Gentle Mary Laid Her Child Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
CGen-CtleCMa-DryClaidCherGChildAlow-GlyAinBaCman-Cger;
CThereCHeClay,DtheCun-Cde-Gfiled,
AtoGtheAworldBaCStran-Cger:
GSuchFaEBabeDinEsuchDaCplace,
AcanGHeAbeBtheCSa-Cvior?
GAskGtheAsavedBofCallCtheDraceGwhoFhaveEfoundDHisCfa-FCvor.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
DGen-DtleDMa-EryDlaidDherAChildBlow-AlyBinC♯aDman-Dger;
DThereDHeDlay,EtheDun-Dde-Afiled,
BtoAtheBworldC♯aDStran-Dger:
ASuchGaF♯BabeEinF♯suchEaDplace,
BcanAHeBbeC♯theDSa-Dvior?
AAskAtheBsavedC♯ofDallDtheEraceAwhoGhaveF♯foundEHisDfa-GDvor.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
FGen-FtleFMa-GryFlaidFherCChildDlow-ClyDinEaFman-Fger;
FThereFHeFlay,GtheFun-Fde-Cfiled,
DtoCtheDworldEaFStran-Fger:
C↑SuchB♭aABabeGinAsuchGaFplace,
DcanCHeDbeEtheFSa-Fvior?
CAskCtheDsavedEofFallFtheGraceC↑whoB♭haveAfoundGHisFfa-B♭Fvor.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: E♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
E♭Gen-E♭tleE♭Ma-FryE♭laidE♭herB♭ChildClow-B♭lyCinDaE♭man-E♭ger;
E♭ThereE♭HeE♭lay,FtheE♭un-E♭de-B♭filed,
CtoB♭theCworldDaE♭Stran-E♭ger:
B♭SuchA♭aGBabeFinGsuchFaE♭place,
CcanB♭HeCbeDtheE♭Sa-E♭vior?
B♭AskB♭theCsavedDofE♭allE♭theFraceB♭whoA♭haveGfoundFHisE♭fa-A♭E♭vor.
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- Joseph Simpson Cook (1859–1933), 1919 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1919: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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