Commissioned by Suzanne and Ralph Lange for
The Livingston County (MI) Chorale
Marilyn S. Jones, Founding Artistic Director
Laugh And Be Merry
Music by
James Mulholland
Text by:
John Masefield
   unison 
    
1
f
  
   


-
and
be










 


 







Moderately fast q.=80 q=120
ry,
f



 


 
    






bet
- ter
the
world
with
a
song,







 
     








     
 









5
  
   
Fo



re
rP
er
    
  


 

-
mem

-




ber,
 










 
 




 
 














us
al
 
     

mer
 


Laugh
unison


O

nl
y
SATB & Treble (or Solo) Voices
with Keyboard Accompaniment





Copyright © 2003 Colla Voce Music, Inc.
4600 Sunset Ave., #83, Indianapolis, IN 46208
International Copyright Secured Made In USA All Rights Reserved
www.collavoce.com
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a
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
Bet - ter
the
world
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





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mf
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teeth
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
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  
   
     
19
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
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f
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

   
   
 
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Laugh, for










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
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is
brief,
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


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
 

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
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
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      
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

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
is
brief,
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

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
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time
ff
 
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time
the


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
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
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    
  

the
 

   
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in
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
the
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   
for
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
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
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

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    


   



Laugh

blow
ff
wrong,
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er
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

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
us
al
14

with
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   
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


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    
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f
nl
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mf
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9
O

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A

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
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thread
the
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
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
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
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length
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
 
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    
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
f
  
     
Laugh
     
  

    f 

   


and
mer
 
 



 
 
of
a
span.
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








 

be






 
     
31
  
   
-
ry,

Fo








the
world
with
a






world
with


a
song,
bet - ter
 





     
     
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

world






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
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a
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
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
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
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

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

-
mem


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


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


  

song,

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song,
with
a

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
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with
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re

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
     
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

rP
er

     
  


us
al

    
 
27
 
 
nl
y
 
      
23
-









O

ber,

    




 
 




 




song,
 







     
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
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

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mf



Bet - ter
the
world



 
      

 


  
    

mf
   
    

 
     
    
  

   
     
44
time

    
  
Fo

a








in
the
















Laugh
for
the



 
f






 


ff
 



of
a


  
 
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
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
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
   
   
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

 
 
is
brief,


  
     



    
 


 

Laugh
 
 
for
the



blow

 
rP
er
 
     

   



    
  

with



us
al
teeth



 
40


f
nl
y
 
     
35
O

wrong.
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



















     
 

   


time
is
brief,
ff
A


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
 
 
 

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

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
 
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        

  
 
 
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
 







thread
the



 

   
     
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
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

 
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  
   

   
 

  
 


 
     
length

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

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

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
 
 
52






     

 
     



 








and
be
mer
 



 




 
 






 


 
 




 

with
a
song.
     
  

Fo
span.


world
     
  
a
 
 



of



 
      

 
 


  
  
56



rP
er

    
 








 






-


ter
the
 







 










 







bet -
ry,





 



















 
 
 




 




   





 

us
al

Laugh

    
  
 
 

nl
y
  
     
48
O








 









q=76
Moderato


mp


Laugh and be mer - ry; re - mem - ber - ing,

 
   
            
mp

    
 
 
   






61


 
     
63













  





  






no breath
   

 
65
 
The splen - did joy
mf

 
   
 




 
 

  
of the stars:
 
 

 
 
 
 









  
in






  
a rhyme,
  




rall.
 

of His
mirth,



 
 

    
  
    
   
     




  

  
   






rall.
with the strong red wine
     

  
 


 


    mf   
  

 
    


He took
rP
er


 

      
  


Made them, and filled them full

    
Fo


  
 

     


re - mem - ber - ing in old - er time,
God made Heav - en and Earth for joy

    



     

us
al


nl
y
59
O
     (treble voices or solo)
     
   
rit.
  
the joy
 
 


of the earth,

 
  
 
  



rit.
  
     





    mf
   
67
3
and be mer ry; re - mem- ber - ing,
3


3
re - mem- ber - ing
3
3






     










3
3








  
  

    
3

3
 

3


He took
3
3

  




rP
er



Ah
God made Heav - en and Earth for joy
 
 


3
3
us
al

Ah

   
3
3
mf
69
S
A
in old - er time.







  
              
  
 

   
3
3
      

nl
y

Laugh
  
O


   
    



    
in
a rhyme,


         


   

  
 
3
3


3
3
3
3




71

Ah

     
Fo


   
Made

  
 



them,
3

and
3
  





filled
them
full
with
the
3
  


3
3
3
         







   

strong

   




red
wine
of
His
mirth,


 





 
 

  




The
3
3
-
splen

f
 
    



 








did
joy
of
the
stars;
3




3











joy
of
the
earth.


the

   
   

    

 
3

3
 

 


rit.
3


3




 
 


3
    


 
 




Ah
Fo
 
3

rP
er


 

74


3

    



3

 





3
f
Ah

   

 



    
73
3
us
al


3


    
   

nl
y

    
72
O






rit.

3


  
3



3

A little faster



Laugh and be mer - ry; re - mem - ber - ing,

  
 


   
A little faster

f
  
 

    
    

    

























 
 














 
         


Fo

    
 
 
 


 

     














 
 

 
 








in


strong red wine


 
 





a rhyme,
  
   


with the strong red wine

 
 

div.

