If I Could Only Weep

If I could only weep, I think sweet help with my salt tears would come, To ease the cruel pain that is so dumb, And will not let me sleep.

Down in my heart, down deep A poisoned arrow burns. It would fall out And tears would wash the wound, I have no doubt, If I could only weep.

Maybe my pulse would leap, And bring one thrill back, of a vanished day, Instead of throbbing in this dull, dead way, If I could only weep.

O silent Fates who steep

Nectar or gall for us through all the years, Take what thou wilt, but give me back my tears, And let me weep and weep.

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

ALTO TENOR

somber,unfeelingq = 33

If p Icouldonly - weep, if Icouldonly - weep, sweet mp help withmy

Piano (for rehearsal only)

tearswouldcome, p if Icouldonly - weep, mp to easethecruel pain thatdoesnotletme sleep.

tearswouldcome, p if Icouldonly - weep.

SOPRANO

BASS

If mp Icouldonly - weep,oh. A p Sleep. mf If mp Icouldonly - weep, oh. Down p inmy heart,myheartdowndeep, a Sleep. mf If mp Icouldonly - weep, oh. A

poisoned - arrowburns. It

andtearswouldwash the wound,

if

I couldonly - weep, if

would fall out, andtearswouldwash the wound, p if mp I couldonly - weep, if poisoned - arrowburns. fall

out, andtearswouldwash the wound, p if

I couldonly - weep, if

out, andtearswouldwash the wound, p if mp I couldonly - weep, if poisoned - arrowburns. fall

I

couldon ly- weep.

May

be- mypulsewouldleap, andbringonethrillback,ofa vanished -

I mf couldon ly- weep. mp May mf be- mypulsewouldleap, andbringonethrillback,ofa vanished -

I mf couldon ly- weep.

dulldead way, oh, if

ly- weep, if Icouldon ly- weep. pp rit.

ly- weep, if Icouldon ly- weep. pp

weep. pp

through all the years,

Take

but

Take

what thou wilt, but through all the years,

Take

what thou wilt, but through all the years,

Take

but

repeat as many times as desired, softer and softer each time, until barely audible. sopranos sustain through every repeat and do not rearticulate the "w."

weep and weep and weep and weep and (w)eep.

weep and weep and weep and weep and weep.

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