William Bartholomew

(1793-1867) A Tender Shoot Otto Goldschmidt

   Andante
(1829-1907)

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   
               
       

   
A ten - der shoot
has start - ed up from a root of grace, as an - cient seers im -
                
    
      
A ten - der shoot has start - ed

    
  
it blooms with - out

a
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               
    

         
part - ed from Jes - se's ho - ly race: it blooms with - out a blight, it blooms with - out a
      
         
  
     
it blooms with - out a

    
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                

      
  
blight, blooms in the cold bleak win - ter, turn - ing our dark - ness in - to light.

                       
       


         
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            
       

  
This shoot, Is - ai - ah taught us, from Jes - se's root should spring; the vir - gin Ma - ry
                  
   
     
This shoot, Is - ai - ah taught us,

    
 
our God of end - less
 
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        
         
  
     
brought us the branch of which we sing: our God of end - less might, our God of end - less
          
       
    
   
our God of end - less

    
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             

    
      

might gave her this child to save us, thus turn - ing dark - ness in - to light.

                        
       
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