Jesus Once of Humble Birth
Jesus Once of Humble Birth
Pratt/Meyerbeer
Arranged by Sally DeFord
(SATB)
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Je- sus, once of hum - ble
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birth, Now in glo- ry comes to earth, Once he
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Soprano:
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Alto:
Now
suf- fered grief and pain, he comes on earth to
Tenor:
Bass:
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reign,
Now he comes on earth to reign.
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Once
a meek and low - ly lamb,
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Born a babe in Beth- - le- hem, *
Once with- in a
*Please note, "Bethlehem" does not rhyme with "Lamb."
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Born
low - ly stall, the King, the Lord of all,
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Born the King, the Lord of all.
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Jesus, Once of Humble Birth Immanuel, Immanuel
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Narration begins: In the days of Caeser Augustus, a decree
went out that all the world should be taxed.
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And Joseph went up from Galilee to Bethlehem to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, who was great with
child. And so it was that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger
because there was no room for them in the inn. Thus in humble circumstance was born the Son of God...
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...and the promise of the Lord was fulfilled, which he spoke through his prophet, saying, "A virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel..."
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(SATB) Sally DeFord
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Women unison: 12
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1. Fair is the Child with- in the sta- ble yon- der, Soft- ly he sleeps and
2. What light di- vine o'er Beth- le-hem is stream- ing? Sha- dows of night in
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ten.
fills the heart with won- der, Bles- sed gift of God, the vir- gin guards his slum- ber, while
si- lent haste are flee- ing, Ris- ing o'er the world the star of stars is gleam- ing to
ten.
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an- gels de- light to praise his ho- ly name. Im- man- u- el, Im-
hal- low the place where- in the Babe is laid.
Men unison:
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man- u- el, The hea- vens tell of thy com- ing -, Im-
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man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, This night we re- joice in
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thee.
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Pro- mise of life, and light un- to all na- tions. Wrapped in swad- dling bands, the
Im-
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hope of our Sal- va- tion, We kneel at his feet to wor- ship him our King! Im-
Im-
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man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, The hea- vens tell of thy
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man- u el, Im- man - - u- el, The hea- vens tell of thy
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Im- man - - u- el, Im- man - u- el, The hea - vens tell of thy
man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, the hea- vens tell of thy
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com- ing -, Im - man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, ten. This
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com- ing -, Im- man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, This
ten.
com- ing -, Im- man- - - u- el, Im- man - - u- el, This
ten.
com- ing -, Im- man- u- el, Im- man- u- el, This
ten.
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night, we re- joice in thee -.
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Long had the world awaited the coming of this promised child, and yet, in the very
hour, there were few who knew of the miracle within Bethlehem's gates.
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(Two-part chorus w/optional flute)
Sally DeFord
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Women unison, 2nd time only: Oo-
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grace to grace while yet a child, Grow- ing in sta- ture, filled with
day
to
day, the
Ho-
ly One, Grew in o-
be- dience "...though he
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-----------------------------------------------------, Strong in the spi- rit and the grace of
truth and light, Je- sus in - creased in wis- dom and in fa- vor with God and
were
the grace of
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224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
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2. Oo- God was up- on
man. 2. Con-
God was up- on
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Oo-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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him.
Un- to ev- 'ry god- ly
vir- tue
grew the boy in pur-
i - ty, From
Flute:
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Oo-------------------------, Oo----------------------------, Oo-----------------------------------------------------,
All voices: Con- tin- u- ing from
grace un-
to per- fect
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grace to grace while in his youth, Grow- ing in sta- ture, filled with
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light and truth, Je- sus in - creased in wis- dom and in fa- vor with
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God and man.
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"Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and man." Then Jesus began his ministry among men.
He taught in the synagogues, by the seashore, on the mountainside.
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Those who heard him marvelled at his teachings, for he taught them, not after the manner of the scribes, but
as one having authority. And multitudes followed him, eager for his words.
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(SATB)
Sally DeFord
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Verse 1: Women unison
Verse 2: Men unison 6 8 10
1. Come ye who hun- ger and thirst, Hear the Mas- ter's voice, Come and feast on the word of the
2. Here find ye hope, Find peace for the wea- ry heart, Come and feast on the word of the
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Lord,
Nou- rish the hun- ger- ing soul, Free- ly gi- ven it hath no price, Come and
Lord, Come, set a- side mor- tal care, and choose now the bet- ter part, Come and
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feast on the word of the
Lord.
feast on the word of the
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224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
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Lord. Alto:
Ye whowould par- take of truth, Ye who seek the foun- tain sweet,
Tenor:
Bass:
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Lay all mor- tal bur- dens by and learn at Je- sus' feet. Come let your
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souls de- light where hearts are full and hope is bright, Where all may gain e- ter- nal- life,
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a tempo
Feast up- on the words of Christ.
