The Long Day Closes

Henry F Chorley arranged for TTBB Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan

p
Tenor  43 
8
        
No star is o'er the lake, Its pale watch keep ing; The
p
Tenor   43          
8
No star is o'er the lake, Its pale watch keep ing; The

Baritone
  43  p         
No star is o'er the lake, Its pale watch keep ing; The
p
Bass
  43          
No star is o'er the lake, Its pale watch keep ing; The

T.
5
            
8
moon is half a wake, Through gray mist creep ing. The

T.              
8
moon is half a wake, Through gra y mist creep ing. The

Bar.
             
moon is half a wa ke, Through gray mist creep ing. The

B.
            
moon is half a wake, Through gray mist creep ing. The
 T.
9
 
8
          
last red leaves fall round the por ch of ro ses; The

T.  
8
last

red

leaves

fall

round

the

porch
 
of ro

ses;
 
The

Bar.
            
last red leaves fall round the porch of ro ses; The

B.
             
last red leaves fall round the por ch of ro ses; The

T.
13
          
8
clock hath ceased to sound, The long day clo ses.

T.             
8
clock hath ceased to sou nd, The long day clo ses.

Bar.
           
clock hath ceased to sound, The long day clo ses.

B.
          
clock hath ceased to sound, The long day clo ses.

2
 T.  
19 p         cres.    
8
Sit by the si lent hearth In calm en dea vour To count the sounds of

T.   p
        cres.
   
8
Sit by the si lent hearth In calm en dea vour To count the sounds of

Bar.
  p         cres.
   
Sit by the si lent hearth In calm en dea vour To count the sounds of
cres.

B.
  p             
Sit by the si lent hearth In calm en dea vour To count the sounds of

T.
24
  p      f   
8
mirth, Now dumb for e ver. Heed not how hope be

T.     p
        f   
8
mir th, Now dumb for e ver. Heed not how hope be

Bar.
  p      f   
mirth, Now dumb for e ver. Heed not how hope be

B.
  p
      f   
mirth, Now dumb for e ver. Heed not how hope be

3
 T.
28
        p       
8
lieves, And fate dis po ses. Sha dow is round the eaves, The long day

T.         p
         
8
lieves, And fate dis po ses. Sha dow is round the eaves, The long day

Bar.
        p       
lieves, And fate dis po ses. Sha dow is round the eaves, The long day

B.
        p       
lieves, And fate dis po ses. Sha dow is round the eaves, The long day

T.     
33
     p     
8
clo ses. The light ed win dows dim
p     
T.   
8
clo ses.
    
The light ed win dows dim

Bar.
          p     
clo ses. The light ed win dows dim

B.
    p 
     
clo ses. The light ed win dows dim Are fad ing

4
 T.
37
 cres.            
8
Are fad ing
 slow ly. The fire that was so trim Now qui vers
cres.

T.              
8
Are fa ding slo ly. The fire that was so trim Now qui vers

Bar.
 cres.
            
Are fa ding slow ly. The fire that was so trim Now qui vers

B.
  cres.
  
         
slow ly. The fire that was so trim Now qui vers

T.
41
        pp
       
8
low ly, qui vers low ly. Go to the dream less bed Where grief re

T.  8
      pp
       
low ly, qui vers low ly. Go to the dream less bed Where grief re

Bar.
       pp
       
low ly, qui vers low ly. Go to the dream less bed Where grief re

B.
       pp
        
low ly, qui vers low ly. Go to the dream less bed Where grief re

5
 T.  
46
    cres.
        
8
po ses, Thy book of toil is read, The lo ng day clo ses;
cres.

T.                
8
po ses, Thy book of toil is re ad, The lo ng day clo ses;

Bar.
        cres.
       f

po ses, Thy book of toil is read, The lo ng day clo ses; Go

B.
         cres.

     
po ses, Thy book of toil is read, The long day clo ses;

T.      
51 f        ff

8
Go to the dream less bed Where grief re po ses, Thy
ff
T.
f
            
8
Go to the dream less bed Where grief re po ses, Thy
ff
Bar.
            
to the dream less bed Where grief re po ses, Thy
ff
B.
     
f      
Go to the dream less bed Where grief re po ses, Thy

6
 T.
55
             
dim.
    p

8
book of toil is re ad, Thy book of toil is re ad, Go to the

T.    
        
dim.
    p

8
book of toil is re ad, Thy book of toil is re ad, Go

Bar.
                  dim.
  p

book of toil is re ad, Thy book of toil is read, Go

B.
           dim.
   p

book of toil is read, Thy book of toil is re ad, Go

T.
60
        pp    
8
dream less bed, The long day clo ses.

T.          pp
   
8
to the dream less bed, The long day clo ses.

Bar.
   
      pp    
to the dream less bed, The long day clo ses.

  pp 
B. 
to

the dream
     
less bed, The long

day

clo
 
ses.