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SILENTLY FALLING SNOW

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 \key g \major \partial 4. \tempo "Allegro" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative b' { \stemUp <b g d>4.^\mf^> b8 b b b b b | <c g e>4.$^\< <b g d>$^\> | a8\! a a a a a | q4. q^> | b8 b b b b b | <c g e>4.$^\< <b g d>$^\> | a8\! a a a a a | <g d b>4. r4 r8 | \stemDown <g d'>4.^\< <g e'>^\> | <g d'>\! ~ q8 r \stemUp <d d'> | d'^$ c b a b c^) | <b g d>4. r4 r8 | \stemDown <g d'>4.^\< <g e'>^\> | <g d'>\! ~ q8 r \stemUp d' | d^\( c b c b a$ | <g d b>4. \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative g' { \stemDown s4. <g d> q | s2. | <fis d>4. q | s2. <g d>4. q | s2. | <fis d>4. q | s2.*3 <fis d>2. | s2.*3 | d4. d4 d8 } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " In flakes of a feath -- er -- y white, 'Tis fall -- ing so gent -- ly and slow; Oh, pleas -- ant to me is the sight, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow; Snow, snow, snow, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow; Snow, snow, snow, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow. } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " How spot -- less it seems and how pure, I would that my spir -- it were so; Then, long as the soul shall en -- dure, More bright -- ly I'd shine than the snow; } \new Staff { \clef bass \key g \major g4. | <g g,> q | <c g> <g, g> | <d, d> q | <g, g>8( fis e) d4. | <g, g> q | <c g> <g, g> | <d, d> q | <g, g>8( d b, g,) r r | <g b>4. <c c'> | <g b> ~ q8 r r | << { b8^$ a g fis g a$ } \\ { d2. } >> g4. r4 r8 | <g b>4. <c c'> | <g b> ~ q8 r r | << { b8^$ a g a g fis$ } \\ { d2. } >> <g, g>4. } >>$

UPON A LOWLY MANGER

M. Atwood

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \key g \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 \tempo "Andante" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative d' { \stemUp d4^\p | <d b>2^$^\< b'4\! | c2^\> b4\!$ | b2.^$ a2$ e4 | g2^$^\< fis4\! | g2^\> a4\!$ | d,2. ~ d2 d4 | <d b>2^$^\cresc b'4\! | c2 b4$ | e2^$ d4 | <c a e>2 a4$ | <g d>2^$^\dim b4\! | b2 a4$ | g2. ~ g4 r \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative d' { \stemDown s4 s2. <d gis> <cis g'> ~ q | s2.*5 <d gis>2. <e gis> s s fis } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { Up -- on a low -- ly man -- ger, Our Lord was laid, they say. __ While an -- gel voi -- ces sang his praise from Heav -- en far a -- way __ } \new Staff { \clef bass \key g \major s4 | <g, g>2. <e, e> | a,4 cis( e g! fis e ) | <d c'!>2. ~ q | <g b>2 <gis b>4( | <a c'> d) r | <g, g>2. <e, e> | b,2( b4) | a( c cis) | d( b d') ~ d' cis'( <d c'>) | <g b>( <a c'> <fis a> | <g b>) r } >>$