The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

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Matthew$Kennedy$


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The Apocalytic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos text inspired by The Revelations of St. John 1:7-18 (KJV) ad lib. on pitch, varying rhythm and tempo

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Ma hew Kennedy (ASCAP)

ad lib. declamation, varying rhythm and inflection

Each fermata in measure 1 is to be approx. 4"

With quiet intensity and restrain q = 69 pp mf

Soprano 1

f

U U U U U ° bU & Œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ "Fear Not"

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ppp

¿

4¿ 4

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¿

Œ

Ó

Œ

"Fear Not I am the First and Last"

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Soprano 2

U U U U U U b & Œ Œ e e e e

e

"Fear Not"

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¿

ppp

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4¿ 4

"Fear Not I am the First and Last"

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Alto 1

U U U U U U b & e e e e e e

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e

e

Œ

. . . . 4‰ j 4 œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ ‰ œœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ

"Fear Not" Fear not I am the First and Last,

I am He who liv - eth than was dead

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Alto 2

pp

U U U U U U b & Œ e e e e e

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e

e

e

4 ‰ ¿j ¿ 4

"Fear Not"

Ó

"Fear Not"

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Tenor 1

U U U U U U b & Œ e e e ¿ ¿ ‹ "Fear Not" "Fear Not"

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¿

¿

¿

4¿ 4

¿

¿

Œ

"Fear Not I am the First and Last"

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Tenor 2

U U U U U U &b Œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‹ "Fear Not"

‰ ¿j ¿

¿

¿

4¿ 4

¿

Ó

"Fear Not I am the First and Last"

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mf

Bass 1

U U U U U U ?b e e e e e e

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e

e

Œ

4 ‰ œ œ œ -œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ -œ œ œ œ. œ 4 J

"Fear Not" Fear not I am the First and Last,

I am He who liv - eth than was dead.

ppp

mp ff f

Bass 2

U U U U U ?b Œ Œ U Œ e e e ¢ "Fear Not"

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"Fear Not I am the First and Last"

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

2

5 S. 1

° &b

p legato S. 2

&b

œ >œ J

And when

A. 1

œ >œ -œ J

‰ œJ

I saw Him

I

>j œœ

> œ œ™ J

fell

as dead

œœ œ œ

p . . . . j . . j & b ≈œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ I am a - live for ev-er - more, a- men. I hold the keys to hell and death.

Fear not I am the First and Last,

I am He who liv- eth than was dead.

&b

A. 2

&b ‹

T. 1

p legato T. 2

&b ‹

œ >œ J

And when

B. 1

‰ œJ

I saw Him

I

>j œœ

> œ œ™ J

fell

as

œœ œ œ

dead

p . . ? b ≈œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ œ œ -œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ -œ œ œ œ. œ J I am a - live for ev-er - more, a- men.

B. 2

œ >œ -œ J

? ¢ b

I hold the keys to hell and death.

Fear not I am the First and

Last,

I am He who liv- eth than was dead.


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

3

A 9 S. 1

° &b

mp

& b œJ

S. 2

And

>œ when

œ >œ J I

saw

-œ ‰

œ J

Him

I

>j œ œ

> œ œ™ J

fell

as

œ >œ J

œ J

"And when

I

œ œ œ œ

dead

> -œ œ

œ J

saw Him

I

mp

. &b ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

A. 1

I am a - live for ev - er - more

. j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

a - men.

I

hold the keys to

hell

and

j œ œ œ

. œ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ death.

Fear not

I

am the First

and Last,

mp

&b

A. 2

Ó

Œ

≈ œr œ™

He laid

&b ‹

T. 1

. œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

His

u - pon

righthand

mp

& b œJ ‹

T. 2

And

>œ when

œ >œ J I

saw

-œ ‰

œ J

Him

I

>j œ œ

> œ œ™ J

fell

as

œ œ œ œ

dead

œ >œ J

œ J

And when

I

> -œ œ

œ J

saw Him

I

mp

. ?b ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

B. 1

I am a - live for ev - er - more,

œ ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.

a - men.

