I Saw Three Ships English Traditional (Sandys 1833)

q. = 80 (A quodlibet) arr. David Millard

                  
Soprano
Solo                  
I saw three ships come sail - ing in on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, I saw three ships come sail - ing in on
         
Sop 1  


Sop 2          

        
Alto
 

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Solo              
Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing.
 
                 
 
S. 1
 
And what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day, on
                  
S. 2   
  
And what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day, on
   
                 
A.
   
And what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day, on

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12

Solo         
Our
   
 
                 
   
S. 1
 
Chri - stmas Day, and what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing?
 
                       
S. 2
   
Chri - stmas Day, and what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing?

    
                 
     
A.

Chri - stmas Day, and what was in those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing?

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Solo      
Sa - viour Christ and his La- dy, on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, our Sa - viour Christ and his La - dy on
       
S. 1 


S. 2       

      
A.


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23

Solo               
Chri-stmas Day in themorn- ing.

              
   
S. 1   
  
Whi-ther sailed those ships all three,on Chri-stmas Day, on Chri-stmas Day, pray,

  
                    
(We Three Kings)

S. 2

Whi-ther sailed those ships all three, Chri-stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day,

    
            


 
   
A.
  

Pray, whi - ther sailed thoseships all three,on Chri-stmas Day, on
Chri - stmas Day, pray,

           
29

Solo     

O they sailed in - to Beth - le - hem on
         
S. 1               
whi - ther sailed those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing?

  
               

 
  

S. 2

whi - ther sailed those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day’n the morn - ing?

 
A.
       
               
whi - ther sailed those ships all three, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing?
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Solo                 

Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, O they sailed in - to Beth - le - hem on Chri - stmas Day inthe morn - ing.
           
S. 1 
And


S. 2       


A.
       

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Solo     

  
              
S. 1
        
all the bells on earth shall ring on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, and


           
   
   
   

S. 2

Ding dong ding dong ding dongding dong,ding dong ding dongding dong ding dong,ding dongding dong ding dong ding dong,


    
   
A.
   

Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!

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45

Solo        
And
  
        
       
S. 1
   
all the bells on earth shall ring on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing.


            
  
    
  

S. 2

ding dong ding dong ding dongding dong,ding dong ding dongding dong ding dong, ding dongding dong ding dong ding dong.


    
   
A.
   

Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! Dong ding!
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           
49

         
Solo
        
all the an - gels in Heav’n shall sing on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, and all the an - gels in
      
S. 1 


S. 2      

     
A.
 

           
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      
Solo

Heav’n shall sing on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing.
      
               
S. 1
 
And all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day, on

 
                     
(Vom Himmel hoch)

S. 2
  
And all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day, on

         
            
  
A.

And all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day, on

       
60 (The Sussex Carol)

Solo      
Then let us all re -
   
           
            
S. 1        
Chri - stmas Day, and all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing. Then let us all re -

    
                            
  
S. 2

Chri - stmas Day, and all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day’n the morn - ing. Then let us all re -

      
                      
    
A.
 let us all re -
Chri - stmas Day, and all the souls on earth shall sing on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - ing. Then
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                  
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
Solo   
  
joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, then let us all re -
          
            
S. 1
 
joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, then let us all re -
    
S. 2             
 
     

joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, then let us all re -
    
   
 
  
  
       
 
A.

joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day, on Chri - stmas Day, then let us all re -

     
    
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Solo      
    
joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - - ing.
         
S. 1     

 
joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - - ing.
  
           
S. 2
    
joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - - ing.
  
       
           
A.

joice a - main, on Chri - stmas Day in the morn - - ing.