Holst THE COMING OF CHRIST

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Gustav Holst

The Coming of Christ Incidental Music (1928) for SATB chorus with soprano, tenor, baritone and bass soloists and small orchestra

Full score

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Instrumentation: Trumpet in Bb Tubular Bells Piano Organ Strings

Duration: circa 20 minutes


The Coming of Christ JOHN MASEFIELD

GUSTAV HOLST

These two fanfares to be played at the start of the play: 1) Trumpet(s) in Bb

  

ff

2)

Tpt. Bb

  

  

ff

   

Allegro moderato

  

   

3

          3

3

 

I ‐ FIRST SONG OF THE HOST OF HEAVEN

  

To be chanted freely and rather quickly (Poco Allegro)

Chorus

Piano

Organ

Pedals

Trumpet(s) in Bb

Tubular Bells

T.

  B.        

 

mf

 

Men say Pro ‐ me ‐ theus stole the

         

       

ho ‐ ly fire, And gave it

fel ‐ lowswherethey lay

Violin II

Viola

Contrabass

his

 

 

mp

     

Ped.

 

 

 

  

 

   

mp

 

 

 

mp

Violoncello

to

 

To be chanted freely and rather quickly (Poco Allegro)

Violin I

   

  

mp

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Un ‐ der the


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  4

Chorus

 

rock, in

win - ter,

 Org.     Vla.  Vc.

Cb.

Chorus

  - beak

    

 by

Chorus

Org.

Vln. II

Vla.

for

his theft

he

suf - fers Zeus - ’s

that

yet

S. A. mf

nev - er

 

Now



 

ev - er,

to Man’s Spi - rit,

ire, The rock

as

a

 

by night, the

vul - ture -

( )

cheer Of

God will give

his Cour - age

his

and

slay.

  

 

 

( )

 

  

 

mp

Light For

 

10

  

   

    

   

day, Pangs ev - er - wrench - ing

    Vln. II 

Cb.

 

 

Vc.

the mire; And

 

7

Vla.

in

 

 

Org.

  

  

  

ev - er - last - ing



Com - fort

 

 and

cresc.

De - light: But with the


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          poco agitato

13

Chorus

Org.

Vln. II

Vla.

Cross His crea - tures will re - quite His

   



sear, And thorns, and bit - ter drink up - on

a



    

dim.

   



 



  



 



a tempo

spear.

Chorus



Course In

   

   24

Chorus

King,

  

p

will

  

 an







Ap - ril

 



snow

as - sail

the



 

   

spring;

  

So

pain

  













at - tends each Chang - er

of

the

 





and

his

 

 





 

 



 



which Man feels the



dim.

    With - in

his

      

dim.



     

  

     

  

p

So

       

20

 

  

Vla.

        

dim.

Chorus

Vln. II

dim.          

poco rit.

lov - ing - kind - ness; with the nails that

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Org.

   

  



 







shad - ow

of

 

 

      heart the



God’s Wing,

cresc.



Christ

 (  ) 



 

is

to



be







Man’s

 



Beau - ty

 



cresc.



ev - er - liv - ing source.

          



( )

 

           Not Win - ter’s

self can stem the

(Sustain this chord during speech) ppp

 

Ap - ril’s

            



  

force.

 

ppp


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II - SONG OF THE FOUR ANGELS Allegretto

Tune: Hill Crest

     

THE POWER (BARITONE )

Soprano

1. As,

  

So

to

the

17

  

25

thun - der, The storm - clouds sun - der, With

mind

2. Not bright with

S.

-

 less

World’s night of

  



3. To

Chorus

of

ours

ox - en

At

man

-

low - ing In

 

  

41

ger - rail - ing,

hail,

  

in

cel

-





 

  

No friends a - wait him, To

  







   



49

4. Yet from their

 

Chorus

 

   57

star

  



 

  

hat - ing, And

-



 

e - brate him, But



of

storm,

this

form.



to

earth,

dearth.



Pro - ceeds

is

go - ing

To

lift

 











 

to

hate

him





 

wait - ing

A

 

ter

And

Man’s curse.

nails

 







-



 

win



kind

 

hills

kind - ness, There steps

 -



  

man

In

ail - ing

foes







e - crat - ing, To

friend

des



this

A - mong ox - en

snow - ing, This

THE LIGHT & THE SWORD (TENOR and BASS )

Chorus

33

& THE MERCY (BARITONE )   THE POWER         

Chorus

wail - ing,

blind - ness There comes

won - der, On

King

of

flow - ers, This

light

  

with

pow - ers, Not crowned

But weak and

  

THE MERCY (BARITONE )

 

S.

af - ter

THE SWORD (BASS )

9

S.

  



to

 



star

shall



pierce.

 



shine;

rit.

as - sur - ing

To

men











en - dur

 





cresc.

-

ing Through ills





cresc.

 past

cur - ing,

A

life



 

div - ine.

