Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel - Barbara Rosen

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"On a poem by Leigh Hunt"

⌛ Period → Contemporary ◈ Genre / Form → Anthem

♯ Key D major

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range G2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 69

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments SATB

Pages 4

CPDL # 56469

Editor John Hetland

Posted 2020-01-01

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Part_1

D4 – G5

Part_2

B3 – D5

Part_3

A3 – E5

Part_4

G2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase) awoke one night from a deep dream of peace and saw, within the moonlight of the room, making it rich, and like a lily in bloom an angel, writing a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold and to the presence in the room he said "What writest thou?" The vision rais'd his head and with a look made of all sweet accord, answer'd, "The names of those who love the Lord". "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so." Abou spoke more low, but cheerly still, and said: "I pray thee then, write me as one that loves his fellow men". The angel wrote, and vanished, The next night came again with a great wakening light And showed the names of those whom love of God had bless'd And lo! Ben Adhem's names Led all the rest.