I

hold the

keys to hell

and

œ ‰ death.

œ œ œ J Fear not

I

-œ œ œ œ œ. am the First

and

œ Last,

mp

?b

B. 2

¢

Ó

Œ

≈ œr œ ™ He laid

œ œ œ. -œ œ œ œ His

right hand

u - pon


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

4

12 mf S. 1

S. 2

° &b

>j b & œœ fell

A. 1

> œ œ™ J as

œ >œ J

œœ œœ

dead

And

when

œ >œ J I

saw

> -œ ‰ œJ œj œ Him

I

fell

> œ œ™ J as

œ >œ ‰ J

œ

œ

I

at

His

œ >œ -œ J

fell

mf

œ >œ J

œœ œœ

dead

And when

I saw Him

œ J I

mf . . . . j j & b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ I am He who liv- eth than was dead.

I am a - live for ev-er more, a- men.

I hold the keys to hell and death.

Fear not I

am the First and Last,

mf

A. 2

. œœœ

Ϫ

œœœ œ œ

Ϫ

œ œ œ œ œ™

my

shoul - der

He laid

His right hand u - pon my

&b

≈œ

œœœ

œ œ

. œœœ œ

> ≈ œ œ™

shoul - der

He laid

His righthand

œœœ u - pon

mf T. 1

T. 2

&b ‹

>j &b œ œ ‹ fell

> œ œ™ J as

œ >œ J

œœ œœ

dead

"And when

œ >œ J I

saw

> -œ ‰ œJ œj œ Him

I

fell

> œ œ™ J as

‰ œJ œ

œ

œ

I

at

His

œ >œ -œ J

fell

mf

œ >œ J

œœ œœ

dead

And when

I saw Him

œ J I

mf

B. 1

. . ? b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ -œ œ œ œ. œ ≈ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ‰ œJ œ œ -œ œ œ œ œ œ I am He who liv - eth than was dead.

I am a - live for ev-er- more, a- men.

I hold the keys to hell and death.

Fear not I

am the First and Last,

mf B. 2

? ™ ¢ bœ my

œœœ œ œ ≈ œ œ™ shoul - der

He laid

œ œ œ.

-œ œ œ œ œ™

His right hand u - pon

my

œœœ

œ œ œ. -œ œ œ ≈ œ œ™

shoul - der

He laid

œœœ His right hand u - pon


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

5

S. 1

16 ° >œ &b

as

>j b & œ œ

as

&b ‰ œ œ œ œ I am He who

A. 2

&b my

T. 2

B. 1

as

œ J as

liv - eth than

was

œ œ

dead.

fell

at

His

feet

as

dead

>œ

œ J

œ

I am a - live for

His

was

œ J

œ J

Him

I

. œ œ œ œ œ ev - er more,

>j œ œ

œ J

fell

as

j œ ‰ œ œ œ

a - men.

I hold the

dead.

my

shoul

œ

œ

œ

I

fell

at

His

feet

as

dead

I

I am a - live for

saw

der

He laid

-œ ‰

œ J

Him

I

œ œ œ œ œ. ev - er more,

>j œ œ

œ J

fell

as

œ ‰ œJ œ œ

a - men.

I hold the

and

œ death.

œ œ der

-

œ

>œ ™

He

œ

œ œ œ œ

dead

œ œ œ œ œ. keys to

hell

and

œ death.

-œ œ œ œ œ™

His

hell

≈ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ œ œ. ≈ œ œ™

keys to

œ œ œ œ

right hand u - pon

> œ

œ œ œ œ

. œ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ J

œ

dead

œ

>œ

œ

>œ ™

œ J

œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ -

-œ ‰

œ

And when

liv - eth than

saw

. œ œ œ

He laid

œ œ œ œ

œ -œ œ œ œ.

