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Tis break of day
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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2 editions of this piece
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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Tis break of day by Henry Thomas Smart — Lyrics
'Tis break of day, come, haste away,
To seek the maydew's magic power.
The fields are bright with liquid light,
That silvers every sleeping flower.
Arise! the eastern skies are tinged
With hues that pale the rose;
And wild birds wake from bower and brake,
And warbling, start from soft repose.
Awake! Arise! 'Tis break of day,
Come, haste, come haste away.
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About Tis break of day
Henry Thomas Smart was a prolific English organist and composer of church music and popular songs. He wrote this SATB partsong, 'Tis break of day, in English. The text celebrates the magic of early morning and the awakening of nature. It invites listeners to arise and witness the beauty of the dawn, with references to may-dew, liquid light on the fields, and the songs of wild birds. The music captures the freshness and excitement of the morning, urging the singers to 'haste away' to experience the day's delights before they vanish.
