Commissioned by the choral department of Southern Methodist University Tinsley Silcox, Music Director
In memory of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
duration: 3' 30"
Text adapted from When Sudden Terror Tears Apart by Carl P. Daw, Jr.
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
When
sud - den ter - ror, when
world
A
world
T
B
sud - den ter - ror, when
S
a tempo rit.
When
we
world
we
world
When
we thought was
we
thought was
thought was
thought was
sud - den ter - ror tears
a - part,
the
sud - den ter - ror tears
a - part,
the
sud - den ter - ror tears
a - part,
the
tears
a - part,
the
ours,
ours,
we
find
ours,
"When Sudden Terror Tears Apart" Š2001 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
ours,
how
fra
-
gile
S
A
T
B
can
be,
strength
can
be,
-
le
B
strength
le
T
le
i
-
-
-
how
son
i - son
-
how
i -
i -
son, e - lei - son.
son, e - lei - son.
-
ri - e
e -
li - mi - ted our
powers.
Ky - ri - e
e -
li - mi - ted our
powers.
Ky - ri - e
e -
le
A
Ky
S
( )
-
ri - e
e
-
Ky
-
Ky
Ky
Ky
-
ri - e
ri - e
ri - e
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Ky - ri - e
e
e
-
-
e
-
-
lei
-
le - i - son.
le
lei
e -
-
i - son
-
son,
son
S
Ky
A
Ky - ri
T
Ky
B
-
Ky - ri
e
e
-
ri - e
-
ri - e
-
e
S
"n"
A
"n"
T
From
B
e
e
e
-
lei
-
-
lei
son.
1st Sopranos div.
-
lei
a - byss
son.
tutti Sop.
doubt and tutti Alto
doubt and
of
doubt
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and
senza vibrato
son.
-
-
-
lei
accel. senza vibrato
son.
-
this
fear, doubt and fear,
fear, doubt and fear,
fear,
we grope
for
S
words to pray,
words to pray,
words
A
T
B
to
words
pray,
to pray,
S
time-less
A
T
Ky
time- less Ky - ri - e,
Ky
Ky
B
Ky - ri - e,
Ky
-
-
ri - e,
ri - e,
3
Our
3
Our
a
3
a
em - brace
stam - mer - ing words
em - brace
Our
stam - mer - ing words
em - brace
3
-
-
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3
ri
e - lei - son,
-
e
Ky - ri -
Ky
a
3
e - le - i-son,
Ky - ri -
ri - e
Ky - ri - e
-
e - le - i - son
a
3
ri - e
Ky
em - brace
Our
stam - mer - ing words
stam - mer - ing words
-
ri
e
-
e
-
e -
S
3
A
T
3
A
-
i
e
e
e
lei - son.
B
-
-
son.
T
- ri - e e Ky
e son. Ky - ri - e
e e - lei- son, e - lei - son.
lei
S
e e - lei- son, e - lei - son.
le
B
lei - son.
son.
-
-
-
Ky - ri - e
e
lei - son, e
le
-
-
lei
e
-
lei,
e
e
-
i
-
-
lei
lei
e
son.
-
-
-
son.
son.
-
lei - son.
son.
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le
-
3
i - son,
e - le - i
-
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3
3 -
le - i - son.
lei
-
son,
e
-
lei
-
son,
e
-
Have mer - cy, Lord. Have
mer - cy, Lord.
Have
mer - cy, Lord.
Have
mer - cy, Lord.
S
A
T
B
Have
mer - cy, Lord,
give
us
strength and
peace
Have
mer - cy, Lord,
give
us
strength and
peace
for
mer - cy, Lord,
give
peace
for
A
T
B
to
know
Help
us
to
know
Help
us
to
Help
us
to
Help
us
to
us
Help
strength and
know
us
strength and
your
your
peace
us
mer - cy, Lord,
give
Have
Have
S
for
all
our
days.
for
all
our
days.
all
our
days.
all
our
days.
stead - fast
love,
your
your
stead - fast
your
stead - fast
love,
your
know
your
stead - fast
love,
your
know
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love,
your
S
A
pres - ence
near
pres - ence near
T
B
pres - ence near
pres - ence near
S
T
B
as
breath;
breath;
as
breath;
as
breath;
re - kin - dle in our hearts the hope of
e
Ky
e - le - i - son e - lei
ri - e
death.
Ky - ri - e
Ky - ri - e
Ky - ri - e
life that con- quers
our hearts the hope of
3
Ky - ri
death.
A
as
e
-
-
le - i - son
e
-
le
e
-
le - i - son, e - lei - son.
e
-
-
i - son
Ky - ri - e
e
Ky
Ky
3
-
ri - e
e
-
ri - e
e -
Ky
-
ri - e
e -
Ky
-
ri - e
e -
le - i - son, e - lei - son.
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life that con- quers
son
le
-
i
S
lei
A
-
-
le - i - son.
T
le
B
-
i - son
lei
S
-
rall.
e
A
e
T
B
e - le - i - son
Ky - ri - e
son
Ky
-
son
3
Ky
-
son
Ky
-
le
rall.
e
-
lei
le
-
ri - e e
le
i
-
ri - e
e
-
lei - son.
-
lei - son
ri - e
-
ri - e
e
e
i
-
i
-
son.
son.
son.
( )
-
son.
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lei
-
lei - son.
-
-
-
-
Ky
-
rit.
e
son, rit.
-
lei - son,
e
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