WINTER, BRING ME HOME. incorporating the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for 2-part voices and piano with optional SoundTrax CD* Preview Only

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1 2 Words by LOIS BROWNSEY PIANO time slis on its way, how my heart fills with a yearn - ing for the WINTER, BRING ME HOME incororating the oetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for 2-art voices and iano with otional SoundTrax CD* NARRATOR: Chill airs and wintry winds! My ear has grown familiar with your song; Gently (q = ca. 80) I hear it in the oening year, I listen, and it cheers me long. 4 PART I 6 m 7 PART II m In the m Coyright 2012 by Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. To urchase a full-length erformance recording of this iece, go to alfred.com/downloads Music by MARTI LUNN LANTZ In the cir -cle of the sea-sons, as REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE cir -cle of the sea-sons, as time slis on its way, how my heart fills with a yearn - ing for the * Also available for 3-art mixed (37876). SoundTrax CD available (37878). Narrations from Woods in Winter and Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( ). PREEEEVIEW VIE PR EEEEV PREEVIEW

2 to be Bring me home to that qui - et sound, bring me to be Bring me home to that qui - et sound, bring me 11 chill of win -ter s day. As the fam - ly starts to gath - er, from the chill of win -ter s day. from the REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE lac - es we all roam, in the gray of sun- light s set - ting, long - ing lac - es we all roam, in the gray of sun- light s set - ting, long - ing PREEEEVIEW VIE PR 3 EEEEV PREEVIEW

3 home to the snow - cov-ered ground. With its hues of white and the home to the snow - cov-ered ground. With its hues of white and the REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE long dark nights, 24 win-ter, bring me long dark nights, win-ter, bring me There is There is joy that can be found as we delve in - to each day, but the joy that can be found as we delve in - to each day, but the PREEEEVIEW VIE PR EEEEV PREEVIEW

4 co - zy lace called home, I long to be once more. co - zy lace called home, I long to be once more chill chill - y winds of win - ter make me nev - er want to stray. See the - y winds of win - ter make me nev - er want to stray. REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE smoke rise from the chim - ney and a wreath u - on the door. In this and a wreath u - on the door. In this PREEEEVIEW VIE PR 5 EEEEV PREEVIEW

5 6 grad. cresc. wind and snow, I m al most wind and snow, I m al most NARRATOR: Then stay at home, my heart, and rest; REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE grad. cresc. grad. cresc. to stay at home is best. the bird is safest in its nest; PREEEEVIEW Through Through VIE PR - there. The crys - tal vi - sion - there. The crys - tal vi - sion EEEEV PREEVIEW

6 sar sar mf - kles in the air! mf - kles in the air! e decresc. decresc. mf e decresc. home home REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE snow snow m to that qui m to that qui m Bring me Bring me - et sound, bring me home to the - et sound, bring me home to the - cov - ered ground. With its hues of white and the - cov - ered ground. With its hues of white and the PREEEEVIEW VIE PR 7 EEEEV PREEVIEW

7 long dark nights, win - ter, bring me long dark nights, win-ter, bring me REEVIEW EW PREEEVIE Win-ter, NARRATOR: Then stay at home, my heart, and rest; to stay at home is best. e decresc. Win-ter, bring decresc. me bring me e decresc. PREEEEVIEW VIE PR EEEEV PREEVIEW