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{{Lyricist|Sarah Doudney}}<br> | {{Lyricist|Sarah Doudney}}<br> | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Art songs}} | {{Genre|Secular|Art songs}} {{meter|86. 86. D (C.M.D.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Piano}} | {{Instruments|Piano}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1863|in {{NoComp|The Athenaeum Collection|Horace Waters}}|pg=212}} | {{Pub|1|1863|in {{NoComp|The Athenaeum Collection|Horace Waters}}|pg=212}} | ||
{{Descr|Tenors or Sopranos sing the first eight lines, followed by a mixed chorus repeating the first and last lines. Words altered from Sarah Doudney, late 19th century; formerly attributed to Charles Dickens. }} | {{Descr|Tenors or Sopranos sing the first eight lines, followed by a mixed chorus repeating the first and last lines. Words altered from Sarah Doudney, late 19th century; formerly attributed to Charles Dickens. Though this was published in a book for "Church and Sunday School", I don't find it appropriate for either (BCJ 2024).}} | ||
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1. The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | 1. The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | ||
That stirred our hearts in youth; | That stirred our hearts in youth; | ||
The longings after something lost; | The longings after something lost; | ||
The impulse to a wordless prayer. | The impulse to a wordless prayer. | ||
The dreams of love and truth; | The dreams of love and truth; | ||
Revivings of our better hopes; | Revivings of our better hopes; | ||
The spirits yearning to cry; | The spirits yearning to cry; | ||
These things can never die. | These things can never die. | ||
Chorus: | Chorus: | ||
The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | ||
These things can never die. | These things can never die. | ||
The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | The pure, the bright, the beautiful, | ||
These things can never die.}} | These things can never die.}} | ||
{{mdl|3}} | {{mdl|3}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
2. The timid hand stretch forth to aid | 2. The timid hand stretch forth to aid | ||
A brother in his need, | A brother in his need, | ||
The kindly word in grief's dark hour | The kindly word in grief's dark hour | ||
That proves a friend indeed. | That proves a friend indeed. | ||
The plea for mercy, softly breathed, | The plea for mercy, softly breathed, | ||
When justice threatens high, | When justice threatens high, | ||
The sorrow of a contrite heart | The sorrow of a contrite heart | ||
These things can never die. | These things can never die. | ||
3. The cruel and bitter word, | 3. The cruel and bitter word, | ||
That bounded as it fell; | That bounded as it fell; | ||
The chilling want of sympathy, | The chilling want of sympathy, | ||
We feel, but never tell. | We feel, but never tell. | ||
The hard repulse that chills the heart | The hard repulse that chills the heart | ||
Whose hopes were bounding high, | Whose hopes were bounding high, | ||
In an unfading record kept | In an unfading record kept | ||
These things can never die.}} | These things can never die.}} | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Romantic music]] | [[Category:Romantic music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2024-03-05) CPDL #79371:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2024-03-05). Score information: A4, 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Athenaeum Collection, 1863.
General Information
Title: The pure, the bright, the beautiful
Composer: Stephen Collins Foster
Lyricist: Sarah Doudney
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Art song Meter: 86. 86. D (C.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1863 in The Athenaeum Collection, p. 212
Description: Tenors or Sopranos sing the first eight lines, followed by a mixed chorus repeating the first and last lines. Words altered from Sarah Doudney, late 19th century; formerly attributed to Charles Dickens. Though this was published in a book for "Church and Sunday School", I don't find it appropriate for either (BCJ 2024).
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Original text and translations
 English text1. The pure, the bright, the beautiful, |
2. The timid hand stretch forth to aid |