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Hear, sweet spirit
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · James Gibb
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Hear, sweet spirit by Henry Thomas Smart — Lyrics
Hear, sweet spirit, hear the spell,
Lest a blacker charm compel!
So shall the midnight breezes swell
With thy deep longlingering knell.
And at evening evermore,
In a chapel on the shore,
Shall the chanters sad and saintly,
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About Hear, sweet spirit
Henry Thomas Smart’s SATB partsong Hear, sweet spirit evokes a nocturnal scene by the sea. The text describes a lingering spell, a midnight knell, and doleful masses sung by chanters by candlelight. The music swells with the breezes and then fades away on the quiet moonlight sea, accompanied by the boatmen’s prayer, Miserere Domine. This secular setting for unaccompanied choir is rich with atmosphere, ideal for a thoughtful concert programme.
