O for a lay! (Easter Carol) - Wood, Charles

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⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key F major

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range A2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 7

Texture Polyphonic

Parts 2

Instruments A cappella

Pages 1

CPDL # 39397

Editor Shawn Shafer

Posted 2016-04-22

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Part_1

A2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

O for a lay! For on this day, This day, the first of the seven Christ is restored to life, the Lord, Monarch of earth and of heaven. Defeated hell, and death as well, On Easter E'en our God is seen Standing amid the Eleven. Fair was the morn when Christ was born, But fairer yet is the morrow, When from the dead uprose our Head, Ending our night-time of sorrow. And from the light of Easter bright We, ash and dust, sure hope and trust of our agen-rising borrow. So, man, rejoice, uplift thy voice, Alle-Alle-Alleluya. Soothly 'tis time to clang the chime, Alle-Alle-Alleluya. Sirs, pray you sing to Christ our King, Who, lately slain, is ris'n again; Alle-Alle-Alleluya.