Geter | Three Songs for Christmas

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Three Songs for Christmas

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for SATB divisi

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Damien Geter Text by Howard Thurman

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2024

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2. This is Christmas The evergreen singing aloud its poem of constant renewal, The festive mood spreading lilting magic everywhere, The gifts of recollection calling to heart the graces of life, The star in the sky calling to mind the wisdom of hope, The warmth of candlelight glowing against the darkness, The birth of a child linking past to future, The symbol of love absorbing all violence.

This is Christmas.

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1. The Sacrament of Christmas I make an act of faith toward all mankind, Where doubts would linger and suspicions brood.

I make an act of joy toward all sad hearts, Where laughter pales and tears abound.

I make an act of strength toward feeble things, Where life grows dim and death draws near.

I make an act of trust toward all of life, Where fears preside and distrust keeps watch.

I make an act of love toward friend and foe, Where trust is weak and hate burns bright.

I make a deed to God of all my days – And look out on life with quiet eyes.

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3. The Work of Christmas When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the nations, to bring peace among the people, to make music in the heart.

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Howard Thurman text used with permission from Friends United Press, 1985.

Duration: c. 10 minutes First printing of this edition, November 2024

Copyright © 2024 Damien Geter. All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

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Commissioned and premiered by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale

ree Songs for Christmas for SATB divisi

Howard urman

Damien Geter

1. e Sacrament of Christmas

     

Alto

Tenor



     

   

I

make

       Bass    

     3

   

A.

 

PE

  

T.

    B.  



  



 





  



 



 

  









 

 

all

 

    

all

   



all





  

 

         

act of

faith



an



act of faith

an

act of



an

act of faith,



  

 



L



toward all

toward

toward



  

      

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S.



     

I make

make

 

I make an

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Reduction for rehearsal only

I

   



E



R

Soprano

     

  

SC O

     

Stately  = 65









   



    

 

faith,

    

  

 

  

 

hu - man - kind,









    

   



 

hu - man - kind,

   

hu - man - kind,

 

Copyright © 2024 Damien Geter. All Rights Reserved.

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



hu - man - kind,

 



 



   

  





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Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas

 







    

 

  

I



  



an

I

I make

            

 

 

act



 

sus - pi - cions brood.

 

   



 

 

  

           



joy

 

act of



         





 



joy

    

        

        

         sus - pi - cions brood.

  



joy

of

 



 

an

  

sus - pi - cions brood.

 

   

make an act

 

 

of joy.

I make an act of

PE

 



 

           



  

make

      B.  



  

 





 

would lin - ger and

R

     

     

T.

 

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a tempo

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



where doubts would lin - ger and

   S.      A.



where doubts

 

may lin - ger and

where doubts

    B.     

 

and sus - pi - cions brood.

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T.



lin - ger

        

E

 

  

 

doubts may

  

  

L



A.

 







where



R

5  S.    

              



  

  

    

  

   

   



 

 

 sub.         rit.

toward

  

  

  

 sub.       

all sad

hearts,

 sub.     

toward all sad

    

hearts.

toward all sad hearts, where

   

toward

             

  sub.    

    

all sad hearts, where

  

     

              



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Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas

     

laugh

T.

      

-

laugh

-

ter



laugh - ter

      B.  



      

      

ter







tears

a -

- bound.









tears

a -

and



tears





pales

and







pales

and













U SA

I make an act

    

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    

   B.  



pales

      of

  

I make an act

T.





R

A.





13    S.   

pales



and



    







strength

  

of



strength

      





  



  







 

 





- bound.





- bound.

tears

a -

 

 

 



 















 

toward

 

toward

 



  

I make an act of strength toward



a -



I make an act of strength toward

  







 

 

 

 



 



 



E



laugh - ter







R

A.



SC O



L

    S.    

a tempo

11

- bound.

 

    





 



fee - ble things,

fee - ble

things,











fee - ble

things,

fee - ble

things,

  



 



    

   



 



 

  

  

where

where

  

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Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas





life grows

     

T.

  B.    