I

> œ

Ϫ

dead

shoul

I

> ≈ œ œ™

der

>œ ™

œ œ œ

>œ

œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ

dead

?b ‰ œ œ œ œ

my

œ J

>j &b œ œ ‹ fell

? ™ ¢ bœ

. œ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ

œ &b ‹ feet

œ

œ

œ

And when

shoul-

I am He who

B. 2

œ œ œ œ

dead

œ œ œ

Ϫ

T. 1

>œ ™

>œ

>œ

œ J

œ

dead

œ J

fell

A. 1

œ

feet

S. 2

>œ

œ

right hand u - pon

my

œ œ œ shoul

œ œ -

der

≈ œ He


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

6

f I

S. 1

Œ ‰ j 19 ° ‰ œ >œ œ J &b I

fell

fell

at

> œ œ

œœ

at

His

His

feet

œ

> œœ

as

feet

dead

œœ

œœ

as

dead

I

œœ

Œ ‰

œœ

œ J I

‰ j œ œ fell

fell

at

His

œ œ

œœ

œ

at

His

f

f S. 2

> & b œJ œ And when

œ J I

> -œ œ

œ J

saw Him

I

>j œ œ

œ J

fell

as

>œ ™

œ œ œ œ

œ J

dead

>œ

œ J

And when

I

> œ saw

-œ ‰ Him

œ J I

f

A. 1

j &b ‰ œ œ œ Fear not

I

. œ œ œ œ œ œ am the First and

‰ œ œ œ œ

Last,

I am He who

. œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ

. - . œ œ œ œ œ liv - eth than

was

dead.

I am a - live for

. œ œ œ œ œ œ ev - er more,

a - men.

f

A. 2

. œ œ œ œ

> & b Ϫ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Ϫ laid

His

right hand

u - pon

my

œ

œ

shoul

œ œ -

der

. œ œ œ

> Ϫ

≈ œ He

laid

His

œ œ œ œ

right hand

u - pon

f

T. 1

œ œ &b ‰ J ‹ I fell

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ ‰

at

His

feet

as

œ J

œ

œ

œ

I

fell

at

His

dead

f

T. 2

> & b œJ œ ‹ And when

œ J I

> -œ œ

œ J

saw Him

I

>j œ œ

œ J

fell

as

>œ ™

œ œ œ œ

œ J

dead

>œ

And when

œ J I

> œ saw

-œ ‰ Him

œ J I

f B. 1

? b ‰ œJ œ œ Fear not

I

-œ œ œ œ œ. œ am the First

and

‰ œ œ œ œ

œ -œ œ œ œ.

œ

≈ œ œ œ œ œ I am a - live for

Last, I am He who

liv - eth than

was

œ œ œ œ œ. œ ev - er - more,

a - men.

dead.

f

B. 2

? ™ ¢ bœ laid

œ œ œ. -œ

Ϫ His

right hand

œ œ œ.

œ œ œ u - pon

my

œ œ œ shoul

œ œ -

der

≈ œ He

Ϫ laid

His

-œ œ œ œ

right hand

u - pon


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

7

Meno mosso ff feet

as

dead.

œœ

œœ

22 S. 1

° &b

œœ feet

as

œœ

œ œ

2 4‹ ‰

dead

>j > œœ 4 b˙™ ˙™ J > 4>

mp leggiero

2 4

Œ

U 4 bœ. . .j ∑ 4 œ œ ‰ Ó

Be - hold!

6 4

in the clouds

*

L c ff mp leggiero

S. 2

>j b & œ œ

œ J

fell

as

>œ ™

œœœœ

2 4‹ ‰

dead

>j > > > œ 44 œ bœ œ œ Œ Be - hold!

2 U∑ 4 ‰ œ. . .j Ó 4 4 œ bœ

He comes

in

6 4

the clouds

*

ff

mp sub. mp leggiero

A. 1

j &b ‰ œ œ œ I hold the

. . œ œ œœœ keys to hell

. 2‹ œ 4

and death.

>j 4 > œ 4 ˙™

U ‰ œj 42 ˙

Be - hold!

