St Itas Vision

1

ST. ITA’S VISION *

from Hermit Songs original key

Attributed to Saint Ita, 8th century Translated by Chester Kallman

Samuel Barber Op. 29, No. 3 1953

Recit.

3

“I will will take take noth noth - ing ing from my Lord,” said she,

“un - less

He gives me

His So Son from

sonoro

8ba

(1)

lunga

dolce

3

Heav - en

In the form of of a Ba - by

that

I may

nurse

Him.”

lentamente

3

3

Christ came do down to her

in the fo form of of

a

Ba

-

by

and then

she

said:

*

Ita – pronounce Eeta Words used by special permission. Copyright © 1954, 2010 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.

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So that

2 Andante con moto

= 46

5

“In

-

fant

Je

-

sus,

at

my

breast,

Noth - ing

in

this world

is

true

9

Save,

O

ti

-

ny

nurs

-

ling, You.

In

-

fant

Je

-

sus,

at

my

breast,

 dolce

13

By

my

heart

ev - ’ry

night,

You

2 1

I

nurse are

3

4

5-4

not

A

churl but but were were be - got

5 2 1

5 1

 legato

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2 1

On

3

17 

Ma

-

ry the Jew - ess by

Heav

-

en’s

Light.

In

-

fant

-

sus, 4 1

2

5

4

2 1

Je

4

5

2

3

 leggero

21

at

my

5 2

5 2

1

breast,

1

4 2

1

what 1

5 2

4 2

5 2

1

King

is

but

You

who could 4 1

1

1

24

there

3

5 2

3

5 2

1

4 2

1

3

cresc.

Give ev - er - last

-

ing

Good?

where

-

for

5

5 2 1

5 2 1

3

4 2 1

5 2

1

3 1  - 1

4 2

1

3 1

2

3 1

4

5 2

I

give

3 4 1

2

3

4

3

4 1

my

2

3

food. 5

cresc. 1

3

3 5

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3

3 1

4 1 2

4

1

4 28

Sing to Him, 5 2

4

5 2

1

1

5 2 1

1

1

4 1

3

3

2- 1 5

-

ens,

4 1

cresc. molto

1 5

maid

5

molto sonoro

2- 1 5

5 1

2

31

sing l.h.

r.h.

2

4

your

best!

There is

none

th that has

such

right

To your

so song

as

non arpeg.

5

3

1

sim.

35

a tempo, senza rall.

rall.

Heav Heav - en’s King

Who

ev

-

’ry

night 5

5

1

3

4

5

Is

In

-

fant

3

3 4

5

2

3

4

2

1

2

1

2

rall. a tempo, senza rall.

39

8ba

Je

-

sus

at

my

breast,

at

my

breast.” l.h.

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