 



 

  

dim

      

life grows

  



dim

life

dim

grows dim

 

 

  

 

  

   



   



 

PE

       

   

act of trust,

    







 



           

 

   

near.

draws near.

I

  

near.

     

     

toward all

  

toward

  

toward



  

      

  

all

  

I make an

 

an



an

make

I

make



     

 

            all



I make

   





     



  

and death draws



      

    



  

and death

act of trust

act of trust,

B.



 



act of trust,

T.



U SA

A.



and death draws

R

18         S.    

 



 

E



A.



life grows





  

 



R



     

SC O

S.



L

     15

life,



life,



life,

 

 

 

  

all

life,

          

             

 

    

    

 

   

 

an

where fears

  

where fears

   

where fears



 

where fears



 

 



  

  



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Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas

pre - side

 

and



    

 



25  S.   



 

 

 





PE 

 













make an

I



  

make an

 







 



a tempo



     

act of

love

   



act of love

     



toward



 



watch.

watch.



watch.

keep

   



        B.   I

  

keep

rit.

 



and dis - trusts

 



  



and dis - trusts



        

T.

  

R



A.





keep

L

  



keep

   

U SA





pre - side

dis - trusts

and dis - trusts

pre - side

  B.   

 



R

  

 

        

T.

  

pre - side



SC O



A.

  

E

   

22  S.    





 

 

watch.







  

 



           friend

and

       friend

  



     

and

  

foe,

 

where

  

where

  

foe,



   





 

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A.



trust is weak

      

T.

 



 

33   S.   

make

 

 

B.

    





I make

PE

  

T.



  

R



A.

   

    



 





bright.



hate burns







 

 

 



I make

 



I make

   

  



an act

   

an act

 

an act

 

an act

   

  



            



            I make an act of faith.



 

        I

of joy.

   

of joy.

I

     













      

   

  



         



make



  





 

an act





an act

Make

an act







make



of joy.



I make an act of faith.





I

I make an act of faith.

 

of joy.

   

an act of faith.

bright.

   

   

                make



U SA



 



 



 





hate burns





tust is weak







trust is weak

  



where hate burns bright.



  B.      



 

I

E

      

where hate burns bright.

          



R

trust is weak





Grounded but lively  = 80

SC O



 

 

L

  S.        29





Make



an act

of strength.

 

  

of strength.

    

 







of strength.

  

of strength.













           

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Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas

of trust.

          















I

make

   

R

     

    B.   



of trust.

 



     

 



    

           

an act

   

   

 

 



 

I make an act





of

  I

      

      

   

of



  

         

    

I make an act



  

 

   

    

 













  

   

 



 

  

of

love.



 

 

       

 

of joy.

I make an act

of joy.

  

I

      of joy.

I

       

I make an act

    

 

            

I make an act

  

 

     

an act

   

 

  

love.







make

 

  

love.

of

I make an act

I make an act of faith.

 

love.

   

I make an act of faith



of

     



I make an act of faith

PE

     

T.

 

I make an act

     



U SA

38       S.    



  

E

I make an act

I make an act

A.

 

         

        B.   





of trust.

I make an act

T.

of trust.

     



L

A.

 

R

           

I make an act



SC O

 35       S.    

   

  





of joy.

   

        





8

Damien Geter: e Sacrament of Christmas

an act of strength.

          

   

Make an act of strength. sub.

              

T.

make

   

 

   



     





toward all





    



  

all

     



 





 

 

   

 

Love.

Love.

Toward sad hearts.

Toward fee - ble things.

Toward sad hearts.

kind.

                      





hu - man - kind.

-

I make.



toward

toward hu - man

love.

Love.

hu - man - kind.

   



kind

An act of

   



     



-

love.

           

   



      

hu - man

PE T.

 



Love.

R

    

                     



U SA

Tempo primo  = 65

toward

B.

 

L

  

An act of

I make.

sub.

Make an act of strength. I make.

43   S.     A.

An act of trust.

an act of strength. I make.

           B.  



              An act of trust.

R

A.



           

SC O

make



             

E

40          S.   

     

  

    

  







  

 

Love.

