Rest - Vaughan Williams, Ralph

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⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key C minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range E-2 – F#5

¶ Language → English

Measures 57

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 86160

Editor Nalei HU

Posted 2025-08-01

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano 1

C4 – F#5

Soprano 2

B-3 – D5

Alto

G3 – C5

Tenor

D3 – G4

Bass

E-2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth; Lie close around her; leave no room for mirth With its harsh laughter, nor for sound of sighs. She hath no questions, she hath no replies, Hushed in and curtained with a blessed dearth Of all that irked her from the hour of birth; With stillness that is almost Paradise. Darkness more clear than noon-day holdeth her, Silence more musical than any song; Even her very heart has ceased to stir: Until the morning of Eternity Her rest shall not begin nor end, but be; And when she wakes she will not think it long. :::''Goblin Market and Other Poems'' (1865)