Lullay My Liking(Vocal Score)

Andy Berry — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:27:23 +0000

The original 15th century English text has been slightly shortened and adapted to provide the basis for this simple but atmospheric carol. The Virgin Mary sings the Infant Jesus to sleep, conveying the love and devotion of a new mother, and the choir echoes her words in the form of a tender lullaby.

Written for The Porteous Brothers, Christmas 2021.

I saw a maiden
sitten and sing:
She lulled a child,
A sweete Lording.

Lullay my liking,
my dear Son, my Sweeting;
Lullay my dear Heart,
mine own dear Darling.

Eternal Lord is He
That made alle thing;
Of Lordes He is Lord,
Of every King He’s King.

Lullay my liking . . .

Angels sang that night
And saiden to that Child
“Blest be Thou and she
That is so meek and mild.”

Lullay my liking . . .

Pray we now to that child,
As to His mother dear,
God grant His blessing now
To all maken good cheer.

Lullay my liking . . .

Words: adapted from Lullay My Liking, trad. 15th Century.

The post Lullay My Liking
(Vocal Score) appeared first on Hawes Music Publishing.

The Song of Guthlac(Vocal Score)

PHadmin — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:23:25 +0000

The words by Andrew Hawes tell the life of Saint Guthlac of Crowland, a 7th & 8th century Christian hermit in Lincolnshire.

By the twisted black waters of
this desert-fen, a man of God came.
On Crow land his hermit hut made
where the grave-robbed barrow lay.
In this landscape of lostness he
journeyed to find the pearl of great price;
The Way, Truth, Life of all mankind.

A warrior by birth; “Guthlac” his name,
“The fruit of war” in the English tongue,
“Bella Munis” in Latin’s more elegant frame.
With the torrents of youth had Guthlac swam;
by sword and spear fame his right hand had gained.
‘Till one deep night, in still dreams of dark,
his hungry heart woke to the waste of his days.

In the merciful light of the sun’s morning rays
the enemies of Christ he promised to slay;
courage, mind, spirit and strength sacrificed
to the service of God to the close of his life.
At Repton the three-fold vows he made;
the armour of Jesus on his body he laid;
faith’s shield, hope’s helmet, the word’s double blade.

This warrior still hungered the fiercest fight;
The endless wrestle of the hermit’s life.
With prayers and blessings to the fen he came
the battle to join in the Devil’s domain.
On Bartholomew’s Day did the Holy Man land,
and in the saint’s company took his stand
to vanquish the demons who reigned the Crowland.

Words: Andrew Hawes (1954 – )

Hire costs of a Full Score and Orchestral Parts can be provided on request to andyberry@hawesmusic.com.

The post The Song of Guthlac
(Vocal Score) appeared first on Hawes Music Publishing.

TTBB Choral Archives - Hawes Music Publishing

Lullay My Liking(Vocal Score)

The Song of Guthlac(Vocal Score)