 

Love.

Toward fee - ble things.

  

 

 

 

     

  

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 



 

Love.



  

          

T.

Love.



Toward all life.

 







    

God

   

of

B.

God

   



    





God

 

 

all

    

PE 

T.

all

R



A.

 

 

  

 

 

 

U SA

God



  



49     S.   

  

of

all

    

    

   

my days



 



rit.

     

A deed toward

  

I make

 

  





   

  

       

    



      



     



 

 



     

 





my days, and look out on life with qui - et

   

 

 





 



 

       

   

 

 

  

  

eyes.

eyes.



all

   









of

  



  

my days, and look out on life with qui - et





a deed toward

my days, and look out on life with qui - et





  

look out on life with qui - et

  



I make a deed toward

Toward friend or foe.

   

   

 

L



  

Toward all life.

 



Toward friend or foe.

        B.     

   

    

Toward

R



     

Reverently  = 60

rit.

SC O

A.



  

E

46   S.    



eyes.

  

eyes.

 

  



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2. is is Christmas    Soprano    



Lilting  = 56

        

3   S.   

             

 

R

     

A.

PE

     E

T.

e

B.

   



   

   

 



-

 

-















 



 

    

ver - green sing - ing,





  





e - ver - green sing - ing

 

 



 









a - loud

 





E



     





 



L

Reduction for rehearsal only

 

e e - ver - green sing - ing a - loud its poem of con - stant re - newal.

U SA

Bass

    



R

     

Tenor



SC O

Alto



 



       sing



its





















gliss.

-

 

ing.

 

 







poem of con - stant re - newal.

    







 





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 

  

 

 

   

   

7   S.   

 







its

poem

PE

its poem,

 

  

 

      



 

its poem

   

   





con - stant



  

re - newal!

   

 

of con - stant re - newal.



          



      

ing

   



 





 



  

 



 

   E



a -

 

-

-



a - loud

   

   

  



   

 

 

a - loud





 



 

 

   

ver - green sing - ing,



  





 

  

 

a - loud

      

a

 

-

loud

     

e - ver - green sing - ing

    



ing

e - ver - green sing - ing

Sing - ing

e

-

  

       

ing

- loud



 

   

e

-



 

     

e - ver - green sing



of con - stant re - newal.

  

-

e

                 

T.

B.

 

  

sing - ing!

R



A.



  

U SA



Sing - ing

  

e - ver - green sing

   

Sing



SC O

      B.    



e

L

   

T.



 



R

   

A.



E

5   S.   





    

a - loud

  

 

   

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 9      S.           

sing -

its

poem,

-



 

poem

 



of con - stant re - newal.

                 

   

   

11   S.    

 

 

  





  

Its

 



 

 







poem

 

 

PE     B.   

Its poem,



   

   

 

 

Its

poem





  

 





con - stant

  

  

re - newal!

   

 

of con - stant re - newal.



          

 

      



 



  

 



 

of con - stant re - newal.

                  

T.

re - newal!

   

 

 sub.

 

 

 



  

sing - ing!



of con - stant re - newal.

R

A.



 

poem

  

stant

 

SC O



its

 

-

L

   B.   

con

U SA

T.

Sing - ing,

  

E

its

- ing.

  



R

A.

 

gliss.

   



 

 

 

Con - stant re - newal.



 

 

 sub.             

Its

 

poem

 sub.    

Its poem,

Its

poem

 



 

of con - stant re - newal.

con - stant

   

  

  

re - newal!

   

of con - stant re - newal.



          

            



 

 

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





    

 

16    S.    







e

      

 

 

 









 







 



   





  





 

     

PE

  

 



   

   

           

 







     



















  

 





 



e fes - tive mood spread - ing,

ma - gic e - very-where.

       



  

   

 

   

 



 

  

ooh



 

 

  

lil - ting

 

 

      

 

e fes - tive mood spread - ing lil - ting

 

 

  gliss.  

e fes - tive mood spread - ing lil - ting

 

 

fes - tive mood spread - ing lil - ting

ma - gic e - very-where.

