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A June Morning
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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A June Morning by William Yeates Hurlstone — Lyrics
To Captain A. S. Beaumont
(ACROSTIC)
Calm from her temple o’er a sleeping sea
Arises Dawn dewlipped, and opaleyed,
Pausing; anon on many a misty lea,
That dreaming wakes with vision satisfied:
Afar the woods grow lustrous, whilst the lark,
In quest of warm Eöus leaves his bed
Nearing the voiceless arch so lately dark
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About A June Morning
A June Morning evokes the tranquil beauty of dawn. The text paints a picture of nature awakening: the sea, the mist, the woods, and the lark all stir as the sun rises. The SATB setting in English captures this sense of dawning wonder with a text that opens with an acrostic, celebrating the arrival of June. This secular partsong is ideal for occasions when a choir wishes to celebrate the natural world and the gentle unfolding of a new day.
