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S.A.T.B. TWO CHORALS

from the Cantata 'This Day' (Hodie)

I
THE BLESSED SON OF GODR. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Miles Coverdale
after Martin Luther
Andante sostenuto ( - 1oo)
p dolce
SOPRANo
on ly In a crib full poor did
The bles sed Son of God
p dolce
ALTO

P dolce

TENOR

on ly In a crib full poor did

The bles sed Son God
P dolce

BASS

ACCOMP.
for
practice
only)

le With our poor fesh and our poor blood Was clothed that ev er

T.
lte With Our poor fesh and our poor blood Was clothed that ev er

*A Christmas Cantata for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchesira.

1954, Oxford University Press,

London. Renewed in U.S.A., 1982. Printed in U.S.A.
Copyright
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Ky ri - e lei Son
- last - ing g00d. Lord have merr Cy The

lei Son.
Ky- ri -
e - The
- last - ing good. Lord have mer Cy.

God's dear, Was guest and a strang er here;

Lord Christ Je -

su, son a

A.

Lord Christ Je s u , God's son dear, Was a guest and a strang er here

Two Chorals
 Us for to bring
ir tip
from mi se ry, That we might live e tern a l ly.

Us for to bring from mi - Se - ry, That we

mught live e - tern al - ly.

2PP
s
Ky-ri e lei Son. did he
All this
Lord have mer Cy
A.

Ky-ri - e lei Son. All this did he

Lord have mer
Cy.
p cantabile

All this did he for

2

(
P cantabile

Two Chorals
 rtrirfririr rii
lare his Rreat mer All Chrst
For to de
free Iv.
fot

to de clare his great mer cy; All Chrst

For
free- ly,
for

For to de clare hs great mer- Cy; All Chrst

us free

dom be mer ry there - fore, And give him thanks-for ev er more,

dom be mer ry there - fore, And gve more.-

hum thanks_for ev

dom be mer -ry there fore, And give him thanks_ for ev
er more,

Y,i
Two Chorals
 er more
Irrri
Ky ri lei SOn,
ev Lord have mer
Cy,

Ky- ri - e lei
er more. ei Son
Lord have mer Cy, mer

Ky T lei Son, e lei SOn,

Lord have mer Cy, havve mer

Ky i - e lei
Ky-ri elei Son. $on
have mer Cy, Lord have mer cy
Lord

. .

lei SOn.-
Ky ri
have mer Cy.
Lord

SOn.
Ky ri e lei mer

mer Cy,
Lord have

SOn.. Cy.
Ky ri e lei mer
Lord have mer

SOn..
C
Ky ri e lei mer
Lord have mer Cy

Two Chorals
 NO SAD THOUGHT HIS SOUL AFFRIGHT
erse 1. Anon
erse 2. U'rsula \T'ood*
Lento - 66)
sempre PD
sOPRAN

. No sad thought his soul a f - fright,

Sleep iS that mak -eth
2. fills the sky with ght, Stars and an -gels dance tn
sempre pPP
ALTO

sempre PD
TENOR * =
I. No sad thought his soul af that mak - eth
fright, Sleep
light, Stars andd
S
an gels dance in
2. fills the sky with
sempre PD
BASS

Lento (d=66)

ACCOMP
Jor
practice
only

PPP

night; Let no- mur-mur nor rude wind To his slum-bers prove un - kind:- But a
fight; Joy ofheaven shall now un - bind Chains of ev i l from man-kind,. Love andd

PP

night; Let n o mur-mur nor rude wind To his sBum-bers prove un- kind: But a
fight: Joy ofheaven shallnow un- bind-Chains of ev - il from man-kind,.
Love and
PPP

To his stum-bers prove un - kind:.

night; Let- no rude wind B a

shall un-bind Chains of ev - il from man-kind,. Love andd

fught; Joy-

PPP

By Permisst:n
Two Chorals
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ure of
an gels make His dreams of heaven, and let hum wake To as ma n y 10ys as
2uhetr Dower shall break, Andjor anew born princ-e's sake; Nev -er Stnce the world be.

His dreams of heaven, and let him

quire of an gels make wake To as ma nyjoys as
shall oreak, And Jor a new-born princ-e's sake; Nev-er Since the world be-
iOv their power

2
PPP PP PPP=
E
can In this world be-fall a man. 2. Prom-ise span.
Such a light such dark d1d
gan
PPP PD PPP-

PPP PP PPP=

In this world be - fall man.. 2. Prom-1se Span.

Can
Such light such dark did
gan
PPP =

Can In this world be fall man.. -

2. Prom-1se Span.
Such a ight such dark dd

1 2

PPP PPP

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