A


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III - SECOND SONG OF THE HOST OF HEAVEN SOLO f   SOPRANO     

Poco allegro (to be freely declaimed)

Soprano



O

sing,

    

Organ

Violin I

Violin II

   

as thrush - es

in

the

 

mf

win - ter

    

 

lift

Their

      ec - sta - sy

a

loft

  a -

 

mp



 

( )

mp

  S.  5

Org.

Vln. II

Vla.

stirs

him in

p

his drowse,

      

And

 

p

new - born lamb

 



 

The

pp

pp

f

  



swer;

Sing,

-

  

for swift

 

mf

  

Ap

-

ril,

mf

mf

the bride,

 

 

drift

bleats an

 

the melt - ing

pp

by

 

 

p



       

p



  Vln. I  Vln. II

So that the dor - mouse

9

    

meno f

 





 

  S. 

Org.

mong black boughs,

  Vln. I  

 

      

 

  will

en - ter

this

  

 

mf

 old


6

  S.  14

   

TUTTI

house.

A.

f

  

The

f

  

The

   

T.

B.



f

  

       

A - wake,

for in the dark - ness

      

 

of the byre A - bove the mang - er,

     clap - ping with his wings,

  

  

 

 

Org.



  



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

  

Vln. II

 

The

f    The

   

Vln. I

f






7

   S.  18

cock

  

A.

cock

 

T.

B.

  cock

   cock

 

of glo - ry

lifts

his crest

 

  

lifts

his crest

of

fire:

  



mf

of

fire:

Far,

   



  

  



  

of glo - ry

lifts

his crest



of glo - ry

lifts

  

his crest

  

 

of glo - ry

  

 

f

Org.

 

      

Vla.

    



Vc.

Cb.

   

Vln. II





fire:

Far,

a - mong

of

fire:

 



  

Far,

  

a - mong

men



  

slum - ber - ing

men

 

  

slum - ber - ing

slum - ber - ing

     

 

  

cresc.

his



  



  

   

  

slum - ber - ing

     

his





 

  

 



  

  

mf

mf

 

f

  

 

 

 

trum - pet

  

 

trum - pet

cresc.

his

men



trum - pet

cresc.

his

 

trum - pet

cresc.

men



 



mf





mf

f

mf

mf

  



a - mong

of

 

f

Far,

  

f

  

  

f

mf

a - mong

mf

f

Vln. I



  

       

  


8

  S.  f

23

mp

     

rings:

f

  

A.

And

mp

    

rings:

f

 

T.

B.

Vln. I

mp

     

And

rings:

   rings:

 Org.



And

f    A - wake,

     the

   

night is quick with com - ing

   

   hid - ing

things

that hur - ry

   hid - ing

   

things

that hur - ry

   hid - ing

    



in - to brake Be - fore

the

cresc.

cresc.

    



in - to brake Be - fore

the

      cresc. 

things

that hur - ry

mf

in - to brake Be - fore



Be - fore

things,

 mf

  

 



  

Vln. II



Vla.



mf

Vc.

mf

Cb.



 the

 the


9

   S.  27

sun’s

 

A.

sun’s

 

T.

B.

sun’s

    sun’s

 Org.

 



  Vln. I 

   

   

ff

a - ris - ing:

O

   

ff

O

   

ff

O

   

ff

a - ris - ing:

a - wake.

   

a - ris - ing:



Vla.

   

 

   

   

   

 

 

ff

 

 



 



 

 

   

  

  

 

 

 





ff

 

 

 

 

 

 





  

   

  

   

ff

Cb.

 

ff

Vc.

a - wake.

mf

  

A-

ff

Vln. II

a - wake.

   

O

SOP. SOLO

a - wake.

   

a - ris - ing:

   

ff

dim.

 

  p

  

dim.

dim.

dim.

 p

 p

  

  

dim.

dim.


10

     S. 

   

33

wake and sing:

A.

for

in

the

  

  

sta - ble - cave, Man’s heart, the

sun

     has

ris - en,

 Spring

TUTTI f

   is

 

here,

The

f

 

The

 

T.

B.

 

 

 

  p



  Vln. I 

Vla.

Vc.

 

  f

The

Org.

Vln. II

The



Cb.

f

 

 

 

  

p



 p







p


11

  S.   37

     

with - ered bones are laugh - ing in

 

A.

     

with - ered bones are laugh - ing in

the

    

grave, Dark - ness and win - ter

  

     

with - ered bones are laugh - ing in

the

   

grave, Dark - ness and win - ter

   

Vln. II

Vla.

dim.

  mf dim.

   

  

 





per - ish,

per - ish,



per - ish,

per - ish,







mf

 

Death

and



and



 

Death

and

 

 

Death

and

  

 

  

 





 

Death

 

p

Fear;

p

       

   

 

 





 

Fear;

   

p

 Fear;

p



mf

Fear;

A new

 

pp

 

pp

pp

pp

   

  

 

   

pp

mf dim.

