When David Heard

Soprano I

Q A Q Q: Q A Q Q: Q A Q Q: Q A Q Q: Q A Q Q: H E QQ : Q
Q A QQ:

When

Da-

I I . . . .

K Q
that Ab-

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vid heard

Soprano II

K K R

K
that

When Da-

vid heard

Ab - sa- lon was

.
sa -

lon

Alto I

When Da-

R J K K
R

J K J J

vid heard, when Da - vid

heard

Alto II

I K I
K R K

When Da - vid

heard

that

Ab - sa- lon was

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that

Tenor

When Da-

vld heard, when Da - vid

heard,

Bass

heard

When Da - vid

Keyboard

. . . .

K Q R K J

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Q AQQ
S

Q AQQ A QQQ QQQ

was slain, was

. .
Ab

J .
sa -

slain,

that Ab-

sa - lon

slain, was slain, that

Ab - sa - lon was

sa - lon
()

was slain,

that Ab-

K
Ab -

slain, that

Ab-

A
T

Q AQQ H E QQ Q
Q A QQ E Q QQ

slain,

was slain, that

that

Ab-sa-lon

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lon was

slain, was slain,

sa-

was slain,

that

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was

that Ab

sa - lon

slain,

that Ab-sa-lon was

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.

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. .

Ab - sa - lon

was

slain,

When David heard - Weelkes

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was

slain,

J
was

K R
that

R R
Ab - sa - lon

Q AQQ A Q QQ QQ

was slain, he

K K
he went up

went

sa - lon

slain,

Ab - sa - lon

was slain,

he

R R R J
lon was

that Ab-

sa - lon was

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he

slain,

was

slain,

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T

A Q H E Q QQ
A Q E Q QQ QQ

QQ

S R R .
Ab

slain, that Ab-

R .

sa - lon

R R

was slain,

slain,

that Ab-

sa - lon was slain,

was

S R S
R R

slain,

K
that

R R R R

R S R . R

R R
R R R

sa - lon was

slain,

R R

R K

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he went

up

ber

. R

Q AQQ A QQQ QQQ

to his cham-

ov - er the

gate,

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R
to his

up,

R J J
R

cham-ber ov

er, ov - er

the gate,

to his

went up

cham - ber ov - er

the gate,

the gate,

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T

K K
K

Q AQQ H E QQ Q
Q A QQ E Q QQ

he

went up

to

his

cham

ber ov - er

the gate,

R
-

went up

to his cham

ber ov - er

he

the gate,

the gate,

went up

. R R
to

his cham-ber

ov - er

R
2

the gate,

R .

When David heard - Weelkes

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and

wept,

and

wept;

K
and thus he

R
said,

J J K J

I K
and

Q AQQ A Q QQ QQ

K R K S

R
wept;

K (Q)
and thus he

said,

and wept, and

and wept, and

wept;

K R () I K

and thus he

said,

and

thus he said, and

(Q) R
R

A Q
T

A Q H E Q QQ
A Q E Q QQ QQ

QQ

K
and

and wept,

K K K
and and

and

wept;

thus he said, and

R
and

and

wept,

wept;

and thus he

said,

and

thus he said, and

SR
wept,

and

K K

S R

wept;

I
K (Q) (R) K

J
R

thus he said, and

K K

()

25

A
S

QQQ

and

R
thus

u
said:

'O,

J
'O,

K
O

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my son

Q AQQ A QQQ QQQ

thus he

said, he

Ru

K
O

my

son

thus he

said, and

he

thus he

R R

said, he

said, thus he

said:

A
T

Q AQQ H E QQ Q
Q A QQ E Q QQ

thus he

said, and

he

u said: u
said:

J Q () J J J
J J

J J J J
K J

'O,

K K

my

son

thus he

'O,

'O,

K K

my son

thus he

said,

said:

thus he

said, and

thus

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3

he

my son

'O,

R
my son

said:

Ru

When David heard - Weelkes

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Ab- sa-lon,

QQ

my son,

J J J

K
my

son

Ab-

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R R
salon,

K K

K R
my son,

K
my

R R

my son

son Ab- sa -

A Q . Ab- sa-lon, Q . AQQ H Ab- sa-lon, E Q QQ .

A Q E Q QQ QQ
Ab- sa-lon,

Ab- sa-lon,

K
my

my son,

son

Ab-sa - lon,

lon,

my son

K (Q) R
my son

K (Q)
my

R
son Ab-

sa -

lon,

J I

K R

my

son,

sa - lon,

J
K (Q)

I
R R .

K
K

my

son Ab-

I
R R

K (Q)

. . . .

my

son,

my son

. .

A
S

QQQ

Ab - sa-

R
lon,

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I .
for

J
I died

Q AQ Q A QQQ QQQ

J J
()

K
I

would God

Ab-

sa-lon,

would God

I had

for thee,

Ab

sa - lon,

A
T

my son Ab - sa - lon, Q AQ Q K H my son Ab-sa-lon, E QQ Q

Q AQQ E Q QQ
Ab

would God

had died

would God

Q .

had died

for

thee, would God I had

for

would God

I had

died

thee, would God

J
. J
4

I
. .

R R K

sa - lon,

would God

I had

When David heard - Weelkes

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S

QQ

Q AQ Q A Q QQ QQ

died for

thee,

I had

would God

L
thee,

would God

45

I had died for thee, had died for

. R I

I had

died for

had

died for thee,

thee,

for

thee,

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T

Q AQ Q H EQ QQ
A Q E Q QQ QQ

died for

died

thee,

had died for thee, would God

would God

. R R
I had died

would God

I had died for thee,

I had
I had

. .

had

died for thee, for thee,

would God

for

thee, for thee,

would God

for

thee,

R R

R . R

would God

. .

Q AQQ
S

thee,

J I
I had

I . R
God

. (Q)
would God

I had

died

for

Q AQQ Q AQQ

God

I
()

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would God

would God

I had

died for thee,

would

A
T

QQQ

Q AQQ H E QQ Q
Q AQQ E Q QQ

I had died for

died

died for thee,

I had died for

thee,

had died for

thee,

would God

for

I had died for

for thee,

would

had died,

R
I

had

died for

died

for thee,

would

God

()

. Q

had

died

R R

()

When David heard - Weelkes

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S

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QQ

thee,

J
O

I K
()

I J
O

I I K
Ab-

J
O

55

Q AQQ A Q QQ QQ

K K

J J J J

Ab - sa - lon,

Q
O

K K

Ab - sa -

thee,

Ab-

R
O

sa- lon,

sa- lon,

Ab- sa-

. R

A Q R
T

Q AQQ H E Q QQ
A Q E Q QQ QQ

thee,

Ab-

I K K
Ab-

K
O

K I

sa- lon,

Ab - sa -

I I
K (Q) I

R
sa- lon,

thee,

Ab - sa - lon,

Ab - sa -

thee,

I
R

K K

A
S

QQQ

K R
Ab -

sa

R
lon,

J J J J J J
J J

J
O

R
my

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Q AQQ Q AQQ

my son,

son, my

u
son.'

lon, Ab

sa

lon,

my son,

my

son.'

A
T

QQQ

lon, O

Ab - sa

J J J J
J J

my

lon,

my son,

son, my

u R
son.'

Q A Q Q R H lon, Ab E QQ K Q
Q A QQ E Q QQ

lon, O

Ab - sa-

lon,

my son,

R
R

my

- sa -

lon,

my son,

my

son.'

my

u u

son, O

son.'

Ab - sa

R R

lon,

my son,

my

R
R R

son.'

R R R

u R

u k

When David heard - Weelkes