       

 

ooh

Ooh,

         







        

T.

B.

 

R

A.

     



   

 

spread - ing lil - ting

SC O

   





 

U SA



   

Ooh,

L







e fes - tive mood

e fes - tive mood...

  B.  



        

               

T.

 

E



A.





R

13   S.   

      gliss.     

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       

A.

 

ma - gic e -

       

T.

- very-where.



ma - gic e - very - where.

                  

20    S.   

 



PE

    

T.

    B.     



Lilt

   

   





  

- very-where.



   

ma -

R



A.







  

  



-



ing.



  

ma -







  

 





gic,







- gic





 

ma

fes - tive mood





Ma

     

    





-

gic,











e - vry - where.

- gic











e - very - where









 

   

ma

 

-





 

gic.

    

 

  

      

-

 

gic.

  

  

   



-



sprea - ding

  

 

Ma





sprea - ding

    

SC O

ma - gic e -

 sub.    

-

e

U SA



 



 sub.       Ma

L

     B.   

 sub.    

    

fes - tive mood

e

  

  

 sub.      

E



R

18      S.    

 





  

gic.



 

 

e



 

         

 

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e

fes - tive mood

        



e

       



24    S.   

e

    

e



PE      





   



 

  



 



 

sprea - ding

 

  

 

 

 



  

 







     



-



gic

e - very - where. e





ma - gic e - very - where.

     



ma - gic e - very - where.

       



lil - ting ma - gic e - very - where.

  

     

  

 

   

                    

 

     

ma - gic e - very - where.



sprea - ding

spread - ing

 





lil - ting ma - gic e - very - where.

lil - ting ma

sprea - ding



     

       

    

     

fes - tive mood

 

 

 







fes - tive mood

   

  

 





   





ing.



sprea - ding

spread - ing

fes - tive mood

e



 

fes - tive mood

      

T.

B.



R

A.

 





 

 

fes - tive mood

         

sprea - ding

fes - tive mood

 

       



U SA

B.



-

L

T.



-

E





Spread

SC O

      

A.

 

   gliss.  

R

22     S.     

 

   

lil - ting ma

-

gic

 

    

   



 

 





e - very - where. e

    







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fes - tive mood

sprea









fes - tive mood

      

T.

     



 

fes - tive mood

   

   

 





 

 

 



 

     B.  



R

PE

   

T.



- where.

       

-

      

 

   



  



ding

 

   

 



 

   



   











   

  

   





gifts of re - col - lec - tion

 



















   

    

cal - ling



 

ma - gic e - very -



  

 



lil - ting

   





 



ma - gic e - very - where.



 



e

     

sprea - ding

spread - ing

  



       

A.

sprea



ding

U SA

28   S.   

-

fes - tive mood

 



    



e

B.



L

e



E

    

A.



R

e



SC O

26    S.   



to heart the



  





     

 

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     







 

gra - ces

of life.

       



     

33    S.   



cal

-

PE

     

T.

cal

B.



    

Cal - ling to

     



       



   

   

heart

-

-

-

the

  

ling

      





 

 



 



to heart







-

gra

to heart

ling



 

ces



   





  











   



         



-





    

of life.

   

of life.

   

of life.

       

gra - ces

the

 

re - col - lec

gra - ces

the



  



tion

re - col - lec - tion

gra - ces

the

-



   



of



     

 

-

 

gifts

 

     

-

 

   





re - col - lec

e gifts of

 

to heart

ling

of

   

e

   

cal

 

gifts

  



R

A.

e

 

L

   B.   



  

U SA

T.

 





SC O

       

A.

 

E



R

31    S.    

 

 

 

tion







  

 

of life.

e





 



 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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     





star

in

       



     

       

 

the sky







cal - ling

e star in

  



PE

e star in

     B.     



star

 



the

                  



 

the

     



 

  

























     



     

 

      

wis - dom of hope.

     

 

  

       

  

 

Warmly  = 70

wis - dom of hope.

    

e

 

          

wis - dom of hope.

       

 

wis - dom of hope. e

wis - dom of hope.

