De battle of Jerico (Hugh S. Roberton)
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- (Posted 2023-06-03) CPDL #74008:
- Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2023-06-03). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 99 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: De battle of Jerico
Composer: Hugh S. Roberton
Lyricist: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Spiritual
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1931
Description: Originally published by J.Curwen & Sons
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Original text and translations
English text
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie laddie,
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie Lamb!
Ye shall get a fishie in a little dishie,
Ye shall get an eggie an' a bit o' ham.
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie laddie,
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie Lamb!
Ye shall get a pony, fit to ride for ony,
An' yell get a whippie for to mek' it gan'.
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie laddie,
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie Lamb!
La, la, etc
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie laddie,
Dance to your Daddy, my bonnie Lamb!
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Silence! not a leaf astir,
Only the moon to entrance
The forest of spruce and fir.
Cedar and tamarack are by the water set,
Staining the sanctuary pools with brooding silhouette.
So, with enchanter's art,
Liquid silence cools the elemental heart.
Over my spirit I feel the magic creep,
The once impetuous thought is held in dreamless sleep
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I will to the mountains along cool trails,
In shaded splendour of the forest.
The fir, the hemlock, spruce and pine
Shall be my vaulted avenue of pillars.
I will to Alpine courtyards walled by cliffs,
Where failing waters foam from hanging glaciers.
There in larch meadows under crystal skies,
The windflower blows, and saxifrage and heather.
I will to lakes of melted jade,
Where icy peaks are held in stained reflection.
There, overhead, the giant pinnacles
Rear to the glare of heav'n defiant shields;
Aeons of snow on snow, Against the shafts of unavailing suns.
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O lovely heart! O Love
No more be sorrowful
Blue are the skies above
The Spring is beautiful
And all the flowers
Are blest with gentle showers.
Although the morning skies
Are heavy now with rain
And your incredulous eyes
Are wondering at your pain,
Let them but weep.
And after give them sleep.
O sorrowful! O heart
Whose joy is difficult
Though we two are apart—
Know you shall yet exult
And all the years
Be fresher for your tears.
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Refrain
Joshua fight de battle ob Jerico,
Jerico, Jerico,
Joshua fight de battle ob Jerico,
An' de walls come tumblin' down.
Up to de walls ob Jerico,
He march'd with spear in han'
"Go blow dem ram horns" Joshua cried
"Kase de battle is in my han'"
Refrain
Den de lam ram sheep horns begin to blow,
trumpets begin to sound
Joshua commanded de children to shout
An' de walls come tumblin' down.
Refrain