That Holy Thing for SATB unaccomp. by
Nathan Jones poem by
George MacDonald
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That Holy Thing for SATB
Nathan Jones
text, George MacDonald Š 2016 | Nathan Jones Music Publishing
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Oklahoman Nathan Jones (b. 1983) is a composer of art music published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Walton Music, GIA Publications, Southern Music Company, G. Schirmer, and MusicSpoke. A devoted admirer of the beauty and deep emotional connection of the human voice, Nathan enjoys working with poetry. His choral music has been performed in Europe, Southeast Asia and throughout the United States. The American Record Guide has described his music as a “…feast of succulent modern harmonies." Frequently commissioned by choirs and wind ensembles of all abilities, Nathan’s style is earnest, melodic, and defined by elegant simplicity. His choral work, I would live in your love, was recorded by The Westminster Choir under the direction of Joe Miller and is commercially available.
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That Holy Thing They all were looking for a king To slay their foes and lift them high: Thou cam'st a little baby thing That made a woman cry. O Son of Man, to right my lot Naught but Thy presence can avail; Yet on the road Thy wheels are not, Nor on the sea Thy sail! My how or when Thou wilt not heed, But come down Thine own secret stair, That Thou may'st answer all my need – Yea, every bygone prayer. George MacDonald (1824-1905)
Composer's notes: I first became aware of George MacDonald's lovely poem "That Holy Thing" while participating in Westminster Choir College's yearly Readings and Carols performance at the Princeton University Chapel. Foreign language professor Diana Crane used the first stanza of the text at the end of her reading and from that moment I was inspired to write a carol using the entire text. I love the language of this poem and I chose to set it simply. The lines should flow and lilt gently and the eighth-note should remain constant throughout. The carol should be performed with rhythmic flexibility and punctuation should inform breathing. September 2011
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THAT HOLY THING George MacDonald (1824 – 1905)
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Nathan Jones (b. 1983) ASCAP
Gently rocking e = 120 (e = e)
Soprano
They
Alto
all
were
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Bass
were
# # # # 5 Pj & 8 œ œ œ They
Tenor
all
œ
all
They
all
look - ing for a
were
were
look - ing for a
look - ing for a
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(for rehearsal only)
S
A
T
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# # # # pœ & J
œ œ œ œ J
look - ing for a
king
j œœ œ œœ œœ œ
œœ
œœ
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foes
and lift them
high:
To slay their
œ
foes
and lift them
high:
œ
œ œ œ J
œ
F j œ œ œ F œ œ œ J
To slay their
F œ œ œ J
To slay their
œ œ J
œœ
j œ œ œ
foes
and lift them
œ œ œ J
œ
foes
œ œ
and lift them
j œœ œœ
œ œ œ œ
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Thou cam'st
a
lit - tle
ba - by
thing
That
made
Thou cam'st
œ
lit - tle
œ
ba - by
thing
π 5 j 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ That
made
ba - by
thing
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made
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thing
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made
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(reh. only)
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king
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5
Thou cam'st
B
œ
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king
j œ œ œ œ
Gently rocking e = 120 (e = e)
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king
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85
a
wo - man
cry.
a
wo - man
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wo - man
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38 œ .
a
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high:
85
38 œ.
j œ œ œ
œ
85
wo - man
j œ œ œ
high:
38 œ .
a
j 85 œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ 85 œœ œ
œ œ
œœ
œ
cry.
cry.
cry.
38 œœ ..
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4
THAT HOLY THING
# # # # 5 Œ Fj œ œ & 8 œ œ 10
9
S
O Son of
A
# # # # 5 Fj & 8 Œ œ œ œ œ O Son of
T
Man,
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j œ œ œœ
Man,
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(reh. only)
on the
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on the
on the
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Man,
10
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# # # # Pœ & œ œ Yet
A
to right my
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14
S
lot
# # # # 5 Fœ œ œ œ œ V 8 Œ J œ œ œ
O Son of
(reh. only)
to right my
j œ œ œ
Man,
O Son of
B
œ œ œ J
15
85 œ
œœ
lot
Naught but Thy
Naught but Thy
œ
Naught but Thy
j œœ œœ œœ
œ œ
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road
Thy wheels are
42
road
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Thy wheels are
42 œ .
