selections from

'battle hymns.'

R.McMASTERS

soprano
violin
double bass

SLANG AVENUE PUBLISHING CO.

ASCAP. 2014.
 selections from 'battle hymns.'
arco

4






db
4


3
continue random LH pizz on

I and IV strings until fermata.

vln


5

db

vln


9

db

13

vln


13

db




18

vln



18

db

22

vln

22

db

2
 freely. quasi recitative.

6
27

vox
4
O DEATH O DEATH WON'T YOU SPARE ME O - VER TIL AN - OTH - ER YEAR WELL
27

vln
6

4

27

db 6
4

4 6
30

vox
4 4

WHAT IS THIS THAT I CAN'T SEE WITH ICE COLD HANDS TAK - IN' HOLD OF ME WELL
30

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
30

db
4 4

6
32

vox 4
4 4
32 I AM DEATH NONE CAN EX - CEL, I'LL

O - PEN THE DOOR TO HEA - VEN OR HELL

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
32

db
4 4

6
34

vox 4
4 4

O DEATH, SOME - ONE WOULD PRAY, COULD YOU

WAIT TO CALL AN - OTH - ER DAY THE
34

vln 4 6
4 4

4
34

db
6
4 4
3
 6
36

vox 4
4 4
CHIL- DREN PRAYED THE PREA- CHER PREACHED TIME AND MER- CY IS OUT OF YOUR REACH I'LL

36

vln 4 6
4 4

4
36

db
6
4 4

6
38

vox 4
4 4

FIX YOUR FEET 'TIL YOU CAN'T WALK I'LL LOCK YOUR JAW 'TIL YOU CAN'T TALK I'LL
38

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
38

db
4 4

6
40

vox 4
4 4

40
CLOSE YOUR EYES SO YOU CAN'T SEE THIS

VE - RY HOUR COME AND GO WITH ME.

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
40

db
4 4

6
42

vox 4
4 4

I'M DEATH I COME TO TAKE THE SOUL LEAVE THE BO - DY AND LEAVE IT COLD TO

42

vln 4 6
4 4

4

42

4
6
db
4

4
 6
44

vox 4
4 4

DRAW UP THE FLESH OFF OF THE BONE DIRT AND WORM BOTH HAVE A CLAIM.
44

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
44

db
4 4

6
46

vox 4
4 4
O DEATH O DEATH WON'T YOU SPARE ME O - VER 'TIL AN - OTH- ER YEAR MY
46

vln 4
6

4 4

46

db 4 6
4 4

49

vox 4 6
4 4

MOTH - ER CAME TO MY BED

PLACED A COLD TOWEL UP - ON MY HEAD MY
49

vln 4 6
4 4


4
49

db
4
6
4

51

vox 4
6
4 4

HEAD IS WARM MYFEET ARE COLD DEATH IS A MOV - IN' UP - ON MY SOUL

51

vln 4 6
4 4

4
51

db
4
6
4

5

53

4
6
vox
4 4
53

O DEATH HOW YOU'RE TREAT - IN' ME, YOU'VE

CLOSED MY EYES SO I CAN'T SEE. WELL YOU'RE

vln 4 6
4 4


4

53

db
6
4 4

6
55

vox 4
4 4

HURT - IN MY BOD - Y YOU MAKE ME COLD YOU RUN MY LIFE RIGHT OUT - TA MY SOUL
55

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
55

db
4 4

57

vox 4
6
4 4

O DEATH PLEASE CON - SID - ER MY AGE PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME AT THIS STAGE MY

57

vln 4 6
4 4

4
57

6
db
4 4

6
59

vox 4
4 4

WEALTH IS ALL AT YOUR COM - MAND IF YOU WILL MOVE YOUR IC - Y HAND THE
59

vln 4 6
4 4


4
59

db 6
4 4

6
 6
61

vox 4
4 4
61

OLD THE YOUNG THE RICH THE POOR ALL

A - LIKE TO

ME YOU KNOW NO

vln 4 6
4 4

4 6
61

db
4 4

6
63

vox 4
4 4

WEALTH NO LAND NO SIL - VER OR GOLD NOTH - ING SAT - IS - FIES ME BUT YOUR SOUL.
63

vln 4 6
4 4

4
63

db
6
4 4

65

4

vox
4
O DEATH O DEATH WON'T YOU
65

vln 4
4

4
65

db
4

6
67

vox
4
SPARE ME O - VER 'TIL AN - OTH - ER YEAR WON'T YOU
67

vln 6
4

6
67

db
4

7

68

vox
SPARE ME O - VER 'TIL AN - TH - ER YEAR WON'T YOU SPARE ME O - VER 'TIL AN- TH - ER YEAR

68

vln

68

db

= 100

70

vox 3 4
4 4

70

3
4
4
vln
4

3
70

4 4
4


db

4 3
78

vox 3
4 4 4

SLUM BER MY DAR LING,THY MOTH - ER IS NEAR, GUARDING THY DREAMSFROM ALL TER RORAND
78

vln 3
4

3

4 4 4

4
78

db 3 3
4 4 4

85

vox 5
3

2
4 4 4
FEAR, SUN - LIGHT HAS PASS'D AND THE TWI - LIGHT HAS GONE,

85

vln 5 3
2
4 4 4

85

5 3 2
db
4 4 4

8
 4
3
90

3 5
vox
4 4 4 4
SLUM - BER MY DAR - LING, THE NIGHT'S COM - ING ON.

4
90

3 3 5
vln
4 4 4 4

5
90

4
3 3
4
db
4 4 4

4
94

3 3

4
vox
4 4
SWEET VI - SIONS AT - TEND THY SLEEP, FOND - EST DEAR - EST TO ME,

94

3

4 3
vln
4 4 4

3
94

4 3

db
4 4 4

3
2 3 4
101

vox 5
4 4 4 4 4
WHILE OTHERSTHEIR RE VELS KEEP, I WILL WATCH O VER THEE.

101

2
4 4
3 5 3 4
vln
4 4 4

2
4
101

3 5
3
4

db
4 4 4 4

4 3
110

vox 3
4 4 4
SLUM - BER MY DAR - LING, THE BIRDS ARE AT REST, THE WAN - DER - ING DEWS BY THE
110

vln 3
4

3

4 4 4


3
110

db
4 3
4 4 4

9
 116

vox
2

3

4 4
FLOW'RS ARE CAR - ESSED, SLUM - BER MY DAR - LING I'LL
116

2

3
4
vln
4
2 3
116

db
4 4

3
120

vox 9 4
8 4 4
WRAP THEE UP WARM AND PRAY THAT THE
120

9 4 3
8 4 4
vln

3
9 4
120

db
8 4 4

123

4

3

4
vox
4

AN - GELS WILL SHIELD THEE FROM HARM.
123

4 3
4 4
vln

3
123

db 4
4 4

10