The Sound of Silence SATB

The Sound Of Silence Arranged by Ashton Rogers  = 80

Soprano

      44                      44           44   4            4      Hel lo dark ness my old

Alto

Tenor

Bass

                                        5

S.

A.

T.

B.

friend.

I've come to talk with you

                                      

a

gain

                  

Be cause a vis ion soft ly

creeping

Left its seeds while I

was

sleep ing

Be cause a vis ion soft ly

creeping

Left its seeds while I

was

sleep ing

1964 Paul Simon

                                                         9

S.

A.

T.

B.

And a

vis ion

That was

plan ted

And a

vis ion

That was

plan ted

                                       15

S.

sound

A.

sound

T.

B.

2

         

                                in my

in my

brain

brain

Still re

mains

With in the

Still re

mains

With in the

                                 Aah

of si lence

In rest less dreams I walked a

1964 Paul Simon

lone

                                      22

S.

A.

T.

B.

  

              

Nar row streets of cob ble

                                                  26

S.

A.

turn

T.

my

collar

to the

I turn my col lar to the

B.

stone

           

cold and damp

cold and

damp

cold and damp

cold and damp

 

       

Aah

    

a

street lamp

'Neath the ha lo of

a

street lamp

   



Aah

'Neath the ha lo of

             

1964 Paul Simon

 

 I

 

                          

When my

eyes were

stabbed by the

When my

eyes were

stabbed by the

When my

eyes

When my

eyes were

were stabbed by the

stabbed by the

3

                                                               30

S.

flashof

A.

flashof

T.

flash

B.

flashof

a

neon

a

light

neon

of a ne on

light

light

a neon

                     

light

that split

                                                                    of

A.

the sound

T.

B.

4

si

of

that split

that split

34

S.

that split

lence

si

lence

sound

of

si

lence

sound

of

si

lence

the night

Ah



                  the night

               

In

1964 Paul Simon

   

  

the night

with in the

the night

with in the

   

   

 

the nak ed light I

  

  

saw

     

In

the nak ed light I

saw

In

the nak ed light I

saw

In

the nak ed light I

saw

                                        38

S.

A.

T.

B.

                                        42

S.

A.

T.

B.

   

         

tenthousand peo ple may be

more

tenthousand peo ple may be

more

tenthousand peo ple may be

more

tenthousand peo ple may be

more

                                 

Peo ple talk ing with out

Peo ple talk ing with out

Peo ple talk ing with out

Peo ple talk ing with out

                         

Peo ple hear ing with out

listen ing

Peo ple hear ing with out

listen ing

Peo ple hear ing with out

listen ing

Peo ple hear ing with out

listen ing

1964 Paul Simon

                  

                   speak ing

speak ing

speak ing

speak ing

           

Peo ple

writ

ing

Peo ple

wri ting

songs

Peo ple

wri ting

songs

Peo ple

wri ting

songs



songs that

  

5

                                       46

S.

voi

A.

that

T.

that

B.

that

                                    50

S.

A.

T.

B.

6

              

ces

nev er

voi ces

share

nev er

voi ces

nev er

  

voi

ces

             

di sturb the

never

                                

 

And no

share



one dare



No one dare

share

No one dare

share

 

No one dare

                                



sound

of

si

lence

  

di sturb the

sound

of

si

lence

"Fools," I said "you do not

di sturb the

sound

of

si

lence

"Fools," I said "you do not

di sturb the

sound

of

si

lence

"Fools," I said "you do not

1964 Paul Simon

                                                                                              55

S.

you do not

A.

T.

B.

S.

T.

B.

can cer

grows

si lence like a can cer

grows.

Hear my words and I

might

know

si lence like a can cer

grows.

Hear my words and I

might

know

si lence like a can cer

grows.

Hear my words and I

might

                                             

might teach

A.

Like a

know

                                       59

know

you

might reach

you."

teach you

Take my arms that I

might

reach you."

teach you

Take my arms that I

might

reach you."

teach you

Take my arms that I

might

reach you."

1964 Paul Simon

          

   

But my

But my

But my

But my

7

                                                                           63

S.

words

A.

like

si lent

rain drops

like

si lent

rain

drops

words

like

si lent

rain

drops

words

like

si

lent rain

drops

words

T.

B.

                                       68

S.

A.

T.

B.

8

                                                  fell

and ech oed

in the wells

fell

and ech oed

in the wells

fell

and ech oed

in the wells

fell

and ech oed

in the wells

 = 74

       

of

si lence

of

si lence

of

si lence

of

si lence

   

                

                 

And the peo ple bowed and prayed

And the peo ple bowed and prayed

1964 Paul Simon

   

       

                                          73

S.

A.

T.

B.



                   

And the sign flashed out its

ne on

God

they made

ne on

God

they made

And the words that

T.

it

was

was

B.

And the words that

it

was

form ing

warn ing

warn ing

its

was

A.

its

                                                                                       



warn ing

And the sign flashed out its

77

S.

                            

  

warn ing

        

And the sign



says the

 

form ing

And the sign

says the

form ing

And the sign

says the

form ing

1964 Paul Simon

And the sign



says the

9

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S.

A.

T.

B.

A.

T.

B.

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word

of the prophetsare

writtenon

the sub way

walls

and

ten a ment

halls

words

of the prophetsare

writtenon

the sub way

walls

and

ten a ment

halls

of the prophetsare

writtenon

the sub

way

walls

and

ten a ment

halls

words

of the prophetsare

writtenon

the sub

way

walls

and

ten a ment

halls

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

and

   

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whis pered

in the

sound

of

and

whis pered

in the

sound

of

and

whis pered

in the

sound

of

and

whis pered

in the

sound

of

  

1964 Paul Simon

                si

si

  

lence

lence

si

lence

si

lence

 

      

words

84

S.

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S.

A.

T.

B.

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1964 Paul Simon

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