When David Heard
Soprano
Alto 1
Thomas Tomkins (1573-1656)
When
Da
When
Alto 2
Tenor
Bass
Da
6
-
When
Da
-
Ab - sa - lom was
Ab - sa - lom, Ab
lom
Ab 11
was
- sa - lom was
o
cham - ber
cham - ber
vid heard
he
he
-
sa - lom
was slain,
slain, was
slain,
slain,
was
slain,
slain,
up
to his cham - ber,
-
o
-
o
o
o
cham - ber
ver the
-
-
gate,
ver the
-
the
gate,
ver the
ver the
the
ver the gate,
gate,
the
the
gate,
gate,
and wept,
gate,
and wept,
gate, and wept,
gate,
he
went up
to his
went up
to his
he
and wept,
and wept,
and
and
wept
and wept,
and
wept
and
and
to his
wept, and
and
and
up
that
to his cham - ber,
to his cham - ber,
went up
that
that Ab - sa -
Ab - sa - lom was slain,
that
went up
he went
that
Ab - sa - lom was slain,
Ab - sa - lom was slain,
vid heard that Ab - sa - lom was
that
slain,
that
he went
heard
vid heard
vid
Da
When
-
-
wept,
wept,
and
and
2
16
wept;
and
wept;
and
wept; and thus
wept;
21
thus
thus he
said,
thus
he said,
thus he
and
thus
he said,
he
said:
thus he said, thus
thus
and
said,
said:
O
my
O
my
son,
my
O
my
son,
and thus
he
son,
my son
and thus he
son, O
son,
my
my
my
my
son,
son,
my
O
O
my son, my
son, O
my
son,
O
said,
my son,
O
my
son,
son,
my
my
son,
my son,
son,
my son,
son, my
O
my son,
my son,
my
O
my
son,
son, my son,
he
my son,
O
my son, son,
and
and
thus
said:
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and
my son,
said:
he
said, he said:
thus he
said,
he said,
O
and thus he said,
thus
and
he
said,
and thus he
and thus
said,
and
he
thus he said,
he said,
said, and thus he
thus
and
and
and
he said,
wept;
my
my son,
son, Ab -
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32
Ab
-
Ab
-
sa - lom
sa - lom
my
son,
- sa - lom
my
son,
Ab - sa - lom
son,
son,
my
my
son,
my
Ab
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Ab - sa - lom
Ab - sa - lom my
- sa - lom
my
son,
son, my
my
my
O
Ab - sa - lom
-
Ab - sa - lom
my
Ab
-
sa - lom
son
my
my
son,
O
my son,
Ab - sa - lom
my
son, ab
-
sa -
-
sa - lom,
Ab
Ab
-
sa - lom
-
sa - lom,
son,
-
Ab
-
O
my
sa - lom,
Ab-
son, O
Ab - sa - lom
O
Ab - sa - lom
my son,
Ab - sa - lom,
son,
Ab -
Ab - sa - lom
Ab
son, O
son
son,
sa - lom,
my
son, my son,
son,
son,
Ab
sa - lom my
my
sa - lom my
-
my
Ab
my son, my son,
son,
son, my son
Ab - sa - lom,
sa - lom
my
son,
Ab
O
lom,
son,
son,
-
my
my
O
O
son,
sa - lom
Ab - sa - lom
my
my
my son,
-
Ab - sa - lom my son,
Ab
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my son,
sa - lom
O
Ab
my son,
Ab - sa - lom,
my
-
sa -
Ab -
4
46
my
son,
son,
Ab
-
sa - lom,
O
Ab
sa - lom
50
-
sa
my
son,
-
my
son,
thee,
died
I
had
died
for
thee
my
54
God
I
thee,
thee,
for
for
thee,
son,
I had died
had died
for
thee
for
would
God
Would
God
I had
died,
I
I had died
thee,
for
my
son,
for
would
God
I had
had
died
for
thee.
I had died for
I had died, died
thee,
God
for
would
thee, for
would God
would
God
thee,
Would
for thee,
I had died
O
would
I had died for
son,
son:
thee,
Would God
my
my
I had died for
God
son,
son, Would
sa - lom my
lom
Would God
Ab -
my
lom my son,
would
thee,
God
God
I had died
I had died
for
thee,
for
Ab -
for
thee,
Ab
-
sa -
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58
thee
Ab
62
-
Ab
son,
son,
-
sa - lom,
Ab
lom
66
Ab
Ab - sa - lom my
son,
son,
-
sa
-
son,
O
Ab
-
son,
O
sa - lom my
Ab
my
Ab
my
son.
Ab - sa - lom,
Ab
O
Ab
-
son,
O
my
Ab
-
O
sa - lom my son,
sa - lom
-
sa - lom
my
Ab
-
my
sa - lom my
sa
-
my
lom
sa - lom my
son,
-
Ab - sa - lom my son,
O
my
son,
son,
Ab - sa - lom my
O
sa - lom my son,
O
O
Ab
sa - lom,
son,
my
my
sa - lom my
my
-
Ab - sa - lom
-
-
Ab
my son,
O
son,
-
O
son,
son,
my
sa - lom
son,
O
Ab - sa - lom
Ab - sa - lom
-
son,
my
my
son,
my
-
my
Ab
son,
son,
my
sa - lom,
my
son,
son,
lom
Ab - sa - lom
Ab - sa - lom my
- sa - lom my
son.
my
son.
son.
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