A Sign Opposed

Suzi Digby and The Golden Bridge, September 2017

A Sign Opposed

The prophecy of Simeon

KirchnerLuke 2:34-35, adapted

Con moto ( q = 76 )

SOPRANO

This

p child shallbe...

ALTO ALTO TENOR BASS

Lo!

p this child

mp shallbe...

9 des

This

This

mp childshall

p child shallbe... Lo!

mp sign asign, this

p this child

mf childshall

mp shall a

mp tined-ishe, thischild, thischild shall be...destined-ishe, a

mf sign, thischildshall a

mp sign asign,thischild shallbe,thischildshall be,Lo! thischild shall be

mf thischild shall

Noble, unhurried ( q = c.68)

be

f asign, a

mf sign.

mf tined-ishe for the

Des

f Destined-ishe,des

be...

mf tined-ishe, des

mp tined-ishedestined-is be

f asign, a

mf sign. Des

mp tined-ishe,destined-is be

f asign, a

mf sign. Des

mp tined-ishe,destined-is be

f asign Des

mp tined-ishe, destined-ishe, fall andfortherise,

cresc. andfortherise,andforthe ris

f

he...des

p tined-ishefortherise,

cresc. andfortherise, for

f the he, des

p tined-isheforthefall

cresc. andtherise, for

f the he... Des

f destined-ishe, destined-forthefall

mf tined-ishe forthefall and

poco a poco cresc. fortherise,the

poco a poco cresc. andtherise,thefallandthe

ing of many.-

relax tempo slightly A tempoB

mf tined-ishe, destined-is

Des

mp Destined-is rise,fortherising-ofmany.-

rise, therising- ofman y.

mp tined-ishe, destined-is, rise therising-ofmany.-

rise,theris

f ing- of many.-Des

Des

mp tined-is,des

Des

f tined-ishe

mp -tinedishe, destined-is

he forthefall,forthefallandfortherise,andforthe

f ris ing of

heforthefall, des

espressivo tined-forthefallandforthe ris

f ing,-therising,- the

f tined-ishe forthefall andfor therising-of

des

f fortherising- of he, destined-ishefortherise,the ris

des

mp tined-ishe, and

f ing,-therising,-the

mf

a

mp sign asign, this

mp signopposed. thischild, this childshallbe asignopposed. a

a

mf sign, this a

mp shallbe,Lo! thischild shall be

mf this

mp sign asign,asignopposed,-this child

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childshall be

f asign, a

ff sign.opposed,- asignopposed,-

child shall be

f asignopposed,-a

ff signopposed,- asignopposed,-

PERUSAL

childshallbe

f asign,asignop

ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-opchildshall be

f asign, asignop

f asignasignop

ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-op-

ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-opchild shallbe

asignop posed,

f -asign

mf posed.-

Tempo secondo ( q = c.68 )F

asignop posed,

f asignop

mf posed.-

posedop

f posed- asignop

mf posed.-

sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts

So

posedop

f posed- asignop

f posed- asignop

mf posed.-

mf posed.-

So

sempre pp thatthesecretposed op

So

sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts

So

sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughts

So

sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts sothatthethoughts,thesecret-thoughts, sothatthese-cretthoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughts, thoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-maybelaidbare. sothatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret,-sothatthe

ofmany,-thethoughtsofmany,-thethoughtsof

sothatthesecret-thoughts of many,thethoughtsofmanysothatthesecret- thoughtsmaybelaid secret-thoughts ofmany-maybelaidbare,maybelaid

Sothatthesecret-thoughts

sothatthesecret-thoughts,

Sothatthesecret-thoughts,

sothatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret-

secret-thoughts, sothatthesecret- thoughts, sothatthesecret- thoughts... ofmany-maybe, sothatthe thoughts,thesecret- thoughts, sothatthese cret,- sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-may belaid

thoughts, of many,-thethoughtsof many,-the

120 so, sothatthesecret- thoughtsofmany-maybelaidbare, the sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-may be... sothatthe sothatthesecrets-ofmany-may bare. Sothatthesecret- thoughts,these cret- thoughts

thoughtsof many-may be

ppp laid bare.

thoughtsof many-may be

ppp laid bare. secret-thoughtsofmany-may be

ppp laid bare be laidbare,may be

ppp laid bare. maybe, may be

ppp laid bare.