Before the Paling of the Stars (2010) by bobcohenmusic

BeforethePalingoftheStars

for SATB acappella

byRobertS.Cohen

Music

Poem

Before

Beforethepalingofthestars, Beforethewintermorn, Beforetheearliestcockcrow JesusChristwasborn: Borninastable, Cradledinamanger, IntheworldHisHandshadmade BornaStranger.

PriestandKinglayfastasleep

InJerusalem, Youngandoldlayfastasleep IncrowdedBethlehem: SaintandAngel,OxandAss, Keptawatchtogether, BeforetheChristmasdaybreak Inthewinterweather.

JesusonHisMother'sbreast

Inthestablecold, SpotlessLambofGodwasHe, ShepherdoftheFold: LetuskneelwithMaryMaid, WithJosephbentandhoary, WithSaintandAngel,OxandAss, TohailtheKingofGlory.

                        Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano   Be       Adagio Adagio         forethepalingofthe   Before    Beforethe   the                         stars,Beforethe     stars,Beforethe      palingstars,   stars,                     winter      winter   winter    winter                    morn,Be    morn,   morn,   morn,           ----1

Before

(SATB,accompaniedoracappella)

            S A T B Pno. 5      foretheearliest      Beforethe    Beforethe    Beforethe                      cockcrow   cockcrow     cockcrow   cockcrow                  JesusChristwas      JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas                     born:     born:    born:     born:                --            S A T B Pno.     Bornina       Bornina    Bornina             A A    stable,        Borninastable,   stable,                 Cradledina       Cradledina     Cradledin                 manger,   manger,       Cradledinamanger,   manger,                  InHisHandshad       IntheworldHisHandshad       IntheworldHisHandshad    Intheworld                         - -2

            S A T B Pno. 14  made    made  made       HisHandshadmade                BornaStranger.     BornaStranger.   Borna   Borna                     Borna    Borna    Stranger.   Stranger.              Stranger.   Stranger.   Stranger.   Stranger.              sub. sub. sub. sub. sub.      Stranger.            ---            S A T B Pno.       PriestandKinglayfasta      PriestandKingfasta   Priestfast    Priestfasta                    B B    sleep      sleepasleep      asleep   sleep                    InJerusa     InJerusa     InJerusa     InJerusa                       lem,       lem,Jerusalem,  lem,  lem,          -3

            S A T B Pno. 23     Youngandoldlay      andoldlay   Younglay    oldlay                    fastasleepIn     fastasleep    fastasleep    fastasleep                    crowdedBethle     crowdedBethle     crowdedBethle     crowdedBethle                  hem:  hem:     hem:Bethlehem:  hem:       -            S A T B Pno. 27       SaintandAngel,Oxand    Saint,Angel,   Saintand    Angel,                   Ass,     Ass,       Ass,      OxandAss,                        Keptawatchto      Keptawatchto     Keptawatchto    watchto                   gether,    gether,     gether,together,   gether,            --4

            S A T B Pno. 31       BeforetheChrismas    Beforethe   Before    Beforethe                      daybreak      daybreak    daybreak   daybreak                  Inthewinter      Inthewinter   Inthe   Inthe                    weather.Be    weather.     weather.    weather.                 - -            S A T B Pno.     foreBe       Before    Before   Before                   C C      foreBe       Before    Before   Before                      forethepalingstars,Be    BeforeBe     stars,Before    Beforestars,                     foreBe      forethewintermorn,   morn,Be    Beforemorn,                --5

            S A T B Pno. 39     foreBe       Before    foreBefore    Before                      foreBe       Before    Before   Before                    foreBe      Before     Before    BeforeBe                        foretheChrismasdayBe       theChrismasa    Chrismasday      foreChrismasday                    ---            S A T B Pno. 43    foreBe       Before    Before   Before                        foreBe       Before    Before   Before                      forethepalingstars,Be    BeforeBe    stars,Before    Beforestars,                   foreBe      forethewintermorn,   morn,    Beforemorn,              ---6

            S A T B Pno. 47      foreBeforethe      Before    Beforethe    Beforethe                       earliestcockcrow        thecockcrow     cockcrow   cockcrow                        JesusChristwas      JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas                      born:     born:    born:     born:                --            S A T B Pno.     JesusChristwas      JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas     JesusChristwas                      sub. sub. sub. sub.  D Unpocomenomosso D  Unpocomenomosso sub.   born:was   born:was    born:was   born:was           born:  born:  born:  born:            -7

            S A T B Pno.   Mo       JesusonHisMother's             E L'istessotempo L'istessotempo E      ther's  breast    Mother's          breast   Inthe      Inthestable   breaststable              cold,    cold,  cold,  cold,      -            S A T B Pno. 59     SpotlessLambof       SpotlessLambof   Spotless    Spotless                    GodwasHe,      GodwasHe,    GodwasHe,    GodwasHe,                   Shepherdofthe      Shepherdofthe     Shepherdofthe     Shepherdofthe                   Fold:  Fold:     Fold:oftheFold:  Fold:       -8

            S A T B Pno. 63    Letus   Letus       LetuskneelwithMary   Letus                      kneelwith    kneelWith   Maid,With   kneelwith                 Josephbentbentand      Josephbentand      Josephbentand     Josephbentand                     hoary,      hoary,With     hoary,    hoary,                 --            S A T B Pno.    With       SaintandAngel,Oxand    SaintAngel,    SaintAngel,                   F F        SaintandAngel,Oxand    Ass,With     Ass,WithSaintand   Ass,With                 Ass,       SaintandAngel,Oxand    Angel,With   SaintWith                With    Ass,With       SaintandAngel,   Saintand               --9

            S A T B Pno. 71       SaintandAngel,Oxand      SaintandOxand   Oxand   Oxand                    Ass,To    Ass,     Ass,To   Ass,                         hailtheKingTo     hailKing       hailtheKingTo    hailKing                           hailtheKingTo     hailKing       hailtheKingTo    hailKing                       hailtheKingof        hailtheKingof     hailtheKingof      hailtheKingof                                   S A T B Pno.       Glory.    Glory      TohailtheKing       Gloryof                 G G            Glory.    Glory      TohailtheKing       Gloryof                       Glory.    Glory       TohailtheKingof       Gloryof                     Glory.   Glory     Glory.   Glory.                                   ------10