For David and Judith Acres
O God, whose hand hath spread the sky (SSAATB edition) Music: Graham S Keitch (this edition; Apr 2015)
q = 70 legatissimo
S
A
44 ˙ . Œ 42 ˙˙ ˙.
44
& 42
44 Œ 42 ˙˙ ˙˙ ..
44 ˙˙ ..
O
p
God,
mp
O
p
˙
O
God,
O
T
B
? 42 œ œ 44 ˙.
Œ 42 œ œ 44 ˙ .
O
God,
O
O
4 2 & 4 œœ œœ 4 ˙˙ hand hath
spread
2 4 V4 œ œ 4 ˙
T
hand hath
7
B
God,
spread
spread
?2 4 4 œ œ 4 ˙ hand hath
spread
God,
p
O
2 œ œ 4 œ œ & 4 œ œ 4 œ œ œœ œœ ˙w hand hath
A
God,
p 2 Œ 4 œ œ 44 ˙ .
mp
S
God,
V 42 œ œ 44 ˙ . mp
7
˙˙ ..
mp 2 &4 ˙
the
˙˙
the
ww
sky,
œ ˙.
the
sky,
the
˙
˙.
sky,
˙ ˙
God,
˙
sky,
Œ 42 ˙˙
44 ˙˙
Œ 42 ˙˙
44 j 42 œœ œœ œ . œ
mp O
God
mp O
42
whose
God
whose
God
whose
mp 2 Œ 4 Œ œ 44 œ œ œ . œj 42 O
Œ 42 Œ œ 44 œ œ ˙ mp O
God whose
42
Œ 42 ˙˙
4 . 4 ˙˙ .
Π42
Œ 42 ˙˙
4 4 ˙˙ . .
Π42
p
and
˙˙ ..
˙˙
p
and
all,
all,
˙.
Œ 42 œ œ 44 ˙ .
Π42
œ œ ˙.
Œ 42 œ œ 44 . ˙
Π42
p
and
all,
p
and
all,
This is an SSAATB setting of a work originally commissioned by David Acres for Contrapunctus (High Voices) and their Angel Voices Ever Singing concert, St John the Evangelist Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2015.
Copyright 2016, Graham S Keitch
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G S Keitch: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky
2
S
44
& 42 ˙ ˙
44 ˙˙ ..
mp
and
mp
A
and
V 42 œ œ 44 ˙ . and
? 42 œ œ 44 ˙ . and
19
S
mp
& ˙w
high,
mp
A
& ww
high,
mp
T
V œ ˙. ?
19
B
all,
mp
13
B
all,
all,
mp
T
˙˙ ..
& 42 ˙˙
13
high,
mp
˙
high,
all,
44 ˙˙
Œ 42 ˙ ˙
44 j 42 œ 44 œœ œœ œ . œ ˙˙ œ œ
mp
and
all
mp and
all
˙
˙˙
its
shin - ing
its
hosts
shin - ing
on
˙˙
hosts
on
Œ 42 Œ œ 44 œ œ œ . Jœ 42 œ œ 44 ˙ mp
and
all
shin - ing
its
Œ 42 Œ œ 44 œ œ ˙ and
all
Œ œ 42 œ . œ 44 œ Œ J and
Œ Œ 42 ˙˙
paint - ing
∑
˙
ΠΠ42
∑
œ œ ˙
ΠΠ42
∑
its
shin - ing
4 4
on
fier - y
˙
hosts
on
3 Œ œ- œ- œ-
p
with fier - y light,
4 Œ j ‰ j‰ 4 œœ œ œœ - œ- with fier - y 4 Œ œj ‰ œj ‰ œ 4 - - with
hosts
mf 3 œ Œ œ œ ˙˙
it
˙
42 œ œ 44 ˙
mp
poco piu mosso e con brio
˙
24 œœ œœ 44 œœ œœ œœ œœ
Œ 42 ˙˙
with fier - y
j œ-œ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ- light, with fier - y mf- p œ ‰ œ- ‰ œ-j ‰ œmf
p
light, with
∑
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fier - y
∑
G S Keitch: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky 24
S
a tempo
mp
& ˙-˙
Œ
light,
A
T
pœ
fier - y
with
fier - y
light, with
?Œ
24
B
œ œ J ‰ ‰
& œœ ˙˙ ..
