X:189
T: Vesper Hymn
O: Russian Melody
Q: "Moderato."
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/189_Vesper_Hymn.abc	 2024-11-23 232858 UT
K: Eb
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w: 1.~Hark! the ves-per hymn is steal-ing     O'er the wa-ters, soft and clear;
w: 2.~Now, like moon-light waves re-treat-ing To the shore, it dies a-long;
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GB AB | GB FB | GB AF | DD E2 |
w: Near-er yet, and near-er peal-ing,  Now it bursts up-on the ear;
w: Now, like might-y sur-ges meet-ing, Breaks the min-gled tide of song;
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|: "^mf"ed eB | AF GB | ed eB | "^dim."A "Repeat pp."F E2 :|
w: Ju-bi-la-te, far-ther steal-ing, Soft it fades up-on the ear;
w: Ju-bi-la-te, waves re-treat-ing  To the shore, it dies a-long;
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"^p"E>E EE | F>F FF | "^dim."EE E(G>F) | ED E2 |]
w: Far-ther now, now far-ther steal-ing, Soft it fades up - on the ear.
w: Hark! a-gain, like waves re-treat-ing To the shore it* dies a-long.
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