The Christ Child Lay on Mary's Lap

Three Marian Carols III "The Christ Child Lay on Mary's Lap" (McClure) December 27, 2007

G.K Chesterton (1874-1936)

   

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Soprano

Alto

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Harp II

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7

Hp. I

   



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     

                       

 

 

 Michael Linton 2008

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2

 

    

 

13

Hp. I

    

Hp. II

  A.   

Hp. I

Hp. II

 

     

19

 

       

     

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

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



  

  

 

-

   

child lay

on

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

    

1.The Christ





     





A

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

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3

  A.     25

Hp. II



Ma

  

  -

ry's lap,



    

  A.   

   

31

Hp. II



wea

  

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-

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     

    

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ry,

wea

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Hp. II



   

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ry

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was

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like

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a

light.

is

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the world,

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But here

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all

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B

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is

    

2.The Christ











    



 

      

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-



right.)

 

37

A.

 

His hair

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mp

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B

-



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child lay

   

 

on

   



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4

  A.     43

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Hp. I

  

Hp. II

 

  A.     48

 



Hp. II

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like

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Hp. I

His

 

  

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ry's breast,

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are

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kings,

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But

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 

  A.    



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   

 

   

53

Hp. I

Hp. II

 

here

the

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  

Hp. II

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   

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hearts are.)

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 

63

Hp. I

Hp. II

 

Hp. II



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68

Hp. I





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

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

7

    73

S.

Hp. I

Hp. II

 

 

 

  

   

















 

 

 

Ma

-

ry's

heart,







        

  





 



  

His

 

hair





was







     

      



   



  

 like

  





Christ - child

 

mf

D

                                 

79

Hp. II



D

3.The

   S.   

Hp. I



mf



mf



  a





  



lay

 

  



 















  



  

fire.

(O











           

on

 

 

 

 



   





wea

  

Hp. I

Hp. II



ry,

wea

-



 

 



  



 



ry



-





  



     











 





       S.   A.

Hp. I

Hp. II



 

world's



de - sire.











is

the

world,









  





 

             







90

 

















But







here





the













 

























 



 



 





 



4.The Christ

-

child

4.The Christ

-

child

 







   



 



85



   S.   



8





                                                  

   









   S.   101



 A.     



 



crown.

Hp. II

 

  

crown.



Hp. I

    

 

    





 



 



And





And

 













   

 

 















 

all

was



the flow'rs

 

the flow'rs

all

 



 

 



 











 











like





a

     

  



 

 

hair





His



a





   





 



looked up













 at





     

looked up

 

at







ry's knee,

like

 



  

 

-



was







 

Ma



hair









 

 



His







 

 







at



ry's knee,













stood



-



Hp. II

 

Ma

 



stood

Hp. I

at



 A.         







96



  S.   



 



 

 







 

  

9

  S.    106

 

 A.    

Him,

 

  



   

  

  

111

A.

Hp. I

Hp. II

stars

looked















             

   S.   

  

and



            the



looked down.

  

    

stars

    

and all



   

the







down.

  





And

 





Hp. II

 

and all



Hp. I

Him,

 

    



10



  





  

 

  

 













all

the



flow'rs



and

all



the



flow'rs



and

    

the

 

flow'rs

looked

 

the

 

flow'rs

looked

 

all

 



 

 



      





 







   



 





all

 

 



 





     







   



 



   

   S.  

  

115

A.

Hp. I

Hp. II



  

all

 



  

all

    



119

 A.   

Hp. II

 



flow'rs

 

flow'rs

the

  

  









 

   















the

stars

 

 

all



    

     





stars





   

up

 



at

Him,

and







  





     





 



looked

down.



looked

 







 





at

 

   





and

     

11

 



    

 

down.

   

Him,

     



 







the

  

looked



 

all

   

up







looked



  

  S.   

Hp. I

the



 

     

   

  

 

     

   

12

123    S.  

A.

Hp. I

Hp. II

   

 

             

 





Hp. II





  



 

  



 mp









     

pp

 

    

p







     

p



   

  

f

mp





 



 

     

   

mf

  

        

       f

 



     

mf



  

126

Hp. I



   

    

pp