29
S
and so
A
& œœ ˙˙ .. and so
T
˙. V œ . ? œ ˙ and so
29
B
and so
f
3
with fier - y
& œ-œ ‰ œœ ‰ œj ‰ œœ - œ- light, with fier - y mp - ‰ p- ‰ j ‰ œ œ œ- œV mp p
calmato
p j œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ -œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ˙. œ œ œ ˙ .
p
light
made
f
p
light
made
ww ˙
f
light
œ ˙ f
˙
˙ ˙
p˙
w
bright,
so
bright:
bright,
w
so
so
so
so
Œ
œ-œ ‰ œ-œ ‰ ˙˙
so
pp ppœ-
so
Œ
beaut - eous
œ ‰ œ- ‰ ˙
Œ
beaut - eous,
beaut - eous
pp
beaut - eous,
œ œ œ ˙ it
œœ ‰ œœ- ‰ ˙˙
beaut - eous,
so
‰ œ ‰˙
beaut - eous
beaut - ous
sotto voce e semplice
Œ œ
(S2)
œ œ
Thou, when the
œ œ œ œ
fourth day was
ww
∑
∑
w
∑
∑
∑
∑
bright:
f
w
fw
so
w
bright:
bright,
so
bright:
bright,
so
it
ww ww
œ œœ œœ ˙˙ it
Œ
pp-
beaut - eous,
made
ww ww
so
œ œ œ ˙
˙
made
f
it
p
light
f
3
w
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be -
G S Keitch: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky
4 35
S
(S1) didst frame the cir - cle
&
∑
V
∑
?
∑
gun,
A
T
π ww
of the sun,
ww
π w
Ah
˙
πw
Ah
35
B
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&˙
˙
Œ œ œ œ
˙
Œ Œ ˙˙
ww
˙˙ Œ Œ
Œ Œ ˙
w
˙
˙
w
˙
(S2)
and set the
Ah
˙ ˙
Ah
Œ Œ
Ah
&œ œ œ œ
41
S
plan - ets for their
A
& ww Ah
T
V
w
Ah
?w
41
B
Œ œ
œ œ œ œ
moon for ord - ered change,
(S1)
and
Œ Œ Œ Œ
Ah
œ œ ˙ wid - er range:
ww w w
p -3 - mpŒ œ- œ œ ˙˙
poco piu mosso e con brio
Œ Œ
p Œ j‰ œ-œ
(tutti)
To night and day,
j œœ ‰ œœTo night and pj j Œ œ- ‰ œ- ‰ œTo
mp p œ-œ ‰ œœ ‰ -
p -3 Œ œ- œ œ
night and
to night and
j œœ ‰ œœday, to night and mp p œ- ‰ œ- ‰ œ-j ‰ œday,
to
∑
Ah
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night and
∑
G S Keitch: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky 45
S
& ˙-˙
mf -
Œ
day,
A
T
3 -œ œ- œ- ˙˙
allarg. e calmando
to night and
to
& œ-œ ‰ œœ ‰ œj ‰ œœ - œ- day, to night and - ‰ - ‰ j‰ œ œ œ- œV to
to
&œ œ œ
50
S
T
& ww V
?w
50
B
w
w
w
mfw
a tempo sotto voce e cantabile
˙ and
˙˙ Œ œ
day,
˙˙
w
(S1)
œ œ œ œ
π Œ Œ ww by
cer - tain line, their
˙
π Œ Œ w
˙
pp w
Ah
Ah
Œ Œ
day,
poco rit.
œ œ ˙
vary - ing bounds Thou didst as - sign,
A
ww
day,
and
œ
ww
mf
night and
night
night
day,
45
B
day,
mf
p ? Œ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ œ day,
œœ œœ ˙ ˙
5
Ah
j Œ Œ œ˙. œ 42 œ œœ 44 œœ ˙˙
a tempo
mp
(tutti) and
mp
ww
Œ Œ
w
Œ Œ ˙
w
mp˙
˙
and
mp and
Œ Œ
and
gavest a
- Œ œœ ‰œœ ‰ ˙˙-
poco espress.
sig - nal,
2 4 4 œ œœ 4 œœ ˙˙ gavest a
sig - nal,
gavest a
sig - nal,
gavest a
sig - nal,
2 4 ˙ 4 œ œ 4 œ 2 œ œ 4 œ ˙ 4 4
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a
Œ
sig - nal,
‰ ‰ œ-œ œ-œ ˙-˙ a
sig - nal,
Œ œ- ‰œ- ‰ ˙œ- ‰œ- ˙Œ ‰ a
sig - nal,
a
sig - nal,
G S Keitch: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky
6
& œœ ˙˙ ..
56
S
known and
A
& œœ
˙˙ ..
T
?
56
B
œ
Í w˙
˙.
Í˙
known and
p
Œ œ ˙
meet,
Í w
known and
meno mosso q = 54 tranquillo e sostenuto
Í ww
˙.
known and
V œ
rit.
meet,
meet,
meet,
for months
˙
p
Œ œ ˙
be - gun
œ ˙
for months
be - gun
p
œ ˙
for months
be - gun
Œ œ ˙ ˙
œ
œ ˙
∑
∑
U
rit.
and
˙
˙˙
months com
ww
-
plete.
-
ww
plete.
and months com
-
plete.
months com
-
plete.
œœ ˙˙
and
œ
˙˙
months com
˙
p˙
˙ ˙
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