      





  

    

in the sky cal - ling to mind the

                 

 

      

  

the sky,

     



to mind the

in the sky cal - ling to mind the

           





the sky,

R

       

star

T.





 

U SA

 37             S.    A.





 



R

B.



SC O

     

T.



  



L

A.

 



E

35    S.    

   

   

    

e

 



 



 







 

 

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



     



warmth of can - dle - light glow - ing



    

Warmth

T.

         

of

can - dle - light,





of

    











A.

a child link - ing

      of

a child link - ing

PE

birth

  

T.

birth

B.

  



      



 

  





 





of

a child link - ing

















  

    

a - gainst the

 

 

U SA 

of

a - gainst the

    

 

44    S.    birth

     







a - gainst the

can - dle - light,











    



can - dle - light,

R



Warmth



of



Warmth

    B.   



the

SC O

A.

a - gainst

L

     



  

past

to

 

past

to

  

  

  



 

fu - ture.







 

 

 

dark - ness.

 

 



  

Birth of



 sub.

  

    

 sub. 

e

e



 









dark - ness.

   

 

fu - ture.



dark - ness.

  



 

to

  

e sub.



  

past



dark - ness.

  

fu - ture.





 sub.   

E

  

R

40    S.   

             

a child link - king

  

Birth of

a child link - ing

Birth of

a child link - ing

   





  







   















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past to



T.

B.

     past to

fu - ture.



  



fu - ture.

  



        

R

vio - lence.

vio - lence.

PE

        

T.

     

vio - lence.

B.

  



  

 

e sym - bol of

 

  

    

 

e sym - bol of

 

 

love

 

   

 



    





 

vio - lence.



    

       

ab - sorb - ing

 















             

                      

     



 

 

  



 

 

 

    

   

 

   

    

e

all

ab - sorb - ing

 



all

ab - sorb - ing

  

is is Chris - mas!



 

all



 



love

is is Christ - mas!

    



 





 

 

all

    

   

 

  

 



Tempo primo  = 56

    

  

ab - sorb - ing

 

love

U SA

 52  S.         A.

 

love

e sym - bol of

            

e sym - bol of

 

E

     

A.

   

R

fu - ture.

  

L

past to

 

SC O

47     S.  



  



e - ver - green sing - ing a - loud

      

Sing - ing



 

      

a

 

-

loud

     

e

e - ver - green sing - ing a - loud





   



 



 



 

      



 

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55   S.   



of con - stant re - newal.

 

     



       

its

poem





  



Ma - gic,

PE e

      B.  



   

  





         

 

 





 

ma

-

    



 

ma



  

 



 

 

-





 

gic.

                  

 

   

 

       



      





 

 



  

  

  





 



    

Ma - gic.

   

Lilting





ma - gic e - very - where

      

Chris - mas!



ma - gic e - vry - where.

gic.

fes - tive mood sprea - ding

Ma - gic,

   

re - newal!

   

fes - tive mood sprea - ding

       

T.

stant

U SA

e

 

  

    

R



A.

-

of con - stant re - newal.

  

 57    S.   



con

 



SC O

poem,

  

L

its

is

 

E

poem

 

                 

T.

B.

 



its

is

 

R

    

A.

  







    



   

           

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

          

T.

is

is



          





gra - ces

 



PE cal -



   

 

 

- ling



  

 

     





 

 

        





 

   



of life.

   

gra - ces of life.

       

to heart the

gra - ces of life.

     

 



re - col - lec - tion

  

    

   

   

re - col - lec - tion



 



of

 

    B.    



gifts



to heart the



e

gra - ces of life.

- ling

- ling



    

 

re - col - lec - tion

e gifts of

to heart the

cal -

cal -



 



Cal - ling to heart the

     

T.

 

U SA



of

       

R



A.



  

gifts

       

Christ - mas.

              

62        S.   



L



e



       

     

Christ - mas.

 

  

E

        

A.

B.

is



SC O

is

 

R

60    S.           

 

  

 

    





  







      

       

   

e

    

is is Christ - mas! e

  



          

        

e

 

  

e



      

   

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the

        

A.

star

 

in



the sky

star

in

       B.     

in

        

sky,

   

 

the sky



              

R

A.

is is

PE

     

T.