 

    
Made them, andfilled them full
 
 
 
   



79

    





 
  
 
  
  


 
 




He took
rP
er

   




  

God made Heav - en and Earth for joy

  
 
      
      


  
 


us
al

     

re - mem - ber - ing in old - er time.





77



nl
y

         
f
O

75








 
of His mirth,
of His
mirth,
   
    














 











 


The splen - did joy
 
  
 

  
 


    

ff

 
 


 


  
earth.

 
 




















Fo





  

blue


we
must

 


  
  
cup
of
3
the
    


 
 






 
 




3
laugh and drink from the

 



       




sky,
mf


3
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 

 
 
3
     
     
Join

 
 
3

 


85
the
ju - bi - lant song
of
3
     


the
  
 
 


mf q=72
3
 

       
deep





  
rP
er
  
  
  
  
 


S
S
A

 
 

So



rit.

 
    
of
us
al
83
 
  


of the earth,
   
     
 
  
 
  






 
  
the joy
  
  
 
 



    


of the stars;
 
 






  
  
  
nl
y
    
 
ff
 
    
81
O

3
     
     




the
no breath

stars
sweep - ing by,
          

  
 


 



 

 
       
3


deep blue cup

of

  

  


 



91



stars
Fo
laugh and drink from the
 
 
  







3







 
 

Join the ju - bi - lant song



 
sweep - ing
    

    
must
3
  

rP
er
      




great¸
we
3
    
     
     
the sky,
3

So

of the
us
al
89
 

O


great


nl
y
    
 
  


87
 3


 


  

 


by,


ff
 

Laugh,
 
     
  
 

ff



 
 




  
  
3




3


   
  
and
 
 
bat - tle,
and
 
 
3

 

work,
and
3
   
    
    
    
 3   

      
3
 
    
  
  
   

 
  


  


  
 


mp





the
sign
of
the
















       f
 
Laugh

 

    
 
 

  



    
  


mp
Fo

  

3
   

 
mf


joy,





mf


Tempo primo
Lord.

3

  
        

 
  
3
rP
er
101
the dear green
  
  





rit.
earth,
f
In








the
joy
of
the




us
al

f
   
   

drink of the wine out - poured
3
     
    

97
 

nl
y
93
O
  



 
and




be
 
mer -



  


Tempo primo q.=80 q=120
f
     
  



  










  





to -
ry



  



   
  
  











 
 
geth -



er,
like


broth - ers

 


 
     


  
   





     
  


 





 
     


110
Guest - ing
  
    

   
     

a -

while
















rP
er
    
    


 
     
115

-
beau
   
   
Fo










ti
-


in
the


 





 







rooms






of
a




































ful
inn,









 










us
al



a - kin,





 

  
   




nl
y
 
     
105
O

 





 
     







 

    
  





 
 
ff



Glad
till
the
















ff








   
     

Laugh.
         
 



     

danc - ing
stops,
and the lilt
of
the mu - sic ends.

    
  




         


 
    









    
 





   
     


Laugh
  
     
123
game
  
   


    

   


is
played;

    
      

   

   
 



and
be
you
Fo


 









 
 


-
mer
ry,
my








 








 








 












 

friends.
     
 

 
  

 
     

   

    

 


126

     
  


 

rP
er



till the











 


 


 



 
 
f










and
be
 



 
 


Laugh


 
 


 
 
O

  
us
al

  
Laugh
nl
y

119

f

 
 



















-
mer
ry
     
  

 
    

    
    
  
  
    



 



broth



-
like


broth
-
like
broth





     
 






  
     

135

kin,

    
  
Fo

 
    
    
    
 

to


-
-
-

-
geth
 

er,



ers,
a







-
-


ers
a


-


kin,







Guest - ing
a
- while
 





 


 


 
 
 







 


    
kin,
broth
ers,





 
 
a


 
 




ers
rP
er
 
     





like
 
     

 




us
al




 



132
 


nl
y
 
     
129
O





in
the




 













rooms



 
   

   

 

ff
   
     
  
   
a


 


 
     


 
 

-
beau


Glad
till
the








 









 
 


ing
stops
 










danc
-
and
the
lilt




 
















 



















ff





 





 




     
    


   
       
147
of
Fo

Laugh,

    
the mus - ic ends.
  
       
  
  
       

     
 




 
 
Laugh

 


    





 










 
     
ful



-
ti
rP
er

 
of




us
al
143
inn,

 


 
   


 


nl
y




    
139
O



 

Laugh,
 
   
till
the
game

 
is
played;
 
  

  







    
    



 
 
    



and
be you
  
   


  
  
  
 





 
 
mer
-

    
  


    

    

    
 


    
  

 
    
ry,
my
friends.










and
be






-

rP
er
friends.
Fo


    
 



 



rit.
  f 
 












  





















 


 







 




 
my
rit.



     
     
ff


ry,
 



 




ff


  
    


 






A Tempo
A Tempo

rit.
mer


   
   




 


 


   
 
157
 

 






Slower
Laugh
 
 


ff 
  
     

us
al

154

rit.
nl
y
  
      
151
O










 
























