

tell

I'll

tell

thee,

j œj œj j j j œ œ #œ œ ™ œ

thee;

Lit - tle

Lamb,

I'll

tell

Ϫ

I'll

tell

thee,

œ bœ œ nœ œ bœ œ™ J J J J J J

thee;

Lit - tle

Lamb,

I'll

tell

thee;

j œj œj œj œj j ™ & œ #œ œ j œj œj j œ & œ ‹ Lit - tle Lamb, mp ? œJ œJ œJ œJ ¢ 13 ° j œj & œ

Lit - tle

Lamb,

Ϫ

j œ #œj œ ™

Ϫ

œ #œ œ™ J J

Ϫ

j j j j j bœj ™ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ

Ϫ Ϫ

j œ #œj bœj nœj bœ

j j j j j j bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ œ

j œj j j j j nœ #œ bœ nœ bœ & œ

j j j j j j bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ œ

He

is

He

is

j œj & œ ‹ He is ? œ œJ J ¢ ° j & œ

He

15

He

is

j œ is

called

called

by

by

thy name,

thy name,

j & œ ‹ He

is

j œ

he

calls him - self

calls him - self

a

a

j j j j j j bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ œ

œ #œ bœ nœ bœ J J J J

bœ nœ bœ #œ nœ J J J J J

œ J

j j bœ nœj bœj #œj nœ

j œ

called

by

thy name,

called

by

thy name,

j œ #œj bœj nœj bœ

meek, and

he

is

mild,

meek, and

he

is

mild,

j œ #œj bœj nœj bœ

is

meek, and

he

is

mild,

is

meek, and

he

is

mild,

? œ bœ nœ bœJ nœJ nœJ #œ ¢ J J J He

For

he

j œ #œj bœj nœj bœ

j j j j nœj j nœ #œ & œ bœ nœ bœ He

For

For

he

calls him - self

For

he

calls him - self

He

be - came

j nœj #œ He

a

a

Lamb.

œ

Lamb.

œ

Lamb.

a

Lamb.

lit - tle

lit - tle

j j bœ nœj bœj #œj nœ

œ

a

j j œ bœ nœj bœj

be - came

3

j œ

œ

œ

child.

œ

child.

œ

He

be - came

a

lit - tle

child.

He

be - came

a

lit - tle

child.

#œ nœJ nœJ bœJ nœ bœ J J J

œ

U

poco

U U U

° j œj œj œj œj j & œ #œ œ -

4

17

Poco meno mosso pp

I,

j œj œj œj œj j œ #œ œ -

a

child, and thou

a

lamb,

We

are

called

by

his name.

a

child, and thou

a

lamb,

We

are

called

by

his name.

œ J

œ J

œ

œ J

j j & nœj œ œ- #œj œj œj œ

j œj œj #œj œj j œ œ œ -

pp

I, pp

& œJ ‹ I,

? nœ ¢ J pp

I,

œ J a

œ J a

-œ J

œ J

child, and thou

lamb,

child, and thou

° j œj œj j j j & œ - œ œ #œ œ ™

Lamb, God bless

j j j j & œj œ œ- #œ œ #œj œ ™

a

Lamb, God bless

? œ œ ¢ J J œLit -tle

œ

Ϫ

Lamb, God bless

œ J

lamb,

Ϫ

thee!

Ϫ

œ œ œ œ™ œ™ & œJ J œ J J ‹ Lit -tle Lamb, God bless thee! Lit -tle

We

j j j j œ œ- œ œ œ

19

Lit -tle

a

thee!

We

rit.

œ œ

Lit - tle

œ J

-œ

are called

œ J

œ J

œ J

by

his name.

by

his name.

j j œ œ œ

œ-

are called

œ- œ œ #œ ˙ ™ Lamb,

God

bless

œ œ

œ- #œ œ #œ ˙ ™

œ œ

-˙

Lit - tle

Lit - tle

Ϫ

œ œ

thee!

Lit - tle

œ

˙

thee!

˙

œ œ ˙™

thee!

Lamb,

God

bless

thee!

˙-

˙

˙™

˙

Lamb,

Lamb,

God

God

bless

bless

˙

thee!

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