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 (1807-1882). PREEEEVIEW VIE PR EEEEV PREEVIEW
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4 16 19 23 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
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