He

4Œ 4

comes

. . .j ‰ Œ bœ œ œ in

6 4

the clouds

*

L c mp sub. mp leggiero ff

A. 2

& b Ϫ

œœ œ

my

shoul

2 4‹ ‰ œ œ der

-

> 4> j œ 4 ˙™

U ‰ œj 42 ˙

Be - hold!

He

4Œ 4

comes

.j . . Œ œ œ œ

6 4

in the clouds

*

ff mp leggiero

mp sub.

T. 1

œ &b ‹

œ

œ

œ

2 4‹ ‰

œ

>œ 4 b>˙ ™ J 4

U ‰ œJ 42 ˙

4Œ 4

œ. . . ‰ J œ bœ Œ

6 4

* in the clouds feet

as

dead.

Be - hold!

He

comes

L ff

c . œ. bœ. œj ‰ 6 4

mp leggiero

T. 2

>j &b œ œ ‹ fell

œ J as

>œ ™

œœœœ

2 4‹ ‰

dead.

>j > > > œ 44 œ bœ œ œ Œ

2 U∑ 4 Ó 4 4

Be - hold! He comes!

in the clouds

*

ff mp leggiero

B. 1

? b ‰ œJ œ œ I hold the

œ œ œ. œ œ. keys to hell

œ 2‹ 4

and death.

>œ 4 > > >œ œ Œ J 4 bœ œ Be - hold!

2 4

U 4 ∑ 4Ó

He comes

œ. . ‰ J œ œ. 46 in the clouds

*

L

ff

c . . . œ ‰ J bœ œ 46 mp leggiero

B. 2

? ™ ¢ b œ

œœ œ

œ œ

2 4‹ ‰

>j 4 > œ 4 ˙™

Œ

2 U 4 4 ∑ 4Ó

* my

shoul

-

der

Be - hold!

*Audible gasp of terror

in the clouds


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

8

B With emotion! (q = ca. 76)

accel.

f 27 S. 1

° 6 & b4

4 bœœ^ œœ^ œœ^ 4

Œ

Al -might - y

nœœ

>œœ ™™

œ œ œ œ J

His

head

was like

œœ

œÓœ ™™

j œœ œ

His

head

was like

œœ

œœ™™

j œ œ J

head

was like

œ œ

œœ ™™

œœ œ J œ

His

head

was like

>œœ

œœ ™™

wool

œ >œœ œ J

œœ œ œ

as snow and His

f white

the Lord

A. 1

6 & b 4 Ó™

^ ^ ^ > Œ 4œ œ œ b œ œ 4œ œ œ ‰ bœ œ J

Œ

the Lord

Œ

Al -might - y

> œÓœ ™™

Œ

white

as

snow

j œœ ˙œ as

œ œ

snow and His

f the

T. 1

6 ™ & b 4 ÓŒ ‹

> Lord ‰ bœJ œ˙ ™ œ ˙

Œ

^ ^ ^

4œ œ œ 4œ œ œ

Œ

> Ϫ

Œ

j œJ ˙

His Al -might - y the

white

as snow

Lord

f the

B. 1

Lord

snow

^ ^ ^

> ? b 6 Œ bœ œ œ ¢ 4 bœ ˙ the

4 bœ œ œ 4œ œ œ

˙˙ ™ ™

Lord

Al -might - y

Œ

> œ ™™

Œ

white

j œœ œ˙ J

and

His

œ œ

as snow

=

f mf 31 S. 1

° bœ & œ eyes

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

were

a

as

>œ œ œ

œœ œœ ˙˙ Ó

flame

of

Œ

fire.

