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A CHRISTMAS HYMN
Text: Richard Wilbur (*1921) Mixed choir and piano-4 hands
Soprano
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w w b w w w
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Piano right
w w
Piano left
Pno. r.
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Pno. l.
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Copyright text: Richard Wilbur, Cummington MA, USA. Copyright music: Huub de Lange, Vinkeveen, the Netherlands.
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Pno. r.
& &
b J w
w w w
Pno. l.
& ? w
13
Pno. r.
& &
w w
13
Pno. l.
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whose
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sky;
ligh - ted
bw b
17
Pno. r.
& &
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Pno. l.
& ? w
21
& & V ?
f j
And
And
cry.
21
Pno. r.
& &
21
Pno. l.
& ? w
bw
b w w
25
& & V ?
ev'
ry stone shall
f b
A
b bw
cry,
and
shine;
25
Pno. r.
& &
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Pno. l.
& ? w
b b b b b w
a
bw
bw b
30
& & V
b bw .
shrine.
Da- vid's ci - ty
Da - vid's ci - ty
? b
30
Da - vid's ci - ty
Pno. r.
&
bhea - ven, w
stall be - come a
& w
30
Pno. l.
& ?
b b b w w w
& & V ?
ry
Shall ride in
And ev'
Shall ride in
And ev'
ry
Shall ride in
And ev'
ry
35
Pno. r.
& & w
35
Pno. l.
& ? w
w w w w
40
& & V
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
?
40
And ev'
ry
And ev'
Pno. r.
& &
ry
b J
40
Pno. l.
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b w w
45
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J w
. j
To pave His
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Pno. r.
& &
j .
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Pno. l.
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50
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50
sa - ken,
And
yiel - ded up to
die;
Pno. r.
& &
50
Pno. l.
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& &
.
cry
b
For
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cry.
And
ev'
ry stone shall
sto - ny hearts of
. b
God's
Pno. r.
&
?
55
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Pno. l.
60
& & . V ?
the
b b b b
men:
God's
b b
60
blood up - on
spear - head,
Pno. r.
& . ?
60
? ? . ()
b b
b b
&
Pno. l.
65
& & V ?
But now, as
at
the
en - ding,
The low
is
But now, as
at
the
en - ding,
The low
is
But now, as
at
the
en - ding,
The low
is
65
Pno. r.
& ?
. w
&
65
Pno. l.
& ? w
b w
ry
70
&
And ev'
And ev'
ry
& V ?
70
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
Pno. r.
& & w
J b
70
Pno. l.
& ? w
b w w w
& & V ?
In prai - ses
of
the child
a - mong us
In prai - ses
of
the child
In prai - ses
of
the child
w J
75
In prai - ses
of
the child
Pno. r.
& &
75
Pno. l.
& ?
w
at
the
80
& & V ?
is
re - con - ciled.
But now, as
en - ding,
The low
re - con - ciled.
But now, as
at
the
en - ding,
The low
is
re - con - ciled.
But now, as
at
the
en - ding,
The low
is
80
Pno. r.
& & w
80
Pno. l.
& ? w
10
85
& & V ?
ry
And ev'
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
90
& & V b
In prai - ses
of
the child
a - mong us
In prai - ses
of
the child
a - mong us
In prai - ses
of
the child
a - mong us
In prai - ses
of
the child
& & V ?
re - con - ciled.
w w
11
re - con - ciled.
re - con - ciled.
95
Pno. r.
& &
w f
95
Pno. l.
& ?
b w w
100
Pno. r.
& &
100
Pno. l.
& ? w
w w w w
12
105
Pno. r.
& &
b J
105
Pno. l.
& ? w
b w w w w w
110
& & V ?
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
And ev'
ry
110
Pno. r.
& &
And
ev' ry
J b
110
Pno. l.
& ? w
b w w w
& & V ?
In
prai - ses
of
the
child
By
whose
us
13
des - cent
a - mong
In
prai - ses
of
the
child
By
whose
des - cent
a - mong
us
In
prai - ses
of
the
child
By
whose
des - cent
a - mong
us
115
Pno. r.
&
.
In
prai - ses
of
the
child
&
115
J w
. . J w w
Pno. l.
& ?
The
119
& & V ?
b b . J b w b
worlds are
re - con - ciled.
The worlds
are
re - con - ciled.
The
worlds
are
re - con - ciled.
w w w w
119
Pno. r.
& &
119
Pno. l.
& ? w
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123
Pno. r.
&
. .
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U w U w
&
123
w w w w w
Pno. l.
& ? w w
w w
poco rit.
127
Pno. r.
& &
w w w w
w w w w
127
Pno. l.
& ? w
poco rit.
U U
w w w w
15
Piano left
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5
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w w
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w w
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13
& ? w
w bw bw
w w
17
& ? w
21
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Copyright text: Richard Wilbur, Cummington MA, USA. Copyright music: Huub de Lange, Vinkeveen, the Netherlands.
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Copyright text: Richard Wilbur, Cummington MA, USA. Copyright music: Huub de Lange, Vinkeveen, the Netherlands.
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