2 Words by SR ALFRED LRD TENNYSN (1809-1892)* ASK ME N MRE for S.A.T.B. voices and ia Music by RUTH MRRS GRAY PAN 4 SPRAN ALT Exressively (q = ca. 80-84) TENR BASS 5 more: more: the moon may draw the sea; may draw the sea; the moon The cloud may The cloud may * Alfred Lord Tennyson was the most oular oet the Victorian era. He was born in Sorsby, Lincolnshire in England, the fourth twelve children to George and Elizabeth Tennyson. Alfred attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won the Chancellor s Gold Medal in 1828 for his oem Timbuctoo. n 1845 he received a governnt ension 200 a year, which heled rovide Tennyson with needed financial suort. Desite the fact that he was legally blind and could t even see to eat without a mocle, he achieved great success as a oet. Tennyson was nad Poet Laureate England in 1850 and was later awarded his title Lord by Queen Victoria in 1884. Coyright Coyright 2007 by 2007 Alfred by Alfred Publishing Music Co., nc. All All Rights Reserved. Produced Printed in in USA. To urchase a full-length erformance recording this iece, go to alfred.com/downloads
7 stoo stoo from heav n and take from heav n and the shae, take the shae, With fold to fold, With fold to fold, With fold to fold, With fold to fold, 10 moun - tain or moun - tain or moun tain - or moun - tain or cae; cae; cae; cae; But But But But too too fond, too fond, too fond, fond, 3
4 13 when when have have when have when have 16 an - swer d? an - swer d? an - swer d? an - swer d?
19 22 hol 20 more: more: what what give? an - swer should an - swer should give? love or fad ed Yet, Yet, my friend, my friend, - low cheek - eye: Yet, Yet, my friend, my friend, t 5
6 25 f will t f will t f die! have have die, will t have die, die! f will t have die, die! f 28 lest should have bid live. Lest should bid bid live. live. die! Thy bid live. Thy Thy Thy
31 fate and mine are seal d: fate and mine are seal d: fate and mine are seal d: fate 33 cresc. vain: cresc. vain: vain: cresc. and mine are seal d: strove a - gainst the stream and all in strove a - gainst the stream and all in strove, strove, but but all all Let the great riv - er take Let the great riv - er take Let the great riv in in to the cresc. vain: Let the great riv - - er er 7 cresc.
8 35 f main: f take take f f take f 37 to the main: No e dear love, e No dear love, e dear dear love, e love, e touch yield; touch yield; touch yield; for for for for at at at at a a a a touch yield;
40 e e e e e 43 45 9
10 46 49
52, ask 55 rit. rit. rit. rit. rit. 11
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