eThe Work of Christmasse

For SATB Choir, a cappela*

Howard Thurman (1899-1981) DAN FORREST
1 = Eb, 3/4
Slowly, simply, with great freedom, = ca. 76-80
p_________ _____ _________
S. 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 | 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 5 . . | 5 0 1 1 |
When the song of the an-gels is stilled, - - When the
p ____
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 .0 1 | 1 . . |
T. 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . .0 | 5 . . |

Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - Oh (Mm) -
_____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________ p
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 7< 7< | 1 . 1 | 1 1 1 |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 6 . 7 |6 7 6 |
B. 0 0 0 | 0 0 0| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 5 |4 5 6 |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
_____________ poco rit. PP Slowly
S.5 . . |5 . 1 1 | 2 2 3 | 4 3 1 | 6< . . | 6< 0 5< |
A. 7< . . |1 . 1 1 | 1 7\< 1 | 1 1 5 | 6< 5< . | 4< 0 5< |
T. 5 . . |6 . 5 5 | 4 4 5 | 4 5 3 | 1 . . | 1 0 0 |
B. 3 . . |3 . 3 3 | 2 2 1 | 6< 6< 5< | 4< . . | 4< 0 0 |
Home - When the shep - herds are back with their flocks - The

_______ Poco piu mosso

S. 5< . 1 | 2 3 1 2 | 2 . . | 2 .’ 1| 5 . 1 |1 . 1 |
A. 5< . 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 . . | 7< .’ 1| 7< 1 1 |1 . 7< |
T. 0 0 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 . . | 5 .’ 4| 2 3 5 |4 3 2 |
B. 0 0 0 | 3 4 4 | 5 . . | 5 .’ 5<| 2 3 5 | 6< . 5< |
Work of Christ - mas be - gins: - - To find the lost, To
_______
S. 2 3 4 | 3 2’ 2 | 5 . 1 | 1 1 2 3 | 6 5 4 |
A. 6< . 1 | 7< 1’ 7< | 7< . 1 | 7< 6< 7< 1 | 2 3 4 |
T. 1 . 2 | 3 5’ 5 | 5 . 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 6 . 1> |
B. 4< . 4< | 5< 7<’ 2 | 3 . 3 | 6< 6< 5< 5< | 4< . 6 |
heal - the bro - ken, To feed the hun - gry, To re - lease - the
 f sub. mp slower
S. 5 6 7 | 1> . . | 2> . 1> | 5 5 . | 0 5 1 | 7\ . 6 |
A. 3 2 2 | 1 4 3 | 2 . 3 4 | 5 3 . | 0 7< 1 | 1 . 1 |
T. 7 5 5 | 4 . 6 | 5 . 6 | 7 7 . | 0 5 5 | 5 . 6 |
B. 5 2 7< | 6< . 1 | 7< . 12 | 3 3 . | 0 3 3 | 4 . 4 |
pris-’ner, To re - - build - the na - tions, To bring peace a-

$ $
S. 4 . . | 4 4 . | 0 3 1 | 1> . 1> | 1> . 0
| 1> . 1> |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - sic - mu - sic
A1. 1 . . | 2 2 . | 0 6< 6< | 6 7 6 | 5 4 1 | 6 7 6 |
A2. A. 1 . | 2 2 . | 0 6< 6< | 0 5 4 | 3 2 6< | 6 5 4 |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - - sic make mu -
T. 6 . . | 6 6 . | 0 3 3 | 6 . . | 4 . 5 | 6 . . |
B1.5 4 3 | 2 2 . | 0 1 6< | 1 . . | 6< . 1 | 1 . . |
B2.5 4 3 | 2 2 . | 0 1 6< | 4< . . | 2< . 3< | 4< . . |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - - sic - - mu -

$ $
S1. 1> .
5 | 6 7 1> | 2> . . | 1> . 0 | 6 . 4 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
S2. | 6 5 6 | 7 . . | 6 . 0 | 6 . 4 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
A1. 5 . 2 | 1 7< 1 | 2 . . | 3 . 0 | 2 . 1 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
A2. 2 . 2 | 1 7< 6< | 7< . . | 1 . 0 | 1 . 1 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
T1. 7 1> 7 | 6 5 4 | 5 . . | 6 . 0 | 4 . 6 | 1> . . |7 . 0|
T2. 7 1> 7 | 6 5 4 | 5 . . | 5 . 0 | 4 . 6 | 1> . . |7 . 0|
B1. 2 . 2 | 3 2 1 | 2 . . | 1 . 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |0 0 0|
B2. 5< . 7< | 6< 5< 4< | 4< . . | 4< . 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |0 0 0|
sic, make mu - - - - sic - from the heart - -

Like the beginning p_________ _____ _________

S. 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 | 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 5 . . | 5 0 1 1 |
When the song of the an-gels is stilled, - - When the
p ____
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 .0 1 | 1 . . |
T. 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . .0 | 5 . . |

Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - Oh (Mm) -
_____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 3 2 | 1 . 7< | 6< 6< 6< |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 3 . 3 |1 1 2 |
B. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7 . 0 7 7 | 6 . 5 |4 4 4 |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
 _____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 3 2 | 1 . 7< | 6< 6< 6< |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 3 . 3 |1 1 2 |
B. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 7< 7< | 6< . 5< | 4< 4< 4< |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
_____________ poco rit. pp slowly
S . 5 . . |5 . 1 1 | 2 2 3 | 4 3 1 | 6< . . | 6< 0 5< |
A. 7< . . |1 . 1 1 | 1 7\< 1 | 1 1 5< | 6< 5< . | 4< 0 5< |
T. 3 . . |3 . 3 3 | 4 4 5 | 4 5 3 | 1 . . | 1 0 0 |
B. 5< . . |6< . 6< 6< | 7\< 7<\ 7<\ | 6< 6< 5< | 4< . . | 4< 0 0 |
Home - When the shep - herds are back with their flocks - The

rit. $
S. 5< . 1 | 2 . 3 | 3 5 . | 5 . . |5 . . |
A. 5< . 1 | 1 . 6< | 6< 1 . | 2 . . |2 . . |
T. 3 . 3 | 4 . 4 | 4 4 . | 3 . . |3 . . |
B. 5< . 5< | 6< . 1 | 1 2 . | 1 . . |1 . . |
Work of Christ - mas be - - gins - - -