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Lullabie
William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

 

Dow Partbooks (Christ Church, 1580s, Oxford MSS 984-988)

 

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lul la by, Lul la lul la by my sweet lit tle
 
  
          

         
  


  

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ba by, my sweet lit tle ba by, what mean est thou to cry,

    

      


  
      
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2 Lullabie (score)


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Lul la lul la by, Lul la lul la by, La lul la lul la by,

 
  
       

     

    
  

  
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La lul la la lul la by, La lul la by, Lul la by, my sweet lit tle

     
 


        

 
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ba by lul lu by. Be still my bles sed babe,

 
  
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 Lullabie (score) 3

   

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though cause thou hast to mourn, Whose blood most in no cent to shed
  

   
 



    
 
  

                 
  

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the cru el king has sworn, And lo a las, be

   
  
   

     


             
  

   


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hold what slaugh ter he doth make, Shed ding the blood of

  
 
 
  


   
 

   

        
  

     

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4 Lullabie (score)
     
     
    
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in fants all, sweet sav i our for thy sake. A king is born they


  
   
 
      


 
        
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say no king this king would kill. O woe

 


  
    
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O woe and woe ful hea vy day when wret ches have their will,

   

   
 

    
  
         
   
    

       

 
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 Lullabie (score) 5

  
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when wret ches have their will, have their will. will.




    



      




    
  
 
 
    

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