Christmas Lullaby

music by John Rutter

Andante, cantabile, q=100

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edited by Vitalie Mosiiciuc

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Verse I
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Soprano
     

     
Clear in the dark -ness a light shines in Beth -le - hem: An -gels are
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     
Alto


    
Clear in the dark -ness a light shines in Beth -le - hem: An -gels are

    
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Tenor


   
 
Bass     

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S.              
sin - ging, their sound fills the air.
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A.              

              
sin - ging, their sound fills the air.

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mf


T.

              
Wise man have jour -neyed to greet their Mes - si - ah; But

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B.     
Wise man have jour -neyed to greet their Mes - si - ah; But

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17 Chorus I

S.           
mf

A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a
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             
mf

A.  
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a

T.      
           
    
 on - ly a moth - er and ba - by lie there.
 

                    
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a

 
B.
    
on - ly a moth - er and ba - by lie there. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a
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  
  
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S.    
    
    
Hear the soft lu -lla -by the an - gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a,

          

  
A.

Hear the soft lu -lla -by the an - gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a,

    
             
 Hear the soft lu -lla -by the
T.


an - gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a,

           
B.
    
Hear the soft lu -lla -by the an - gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a,

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
 
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S.    
         
    
A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and moth -er of Je -sus our King.
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                     
A.
   
A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and moth -er of Je -sus our King.

 
 
                     
 A - ve Ma - ri - a,
T.

Mai -den and moth -er of Je -sus our King.


              

B.      
A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and moth -er of Je -sus our King.

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Verse II
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    
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T.            
 Where are his cour - ties, and who are his peo - ple?


   
Why does he bear nei - ther scep -tre nor

                  
  
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B. 
Where are his cour - ties, and who are his peo - ple? Why does he bear nei - ther scep -tre nor
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                   
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 
mf

S. 

                   
Shep -herds his cour - tiers, the poor for his peo - ple, With peace as his scep -tre and

  
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A.

Shep -herds his cour - tiers, the poor for his peo - ple, With peace as his scep -tre and

        
 crown?
T.

  

B.      
crown?

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          
55 Chorus II

S.           
  

      
love for his crown. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the
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A.                
love for his crown. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the

                   
mf


T.
 

             
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the
  

 
mf

B.  
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the

       
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S.         
     
an -gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and

A.               


an -gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and

              

T.   
 an -gel bosts sing.
            
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and

      
B.
  
an -gel bosts sing. A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a, Mai -den and
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   
Verse III
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70

S.                 

moth -er of Je -sus our King. What though your trea -sures are not gold or

       
A.
            

          
moth -er of Je -sus our King.

 
What though your trea -sures are not gold or

      

 moth -er of Je -sus our King.
T.

  

What though your trea -sures are not gold or

   
             

B.

moth -er of Je -sus our King. What though your trea -sures are not gold or

      
   
 
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S.            
in - cense? Lay them be - fore him with hearts full of love. Praise to the Christ child, and

   
A.
                  

      
in - cense? Lay them be - fore him with hearts full of love. Praise to the Christ child, and

              
 in
T.



- cense? Lay them be - fore him with hearts full of love. Praise to the Christ child, and

   
        
B.
     

in - cense? Lay them be - fore him with hearts full of love. Praise to the Christ child, and

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Chorus III
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S.                     
praise to his moth -er Who bore us a Sa -viour by grace from a - bove.

              
   
A.

praise to his moth -er Who bore us a Sa -viour by grace from a - bove.


                     
 praise to his moth -er Who bore us a Sa -viour by
T.

       
grace from a - bove. A - ve Ma

          
  
B.   
praise to his moth -er Who bore us a Sa -viour by grace from a - bove. A - ve Ma
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     
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S.       
A - ve Ma - ri - a, an - gel bosts sing.

A.                     
A - ve Ma - ri - a, an - gel bosts sing.

              

     
 ri - a,
T.

A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the an - gel bosts sing.

                   
B.
  
ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a Hear the soft lu -lla -by the an - gel bosts sing.

    
101

S.  
     
 
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a,

A.                       
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a,
                  
  
 A
T.


- ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a,

         
B.
   
A - ve Ma - ri - a, A - ve Ma - ri - a,

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105 rit.

S.             
Mai - den and moth - er of Je - sus our King.

            
A.

Mai - den and moth - er of Je - sus our King.

             
 Mai - den and
T.

moth - er of Je - sus our King.

     
 
   
B.
 
Mai - den and moth - er of Je - sus our King.