The Child's Own Music Book/Silently Falling Snow

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SILENTLY FALLING SNOW

\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 \key g \major \partial 4. \tempo "Allegro" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative b' { \stemUp <b g d>4.^\mf^> b8 b b b b b | <c g e>4.\(^\< <b g d>\)^\> | a8\! a a a a a | q4. q^> | b8 b b b b b | <c g e>4.\(^\< <b g d>\)^\> | a8\! a a a a a | <g d b>4. r4 r8 | \stemDown <g d'>4.^\< <g e'>^\> | <g d'>\! ~ q8 r \stemUp <d d'> | d'^\( c b a b c^) | <b g d>4. r4 r8 | \stemDown <g d'>4.^\< <g e'>^\> | <g d'>\! ~ q8 r \stemUp d' | d^\( c b c b a\) | <g d b>4. \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative g' { \stemDown s4. <g d> q | s2. | <fis d>4. q | s2. <g d>4. q | s2. | <fis d>4. q | s2.*3 <fis d>2. | s2.*3 | d4. d4 d8 } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " In flakes of a feath -- er -- y white, 'Tis fall -- ing so gent -- ly and slow; Oh, pleas -- ant to me is the sight, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow; Snow, snow, snow, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow; Snow, snow, snow, When si -- lent -- ly fall -- ing the snow. } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " How spot -- less it seems and how pure, I would that my spir -- it were so; Then, long as the soul shall en -- dure, More bright -- ly I'd shine than the snow; } \new Staff { \clef bass \key g \major g4. | <g g,> q | <c g> <g, g> | <d, d> q | <g, g>8( fis e) d4. | <g, g> q | <c g> <g, g> | <d, d> q | <g, g>8( d b, g,) r r | <g b>4. <c c'> | <g b> ~ q8 r r | << { b8^\( a g fis g a\) } \\ { d2. } >> g4. r4 r8 | <g b>4. <c c'> | <g b> ~ q8 r r | << { b8^\( a g a g fis\) } \\ { d2. } >> <g, g>4. } >>

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