          



      

 

 

   





         

  







  



 

   

    

 

   

      

is

Christ

-

-



  

  

     

  

   

    

   

hope.

is





 

 





Christ-mas.



 

        

             



      



 

wis - dom of

   

Christ-mas.

    

dom of hope.

is is

 





-

to mind the



is is

  



wis - dom of hope.

wis

 

dom of hope.

  

the



Christ-mas.

  



-

to mind the

cal - ling

    



wis

L

67    S.    

the

       

         

   

U SA



star

the

cal - ling

             

T.

B.

sky,



   

E

in



SC O

star

    

R

65            S.    

 

is is

 

  

Christ - mas.

mas.



     

  

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is is

  

   

is is

is

is

  



 

75   S.   

    

e

 

B.

     



   

   







e - ver - green...

PE

     

T.



-

Christ

 

Christ-mas.

      



Christ-mas.









 

mas



 

-

 

 

  



 

      

  



  

  



e star...















 

 



 



e birth...

e warmth...

e gifts...

   

Christ - mas.

mas.

  

   

 

e fes - tive mood...



-

     

  

 

       

-

is is

Christ

 

  

R

A.

 

is

is is



SC O

   

       

is

        



Christ-mas.

 

      



U SA

B.

Ah

L



T.

 

E



         

A.

     

R

    S.   

duet, or just few sopranos

71

  

 

the





25

Damien Geter: is is Christmas

T.

       

 

 







 

     





    



is

 

is

  



is

is



Chris - mas.

is

Christ - mas.

is

is

Christ - mas.

 

    

 

    

 

Christ - mas.

 



 

 



  

 

   



 

is

   



 

 



    



 

     

   

   

     

 

 

     

 

L



   

love.

   

3. e Work of Christmas

U SA

B.



 

E

   

    



R



A.

     



SC O

77   S.   

  Soprano   

Hymn-like  = 60

     

the

R

When

 

PE

Alto

 

Tenor

Ooh

    Bass   

Reduction for rehearsal only



  

  

 

song

 

 

Ooh



Ooh

 

When



  



  



 



      

of the an

Ooh

 

the





gels is

 

 



-





stilled,

 

when the

  Ooh

      

song

of the an

Ooh



  



         



        

 



-

gels is







26

Damien Geter: e Work of Christmas

when



Ooh

 

T.

Ooh





    

shep - herds

 

 









are

back

R



PE

Ooh

 

T.

kings

B.

   







 





   

  







 



  





































   

 

 

  





the















 





when

with their ocks.

and prin - ces are home, when the

Ooh,





U SA

7 S.    A.

  

 

star in the sky is gone,

L







and prin - ces are home, when the

     

when the

  

 



 

stilled,

B.

the kings

 

E

 

A.

in the sky is gone,



R

star





     

SC O

5 S.  



   



 



 

shep - herds are back with their

 

   

 







 

ocks.









27

Damien Geter: e Work of Christmas

A.



 

      When



T.

the

the

When



the



   

star

  

   



star









 





 



 

when the

    

when

the

   

is gone

                



 

  

-

 

-

the



  



    

 

stilled, when the





stilled,

  

gels

is





 

stilled,



- gels

is

 

stilled, When the

             

     

 



 

 



 

 

  



 

 



when the

   

kings and prin - ces are home,

 

   

   

the kings and prin - ces are home,

when

star is gone,

star is gone

B.



is

  

  



gels

the an - gels is

of the an -

     

of

of the an



in the sky is gone,

   

T.

song

 

R

 



  



     

PE

A.

song



      

14 S.  

song

-

     

 

U SA







of the an

  

  

When

   B.   

song



E

  

the

  

  



R

When





SC O



L

10  S.  



when the

   

kings and prin - ces are home,

 



 

 



 

  

the

 



kings and prin - ces are home, when

 



 

 

 

 







 





28

Damien Geter: e Work of Christmas



 

shep - herds are back with their

     

A.

shep - herds are back with their



shep - herds

   



  





  

  

19 S.  

 









 

  

     To

nd the

   

PE

- gins:

 

T.