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Women unison:
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Come ye who hun- ger and thirst, Hear the Mas- ter's voice, Come and feast on the word of the
Come ye who hun-
Men unison:
ger and
thirst, Hear the Mas -
ter's voice,
Come
and feast
on the
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Lord, Nou- rish the hun- ger- ing soul, Free- ly gi- ven it hath no price, Come and
word of the Lord, Nour- ish the hun- ger- ing soul, Free- ly gi- ven it hath no price,
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feast on the word of the Lord-------------------------------
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Come, oh come, and feast on the word of the Lord--------------------------------------.
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Feast on the Word of the Lord How Great is the Miracle
Sally DeFord
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As word of his deeds spread throughout the land, many brought to him those who were lame, blind, maimed and afflicted.
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These they laid at Jesus' feet, and, moved with compassion he healed them. They marvelled as the blind were made to see...
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...the lame to walk, the leper was made clean, and they glorified the God of Israel.
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(Two-part chorus, or duet)
Sally DeFord
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Men unison:
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1. Sav- ior di- vine, Thou who hast made me whole, What joy is
2. Wea- ry and lame, Lift- ed and healed at thy hand, Laid at thy
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mine?
feet,
What words can my gra-
Ri- sen be- fore
ti- tude
thee to
tell?
stand.
Dark
Hun-
were
gered
mine eyes,
my soul,
made by thy
fed by thy
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pow - er to see, With- ered the hands raised now in praise un- to
word and filled, An- guished the cries thou in thy mer- cy hast
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224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
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Women:
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thee. Hushed was my voice, ring- ing now joy- ful in song,
stilled. Dry now the tears wept in the sor- row of sin,
Men:
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Frail was my will, Weak- ness in thee made strong, 1&2: Oh Sa- vior di-
Grief thou hast borne, Thou has my ran- som been,
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vine, How great is the mir- a- cle born of thy pow'r and in- fi- nite
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love. Ev- er thy name shall I praise, Ev- er of thee shall I
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sing, And glo- ri- fy God by the mir- a- cle wrought in me.
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Even as his following had grown, so also had grown the hatred of the chief priests, the scribes and the pharisees.
Seeing his mighty works among the people, their hatred was kindled to rage, and more desperately they sought his life.
As the passover approached, he entered the gates of Jerusalem amid a joyful multitude who shouted, "Hosanna to the son of
David; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" He entered the temple, and was greeted there with shouts of praise.
And all these things further fueled the anger of his enemies.
When the eve of the feast had come, Jesus sat with his disciples for the last time in mortality. He spoke plainly of his
impending death, and of betrayal by one of his own. (Music begins.)
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And adding to their great sorrow, he added, "This night, all ye shall be offended because of me." But Peter answered him, saying...
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"Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will not I... Though I should die with thee, yet I will not deny thee."
And so said all the disciples.
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(Baritone solo w/optional flute) Sally DeFord
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Solo:
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2.1. Though
Nay, Lord, tho' the world de-
all men should fail to
spise thee,
heed thee,
Though
I
the wick-ed and un-
would fol- low in the
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god- ly de- ride, Say not that I shall de- ny thee, No fear shall rend me from thy side,
way thou hast taught, Now and e- ver shall I love thee, Though all the world e- steem thee not.
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1 & 2: Though as sin- ful men op- press thee, All thy friends should flee and leave thee a- lone,
Flute:
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224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
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piu
E- ven then would I con- fess thee, For by the pow'r of God I know, Thou art the
piu
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Christ, for whom thy peo- ple watch, Thou art the Christ for whom the world has sought, Though death and
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hell com- bine a- gainst thee, still, I know thou art the Christ the Son of God,
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Christ, the Son of God.
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Together they came to a garden called Gethsemane. Often had they come to this place, finding there peace and
solitude. But this night was not to be as other times.
Removing himself from them a little way, Jesus knelt in prayer, saying, "Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from
me; nevertheless, not my will but thine be done."
And as he prayed, his sweat became as great drops of blood falling to the ground. Even as he arose from this agony,
a great multitude approached, armed with swords and staves.
His disciples sought to defend their Lord against the angry crowd, but Jesus forbade them and as he was bound and
taken, they all forsook him and fled. (Music begins. Resume narration at measure 6)
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Led thence to a mockery of trials, he endured scorn and scourging in silence.
As Isaiah had foretold, he was "brought as a lamb to the slaughter...
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...and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb," so he opened not his mouth. They placed on his head a crown of thorns,
mocked, him, smote him, and led him out to crucify him.