œ ‰ œJ once

œ œ

œœ

burned by

˙˙

2œ 4 #œ

flame

‰ œœJ He

f mp A. 1

T. 1

& b œœ

Œ œœ

œœ

œœ

eyes were

as

a

œœ œ œœ

> œœ

& b œœ ‹ eyes

we - re

as

œœ œ œ ™™ of

> œœ

fire.

j œJ

œœ

œœ œœ œœ ™™

feet

lik - en brass,

j œœ œœ

œœ

once burned by

˙˙ flame

a

œœ œ ˙ of

‰ œj œ He

His

mp

Œ

2 4 œœ

>

œ

œ œ œ™

feet

lik - en brass,

œj œ

œ œ

œœ œœ œœ ™™

His

feet

lik - en brass,

fire.

j œœ œœ

œœ

once burned by

˙˙

2 4 #œœ

flame

f

j ‰ œ J He

mp f B. 1

? ¢ b œœ

œ

eyes were

œœ

œœ

as

a

Œ

œœ œ œ ™ œ œ™ of

fire.

j œœ œœ

œ œ

once burned by

˙ ˙ flame

2 4 œœ

j ‰ œœ He


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

9

fp 36 S. 1

° 4 œœ ™™ & b4

œœ œœ J

shone

as

the

>œœ

œœ ™™

sun

œœ J

>œœ

œœ œœ

œ œ

œ œœ œœ œ

>œ >œœ œ

its' strength, and

He

held

sev - en

stars

in

His

and

He

held

sev - en

stars

in

His

>œœ ™™

œœ J

œœ œœ ™™ J

right

hand

and

fp

j œœ œ J

4 A. 1

& b 4 Ϫ shone

as

Œ

the

> œœ ™™

j œœ œœ

œœ œœ

œ˙

in

its' strength, and He

held

>œ ™

j œ œ

œ œ œ˙

> > œ œ

j œœ

œœ œœ œœ ™™

Œ

stars

right

hand

and

fp T. 1

4 ™ & b4 œ

œ œ J

Œ

œ œ

˙

˙

held

stars

j œ

œ œ œ™

Œ

‹ shone

as

the

in

its' strength, and

He

right hand

and

fp B. 1

? 4 œ ™™ ¢ b4 œ

œœ œœ J

shone

as

>œ ™™ œ Œ

the

in

œœ J

œœ

œ œ

its' strength, and

He

œ held

œ œ ˙ sev - en

j œ

œœ œœ œœ™™

Œ

stars

right hand

and

= q = 69 40 S. 1

° b œœ &

œœ œœ œœ

œœ œœ

œœœ

œœœ

˙˙˙

3 w>w ™ 2# w ™

4Ó 4

Œ ‰ œJ

Œ

Fear out

of

His mouth came

a

two

edged

sword!

mf sub.

mf sub.

A. 1

& b œœ out

œœ œœ œœ of

œœ œ œ

His mouth came

a

œœÓ

œœ

two

edged

˙˙

3 2 ˙˙

Fear > Œ ‰ œJ œœ >

4Ó 4

w w

sword!

Fear

mf sub.

T. 1

& b œœ ‹ out

B. 1

? œ ¢ bœ out

œœ œœ œœ of

His mouth came

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

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C solo poco vib. mp with legato and grace And when

I

saw

Him

œ

Ϫ

He

laid

his

œ w

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right

hand

on

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L pp

pp

mf A. 1

mp

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mp

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

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D Manic repetition (qq = ca. 100) repeat, somewhat freely mp S. 1

