Commissioned by the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, Susan Quinn, Artistic Director in honour of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldiers who died at the Battle of Beaumont Hamel
Rest for mixed choir a cappella
Kathleen Allan
Texts drawn from the Latin Requiem Mass and from the souvenir booklet of the unveiling of the Great World War memorial tablet at St. Bonaventure's College
q = 52 Freely S
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2 3 4 4 ‰ œj œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ˙
rest you,
God rest you
gal-lant lads be-neath the
sod.
‰ j œ œ 43 œ Than yours no
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A
3 U 4 œœ œ ˙
God
2 3 4 4‰ j 4 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
rest you,
God rest you
gal-lant lads be-neath the
sod.
3 ‰ j 4 œ œ œ Than yours no
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3 4
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2 4
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3 4
4 4
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3 4
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2 4
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, ‰ œ œ œ 43 œ J œ œ œ œ œ
° ## 3 4U ˙ & 4œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 nobl - er deed was ev - er
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done,
done,
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4 4
lives for
us, your souls to
, ‰ œj œ œ 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ
4U ˙ œ 4
nobl - er deed was ev - er
You gave your
You gave your
lives for
us, your souls to
, ‰ œJ œ œ 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ You gave your
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lives for
3 4
us, your souls to
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