- gins:

B.

  



- gins:









 

are back with their

R

A.

are back with their

shep - herds



 

  



 





ocks.



   

   



 

 

 



lost,



lost

work







ocks.

e



    ocks.

 

   



   

to heal the

 

e

work

 

  

  

bro - ken,

brok

-



ken,

  



bro - ken,

  

lost,

 

work









e

lost,





ocks,

U SA

B.



 



L

  

T.



bro - ken,





 





 

  

 

of Christ - mas be -

 

 



E

 

of Christ - mas be -

 

  



R



SC O

16 S.      









of Christ - mas be -

 







  

 





   

to

feed

   

 

 

   

the

 

   



  





29

Damien Geter: e Work of Christmas



hun - gry

  

T.



hun - gry

  B. 





hun - gry,



 



  



     



a few sopranos

to

 

PE    

T.



 

     B. 







na - tions



 







 

 









 

 

  









  



pris’ - ner,

   

 

     

  





 



build





 





 





  

 



na - tions





pris’ner,



-











pris’ner,

to re - build the na - tions

to re - build the







re

R

A.

 

  

pris’ - ner,

U SA

24  S. 







to re - lease the

  







 







na - tions,





 







    



 









to re - build the











to bring

peace

  

  

peace

a - mong

to bring





    

to bring





 

     





E

  

A.



R

hun - gry,



SC O



L

22 S.  









   

peace

 



    

a - mong

 

 





a - mong

 

 





           

30

Damien Geter: e Work of Christmas

to



  

peo - ple,









tutti





the



the

  

tutti

the



 

  



song

     



make





PE B.

to



  

the

T.



 

R

A.

make





mu - sic

in









  





mu - sic

in

the







   

mu - sic



to

     

31  S. 





  

   

   song



song



song





 

 





    

       



mu - sic

U SA



 

peo - ple,

  

make



peo - ple.

  B.  



to

      

T.

make



the



in



    





the

in

   

heart.

When

When

E

A.





the

heart.

R

  



  

   

  

    

heart.

SC O



When





 

L

   27

S.



Quiet and still  = 45

rit.



 

of the

 

  

of the

  

of the

 



 

 



 



an

-

     

 

    

of

an



an -

-

When

-

the

 

-





 





is

    gels

is

gels

is

- gels

is

  

-





gels



   

  

                   

      

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 



stilled,

stilled,

 

stilled,

stilled,







41 S.  

kings

 



  

 

kings



T.



B.

 







- kings

 

kings

      





and prin - ces are

  

 

and prin - ces are

  

PE

A.

 



 

and prin - ces are

  

 

and prin - ces are

         

  



 

  

star is

star is gone

 







when



is

      





    









home,



home,



home,



home,



  







when

the





when



 

gone,

star

U SA

  



   

When the



in the sky is gone,





    

R



 





  B.  

 

star

SC O

T.



when the

L

A.

    



when



the

the

 

when the

the

 

gone

  

shep - herds



when



the

shep - herds



 











 

 







are



are



are





 



shep - herds



   

   

    

shep - herds



-

the



  



 

   





 

E



    

R

36 S.  



are





 

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B.

with











back

  



back

    

 

48 S. 



 

 

ocks,



   ocks.

 



  



 

   

R

A.



Christ - mas



PE 

T.



Christ - mas

    B. 



 

Christ - mas





    









 

 

be - gins.

  

be - gins.





 



 

be - gins.



 



 



 





 



 

work

of

 

 



e

 

work

 

of

work

of

 



 

 

 









Ooh



Ooh



e

    

   





 

  



Ooh







  

  

 

 

 

 





 









  



e



Ooh



 



 



rit.

  

 





ocks.

with their

 



their

with their





ocks.





E

back

 



U SA



T.



their



R

 

A.

with



SC O

back

 

 

L

44 S.  

 

      

U SA

R

PE L R

SC O

E

E R SC O L U SA R PE

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