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How Like a Lamb He is Risen from the Dead
As the eve of the Sabbath approached, his body was removed from the cross, annointed in haste and laid in a borrowed tomb. A
great stone was set before the door to seal it, and darkness fell upon Judea. (Music begins. Resume narration at measure 17)
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(If no instrument is used, pianist plays top and bottom lines through fermata at measure 16 .)
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At sunrise on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and other faithful women with her set out for the tomb, bearing
spices prepared for the further annointing of the body. But they found the great stone removed from the sepulchre...
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...and there, and angel of the Lord, his countenance like lightning, his raiment white as snow. And he spoke to them,
saying, "Fear not, for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen."
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(SATB w/optional flute)
Sally DeFord
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1. Then came the wo- men to the sep- ul- chre at the dawn- ing of the day,
2. They en- tered in and saw the em- pty tomb, for the stone lay rolled a- way,
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Found not the bo- dy of the Lord and stood in won- der and dis- may, And the
They saw the an- gel and with fear- ful hearts, the place the bo- dy lay, And the
Copyright 1989 by Sally DeFord
224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
Making copies for non-commercial use is permitted.
This and other DeFord sheet music may be downloaded free at:
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an - gel of the Lord came down, and words of joy and com- fort spake.
an - gel an-swered un- to them, I know whom ye seek, be not a- fraid.
Ye seek the
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Lord, with- in ye shall not find him, He is not here, but ri- sen who was cru- ci- fied, Why seek ye
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then the liv- ing here a- mong thedead? En- ter in and find him not! He is
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ri- sen as he said, He is ri- sen, Ri- sen from the dead.
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Broaden
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(oo)-----------------, En-
ter in and find him not! Ye seek the Lord, with- in ye shall not
find
him not,
Flute:
Broaden
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find him, He is not here, but ri-sen who was cru- ci- fied, Why seek ye then the liv- ing here a-
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piu
mong the dead? En- ter in and find him not! He is ri- sen as he
piu
(He is)
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said, He is
ri- sen, He is ri- sen, He is ri- sen, He is
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ri- sen, Ri- sen from the
dead ---------------------------------------.
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The women departed the sepulchre in fear and great joy. But Mary remained. To her, the words, "he is not here"
brought renewed grief. In her sorrow she did not understand that Christ was risen.
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As she turned from the tomb, she heard a voice, gently asking her, "Woman, why weepest thou?" Through her
tears she saw a man standing close by, but did not know him until he spoke her name.
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"Mary." His voice; his tone. The resurrected Lord stood before her. She departed in great joy and brought word
to his disciples of all she had seen and heard.
*This narration adapted from "Jesus the Christ" by James Talmage.
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Alto:
(Vs. 1 unison) 1. He lives, I have
lives, I have
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seen him, My Sa- vior lives! He who
seen him, He spoke to me, I be-
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died sure- ly is ri- sen, My Re- deem- er lives!
held his hands and feet, The Lord is ris'n in-
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deed! I have seen him in the
(Vs. 2 divide) 2. He
Copyright 1989 by Sally DeFord
224 Tamarron Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719/260-8925
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gar- den as I wept at break of day, I have seen the ri- sen Je- sus and he
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called me by name, And the tomb lies for- sa- ken, the vic- t'ry is
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his, Oh what joy, my Re- deem- er lives.
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Soprano I
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Soprano II
Alto
He lives, I have seen
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ia, A - - - le- - lu- ia, A - - le- lu- ia, A -
him, My Sa- vior lives,
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Je-
- - le- lu - ia, sus is ri- sen, My Re-
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Je-
He who died, sus is ri- sen, My Re-
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deem - er lives.
deem- er lives.
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Narration begins:Jesus Christ was risen. He came
among his disciples...
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...and tarried with them many days. Then as they watched, he was taken up into heaven, and a cloud received him out of
their sight. But as they gazed in longing after him, two men stood by...
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...clothed in white, who spoke to them saying, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you... shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go..."
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And now, as on the joyous night of his birth, the world waits once again for the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God.
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Pratt/Meyerbeer
Arranged by Sally DeFord
(SATB with optional flute)
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All voices unison: Je- sus, once of hum - ble
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birth, Now in glo- ry comes to earth, Once he
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Soprano:
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Alto:
suf- fered grief and pain, Now he comes on
Tenor:
Bass:
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earth to reign,
Now he comes on earth to
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reign.
Once a meek and
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low - ly lamb, Now the Lord, the great I
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Am.
Once up- on the cross he bowed,
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Now his char- iot is the cloud, Now his
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char- iot is the cloud!
Flute:
allargando
Unison: 56 58 60
JeBroadly
- sus, once of hum- ble birth, Now in glo- ry
Broadly
62 64
comes to earth, Once re- jec- ted by his
43
66 68 70
own, (div.) Now their King
he shall be known,
72 74
Now their King he shall be known! A -
76 78
men.