50 > ° 4 &b 4 ¿ ¿ ¿

I saw Him

repeat, somewhat freely mp

S. 2

4 &b 4 ‰

>j ¿ ‰

j ¿

I

saw

repeat, somewhat freely mp sung mf A. 1

4 &b 4 Œ

> ¿ ¿ ¿

End

Œ

I saw Him

œ

œ

œ

œ

j œ œ

œ

Fear

Not

I

am

the First

and

œ

œ

œ

œ

j œ œ

œ

Fear

Not

I

am

the First

and

j œ Last

repeat, somewhat freely sung mf

mp

A. 2

4 &b 4 Œ

>j ¿

I

j ¿

End

Œ

j œ

saw Last

repeat, somewhat freely mp T. 1

4 &b 4 Œ ‹

> ¿ ¿ ¿

End

I saw Him

repeat, somewhat freely mp

> ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

T. 2

4 &b 4 Ó ‹

End

I saw Him

repeat, somewhat freely mp

¿

¿

> ¿

I

saw

Him

3

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?b 4 Œ 4

repeat, somewhat freely mp

B. 2

? 4 ¢ b4 Ó

>j ¿ I

‰ ¿j

saw

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51

52


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

12

sung mf 54 S. 1

°&

˙˙

End

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œ

œ

I

saw

œ

˙

œ

w

sung mf End

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&

œ

œ

I

saw

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j ‰ Œ œ

> ¿ ¿ ¿

I saw Him

repeat, sim. mp p A. 2

&b

j ‰ Œ œ

˙

>j j ¿ ‰ ¿

≠ I

saw

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&b Œ ‹

p

œ œ œ I

am

He

œ who

j œ li

-

œ

œ

œ

veth

than

was

j œ

˙

j œ ‰ Œ

dead.

mp

> ¿ ¿ ¿ ≠ I saw Him

sung mf

mp p 3

T. 2

&b Œ ‹

œ œ œ I

am

He

œ who

j œ li

-

œ

œ

œ

veth

than

was

j œ

˙

j œ ‰ Œ

dead

¿ ¿

> ¿ ≠

I

saw Him

? ≠

B. 1

B. 2

¢?

≠ 54

55

56

57


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

13

f 58 S. 1

° ww &b w

˙˙˙

˙˙˙

Œ œ His

œ

œ

œ

right

hand

f

S. 2

&b w

˙

˙

Ó œ

œ

His

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A. 1

&

A. 2

&

sung f

j œ ‰

End

Œ T. 1

& ‹

œ

œ ˙

He

œ œ

œ

˙

Œ

œ

laid

His

right

hand

sung f End

Ó T. 2

Œ

& ‹

j œ

j œ œ

His

right

j j œ œ œ™ hand

sung f

?

End

Ó

Œ

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B. 2

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58

59

60

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

14

E mf 62 3

S. 1

° & b œ™

œ œ J

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Ó

˙

œI

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Ó

saw Him

repeat, sim. mp

S. 2

& b œj ‰

Œ

Ó

>j ¿ ‰

j ¿ ≠

I

saw

A. 1

&

A. 2

&

f

T. 1

œ

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œ

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Œ

Ó

spoken

T. 2

& b ˙™ ‹

Œ

sung

¿ ¿™

¿ ¿™

I saw

I saw

Ó

I

>œ B. 1

?b ˙

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Œ

Œ

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>œ Œ

I

Œ

I

hand

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saw

sung f

Ϫ B. 2

? ¢ bÓ

œ œ œ His

62

right

œ œ J

œ

˙

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hand

63

64

Œ


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

15

S. 1

65 ° œ œ œ &b - - - Œ

3

Ó

3

œ- œ- œ- Œ

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Ó

3

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I

Ó

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sung f End

Ó S. 2

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&

œ

œ

I

saw

j ‰ œ

˙

˙

Œ

Him.

A. 1

&

A. 2

&

T. 1

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f

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God

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œ

I

saw

Him

repeat, sim. mp

>˙ T. 2

&b Œ ‹

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œ ‰ J

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Ó

¿ ¿™ ≠

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I

f

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Œ

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I

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saw

Him

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66

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saw

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Him.

68

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

16

F repeat, sim. 69 S. 1

° &b

> ¿ ¿ ¿

≠ I

saw Him

repeat, sim. mp S. 2

&b ‰

j ¿

j ¿ ≠

I

saw

A. 1

&

A. 2

&

mp

˙ T. 1

&b ‹

T. 2

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Œ

f B. 1

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Ó

œ

œ

the

spir

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spir

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I

was

in

-

mp f B. 2

? j ¢ bœ ‰

Œ

Ó

69

70

Ó

˙

71

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œ

I

was

in

72

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

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73 S. 1

°&

S. 2

&

End

End

sung mf 3

End

Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

&

A. 1

I

saw Him I

saw

Him

&

A. 2

G &b ‹

T. 1

mf

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3

I

saw the Lord

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& ‹

T. 2

3

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B. 1

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œ

œ

˙

I

heard be - hind

me

a

great

voice

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œ

œ

œ

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heard be - hold

me

a

great

voice

œ œ œ

it

and

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as

of

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and

73

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

18

H sung mf 77 3

S. 1

3

° &b ¿ ¿ ¿

Œ

3

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I saw Him

I

¿

saw Him

3

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¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿™

