The Shroud

"The Shroud" is the fourth and final song of Lee Hoiby's song cycle Night Songs: Four Poems of Adelaide Crapsey.

Date: 1996Composer: Lee HoibyText: Adelaide CrapseySong Collection: Night Songs: Four Poems of A. Crapsey

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Song
by Adelaide Crapsey

I make my shroud but no one knows,
So shimmering fine it is and fair,
With stitches set in even rows.
I make my shroud but no one knows.

In door-way where the lilac blows,
Humming a little wandering air,
I make my shroud and no one knows,
So shimmering fine it is and fair.

Sheet Music

Night Songs: Four Poems of A. Crapsey

Composer(s): Lee Hoiby

Voice Type: High

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