Four Anthems for the Liturgical Year for unison voices, with optional descants & lower parts appropriate for children or adults
Erik Meyer written for the choristers of Choir Camp 2017, Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philadelphia
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (Advent) . . . . 2 A Babe is Born in Bethlehem (Christmas) . 4 There is a Green Hill (Lent) . . . . . . . . . 6 Lift Your Voice Rejoicing, Mary (Easter) . 9
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Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
Laurentius Laurenti (1660-1722) tr. Sarah B. Findlater (1823-1907)
5 descant (final verse)
Ah
9
ah
the eve - ning is go forth as he a - rise, O Sun
ad - vanc - ing, ap - proach - es, so longed for,
ap - pear; and let your lights pro - claim the Bride - groom near; ap - pear; O Je - sus, now
ah
be - liev - ers, the mount - ain pec - ta - tion,
1. Re - joice, re - joice, 2.The watch - ers on 3.Our hope and ex -
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ah
and dark - er night is near. with al - le - lu - ias clear. o'er this be - night - ed sphere.
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ah
ah
The Bride - groom is The mar - riage feast With hearts and hands
17
21
rit.
nigh. stand. see
at mid - night comes the the Bride - groom is at that sets your peo - ple
and soon is draw - ing the gates wide o - pen we plead, O Lord, to
ah
ah
and wre - stle; of glo - ry; re - demp - tion
ah
ah
Up, pray, and watch, A - rise, O heirs the day of earth's
a - ris ing, is wait - ing; up - lift - ed,
3
cry. hand. free!
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Puer Natus
4
Latin, 14th c. tr. C. P. Krauth (1823-1883) Bright, Energized, and Rhythmically Accented q=144
6
10
A babe is born in Beth - le - hem, He does with - in a man - ger lie,
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sa the
lem, sky,
-
le - lu
His mo - ther is the vir - gin mild, Like us, in flesh of hu - man frame,
legato
-
There - fore re - joice, Je - ru Whose throne is set a - bove
ia;
al
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al - le - lu
-
le - lu -
and He the un- like in
ia,
al
ia!
-
16
13
f detached
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Fa - ther's on - ly Child, sin a - lone He came.
al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia,
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detached
39
The Ho - ly Tri - ni - ty
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we
raise,
we praise,
al - le - lu
-
ia;
To God our cease less thanks
al - le - lu - ia,
47
al - le - lu - ia.
al - le - lu - ia,
al - le - lu -
ia!
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There is a Green Hill
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Cecil Francis Alexander (1818-1895)
Mournful h=66
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There is a green
simile
17
where our dear Lord
far
was
cru
a - way,
ci - fied,
out - side
a
cit - y
wall,
who died
we can - not tell
-
We may not know,
hill
25 2
what pains
to
save
us
all.
he
had
to
bear,
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but we be - lieve
He die that we
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that we might go
4
it
was
for us
he hung
might
be
at
last
for - giv'n,
to heav'n,
There was no oth - er
good
en - ough
to
make
us
to pay
the
price
blood.
of
good,
saved by his pre - cious
- fered there.
suf
and
he died
57
41 3
7
sin;
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65
he on - ly could
73 5 descant
un - lock
of heav - en,
O dear - ly, dear - ly
has
he loved,
81
and trust in
must
and we
must
love
us
love
him
him
his
re - deem
-
Ahh
too,
in.
Ahh
Ooh
and let
we
the gate
Ooh
ing blood,
and try
his
works
to
do.
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Lift Your Voice Rejoicing, Mary Erik Meyer
Elizabeth Rundel Charles (1828-1896)
Joyful & Energetic q=138
6
Lift your voice re - joic - ing, Ma Raise your wear - y eye - lids, Ma
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ry, ry,
10
Whom your tears in death were mourn - ing, All the glo - ry of the morn - ing
Christ has ris - en from the tomb; see him liv - ing ev - er - more;
on the cross a suf - f'ring vic - tim, see his count - en ance, how gra - cious,
now as vic - tor he is see the wounds for you he
come. bore.
wel - come with your smiles re - turn pales be - fore those wounds re- deem
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ing. ing.
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Let your al - le - lu - ias
rise!
Al - le - lu
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2.
ev - en though they
life.
am the res - ur - rec - tion and the
Those who be - lieve in me,
ia,
"I
-
ia!
le - lu
2.
1.
-
al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia!
Je - sus said to Ma - ry,
al
1.
ia,
15
19
-
die,
will
live,
etc.
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11
and ev -'ry - one who lives and be - lieves in
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normally
37
Life
and the strength of death
is
bro
is yours for - ev - er, Ma
39
die.
me will nev - er
-
ry,
-
ken;
for your light is come once
more
now your songs of joy out - pour.
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End - ed now the night
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Let your al - le - lu - ias
of
sor
-
row,
rise!
love has brought the
bless - ed
mor
-
row.
-
ia,
46
al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu -
Al - le - lu
al
-
le - lu
-
ia!
ia,
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