Merrie England (John Henry Bridger)

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• (Posted 2023-09-28)  CPDL #75813:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-28).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 236 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Merrie England
Composer: John Henry Bridger
Lyricist: Victoria-of-Teck
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1892 J. Curwen & Sons
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Original text and translations

English text

If each man in his measure,
    Would do a brother’s part,
To cast a ray of sunlight
    Into a brother’s heart:
How changed would be our country!
    How changed would be our poor!
And then might Merrie England
    Deserve her name once more.