œ œ œ œ

œ

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I saw

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saw

Him

œ œ Œ the Lord

sung mf mf

&b ‰

S. 2

¿ ¿ ¿ I saw Him

I

œ œ™ J

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saw, I saw Him

the

3

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sung mf

spoken

mf

3

&b œ œ œ Œ

A. 1

œ œ œ œ œ

Œ

Œ ¿ ¿ ¿

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I

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Œ

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mf End

&

A. 2

j œ ˙™ the

spoken

Lord

sung mf

> > ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ œ œ œ œ Œ

&b Œ ‹

T. 1

œ œ Ó

Ϫ

œ ˙ J

Œ

Him I saw Him I saw the Lord

the Lord

the

Lord

spoken sung mf 3

&b Œ ‹

T. 2

¿ ¿ I

¿ Ó

Ó

saw Him

j œ œ

j œ œ

œ œ œ™

the Lord

the Lord

the

Lord

mf

?b ˙

B. 1

sound

Œ

œ

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the

Lord

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œ

œ œ œ

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the

Lord

the

Lord

the Lord

mf

?b ˙

B. 2

¢ sound

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˙

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the

œ Lord

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œ Lord

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œ Lord

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

19

rit. Calming (q = ca. 60) p 80 S. 1

° œ™ &b

œ J the

˙

w

2 ˙

œ

U œ

I

saw

4 Lord

p S. 2

&b œ

œ the

˙™

2 4 ˙

w

Lord

œ

U œ

I

saw

p A. 1

&b w

2 4 ˙

w

œ

U œ

I

saw

p A. 2

> > œ œ œ

&b ˙

œ

the

2 4 ˙

w

Lord

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U œ

I

saw

p T. 1

&b ˙ ‹

>œ >œ œ

œ

the

2 ˙ 4

w

Lord

œ

U œ

I

saw

solo Write

down

these

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things

which

you have

seen

p

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I

saw

f T. 2

& b Ów ‹

‰ #œj

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2 ˙ 4 ˙

p

p B. 1

?b ˙

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w

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Lord

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saw

p B. 2

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Lord

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w

2 4 ˙

œœ

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I

saw


Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

20

8"

6" mp

84 repeat text, becoming frantic. S. 1

° &b

"I saw Him and fell as dead."

2œ 4 I

U œ

"I saw the seven candlesticks"

saw

mp repeat text, becoming frantic. S. 2

&b

"I saw Him and fell as dead."

2 4œ I

U œ

A. 1

&b

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saw

2 4œ

U œ

I

saw

mp

U

repeat text, becoming frantic. A. 2

&b

"I saw Him and fell as dead."

2 4œ I

T. 1

&b ‹

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2 4œ I

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U œ

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mf sim.

U œ "I saw the seven candlesticks"

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saw

mp

2 4 œœ

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saw

repeat text, becoming frantic. B. 2

? ¢ b

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mf sim. "I saw the seven candlesticks"

mp repeat text, becoming frantic.

mf sim.

saw

mp

&b ‹

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mf sim.

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mf sim. "I saw the seven candlesticks"

mp repeat text, becoming frantic.

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

21

I 4" mf f 87 S. 1

° 2 œœ & b4 the

U œœ

"He shone like the sun!

S. 2

the

4 >˙ 4

Lord

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mf

2 & b4 œ

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sim.

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the

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

22

J Grave q = 42 mp sub. ff p 90 S. 1

° >˙ &b I

>œ

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Kennedy • The Apocalyptic Revelations of Saint John of Patmos

23

solo mp

whispered

o

tutti p

94 S. 1

° &b œ œ œ

j ‰ œ œ œ

fell as dead

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