road
j œ œ œ
42 œ .. œ
j œ œ œ œ
42
85 œ 85 œ 85 œœ 85 œœ
Thy wheels are
œ œ J
œœ
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a
-
vail;
42 œœ
lot
j œ œ œ
85 œ
pres - ence can
j œ œœ œ
to right my
œ
Thy wheels are
vail;
j œ œ œ
Naught but Thy
road
-
f œ œ 3 œœœ 2 œ 4 8 œ
lot
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a
f 2 œ œ œ œ 3 œ. 4 8
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pres - ence can
f 24 3 œ œ œ œ 8 œ.
j œ œ œ
to right my
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f 2 œ œ nœ œ 3 œ. 4 8
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42
15
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pres - ence can
a
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p
5 j 8 œ. œ
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38 œ . œ.
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the sea Thy
38 œ.
85
5 j 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ
the sea Thy
38 œ.
sail!
85
38 œ .
sail!
85
38 œ .
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38 œ.
85
œ.
Nor
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p
on
not,
Nor
on
not,
Nor
on
the sea Thy
not,
Nor
on
the sea Thy
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vail;
œœ œ œ
not,
œ.
vail;
p j 5 œ 8 œ p j 5 œ 8 œ
j œ œ œ j œ œ œ
j 85 œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ 85 œœ œ
œ œœ œ
œ œ œ œ œ J œ
sail!
sail!
38 œœ ..
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THAT HOLY THING
# # # # 5 Œ Pj & 8 œ œ œ
19
S
My how or
A
P #### 5 & 8 Œ œj œ œ
My how or
T
P #### 5 œ œ V 8 Œ œJ
My how or
B
S
when
Thou wilt not
j œ œ œ
œ
œ
heed,
œ œ
when
œ œ œ J
Thou wilt not
heed,
## & # # 85 Œ
20
j œœ œ œ œ
œœ
j œ œœ œœ
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# # # # Pœ & J
# # # # Pj & œ #### P œ V J P ? #### œ J
That
(reh. only)
œ œ œ œ œ
heed,
heed,
That
B
Thou wilt not
Thou wilt not
That
T
when
œ
when
That
A
œ J œ œ
œ
P ? #### 5 Œ œ œ œ 8 J
My how or
(reh. only)
20
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œ
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24
œ
Thou
œ
Thou
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œ
Thou
œ
may'st
œ
may'st
œ
may'st
œ
may'st
œ
42
œ
j œ œ œ
42
œ
œ œ œ J
œ
j œ œ œ
an - swer all
an - swer all
an - swer all
an - swer all
œ œ
œœ œœ
œœ œœ
j œ œ œ œ
œ œ J
œœ
my
my
my
my
œœ œœ
stair,
But come down
œ
Thine
own se - cret
stair,
œ
œ œ œ J
œ
p j œ œ œ p œ J œ œ
But come down
Thine
p œ J œ œ
œ
But come down
own se - cret
œ œ œ J
j œœ œœ œœ
œœ
œ œ
need–
F
Yea,
need–
œ.
œ œœ œœ œ J
prayer.
j œ œ œ œ œ
p
Yea,
ev' - ry
by - gone
prayer.
need–
Yea,
ev' - ry
by - gone
prayer.
need–
Yea,
ev' - ry
by - gone
p j œ œ nœ œ œ p j œ œ œ œ œ
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j œ œ
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U ˙
by - gone
j œ
œ
œ œ
p j œ œ œ œ œ
Slower (e ≈ 72)
stair,
stair,
œœ
ev' - ry
œ
own se - cret
œ œ
œœ
j œ œ œ
Thine
Slower (e ≈ 72)
F 24 œ . œ.
œ
own se - cret
F
œ.
j œ œ œ
Thine
œ œ J
F 24 . œ
42
œ
But come down
j œœ œœ
œœ
œ œ œ J
24
œœ
œ œ
œ œ
œœ J
p œ œ œ J
U ˙ U ˙
œ œ Uœ prayer.
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