Cb.



     

mf dim.

Vc.

mf dim.

mf dim.

   

grave, Dark - ness and win - ter

Org.



dim.

dim.                 with - ered bones are laugh - ing in the grave, Dark - ness and win - ter

    

Vln. I



dim.

T.

B.

the



pp

  

 Life


12

  S.  41

mf cresc.

  O

  

A.

mf

 

Who

   

T.

B.

 

   

mf

will make clear The Beau

Who

 

        

 

ty, with - in touch, of God

the

King;

O





cresc.

-

      

the

King;

O

 Beau -



cresc.

-



will make clear The Beau

en - ters Earth, Who will make clear The



ty, with - in touch, of God

      

ty, with - in touch, of God

   the

King;

 

  

mor - tals, praise

  

mor - tals, praise

   mor - tals, praise

Org.



Vln. I

  

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.

Cb.



Him!

mor - tals, praise

Him!

     O

Him!

Him!


13

  S.   45

   O

  

A.

   

T.

  B. 

a - wake and

   O



a - wake and

    O

a - wake and

   O



a - wake and

ff

 

* 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

sing!

ff

sing!

ff

 

sing!

ff

 

sing!

 

 



  

 

 

Vln. II



Vla.



 

ff



 



 

 

 



   

dim.

   

   

pp

 

 

 



dim.



 

 

ff

*End here when this chorus is sung by itself apart from the play.

 

pp

pp

 

pp

 

 

 

 

dim.

 

 

 

dim.

ff



Sustain this chord until the piano starts

dim.

ff

Vc.

 

ff

Cb.

 

ff

Org.

Vln. I

  

dim.


14

IV - FIRST SONG OF THE KINGS

    



Tempo di marcia

Soprano

   Piano

 

pp cresc. poco a poco al fine

 

  S.    weak, 5

gild

Pno.

-

   

 

yet

he

daunt

ed

the

spires;

-

 

sky;

 S.   

haunt - sires,

 

Pno.

 

-

ed His

And

 

his

com - rades he

ed

The

bull

with

his

thought

herd;

he

age

of

 

He

was

mean,

yet

he

went

with

air

and

 

-

les

 

 

the

   

 

 made wis -

   

 him dom

his house fore - tells

 

 from where

   

 

 the the

 

the

was

frail,

yet

he

the

rocks

and

the

the

 

laws

of

bit - ted

-

ty

and

 

the the

 

 

flint wat

he was

 

 

his

ci

 

 

light;

 

 

brid

build - ed

 

 

 

made him - self

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

proves the

he

 

 

11

With

 

yet

dark,

 

 

 

 

 

was

 

    

  

Man

 

He

  

8

  

His

 

 

 S.    horse;

Pno.

 

   

 

pp cresc. poco a poco al fine

KING’S MEN

where -

ers

the to

 

 el

his

de

-

do

e - phant -

     

 

and et

his or

 

 

 

 

 

rocks com -

 

 

 fence plan -

 of et

 

 the come

 

 

 

 

 

 

  gorse. by.

   


15

 S.    14

Pno.

 He Yet

    

 

 

 

17

clay, earth,

His For

a

  

 

 

 S.    21

fin want

   

Pno.

 

 S.    24

wove out

Pno.

 

for

got ev

him er

his his

-

 

coat from the com - fort to

 

   

 

beast come

or to

 

   

less, is

he a

fol blow

lowed to

the his

fish pride

him a sail in his need,

   

 

 

to and

   

   

 

the depth a check

bird in wis - dom

 

 

 

 

 

 of to

the his

 

 

 

grass craves

and for

 

the more

   

bay, mirth,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



tree; true;

Be - ing His

 

 

Be - ing And he

 

 

 

 

 

 

wing dies

less, he cry - ing

 

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

  

fff

 

 

 

 



  

from the up - on



 

 

 

his cup a peace

 

 

to sea. a - new.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and ad - ven - tured and his son cries

   

   

or the from a

 

 

from the less - ness

 

 

 

  

bread rest -

the flax his soul

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

-

 

 

 

   

 S.   

Pno.


16

V - SECOND SONG OF THE KINGS

    

  

Andante con moto

Soprano

Piano

 S.    - rect

                  

  

We are all

lost

a - mong

Un - der the

eyes

of

        

                           

 S.    we

  

   is ours, -

with

en us,

        

16

dis

bright star,

  

2

in - vent New

-

q. = q

 

our dreams,

   

We have all

       

q = q.

       

             

-

things

 

The an - gels walk - ing

2

    

2

We are all wat - ers with - out

con - tent.

 

   

Which is the se - cret

and show

last - ing wa - ters that a

   

   

                 

swift - ness - es lest we des - pair.

               

of

                    

  

save

  

hope:

we stare

at

our side,

                 

morendo

bide.

                              

were gods up - on

 

di that

   

       

    

  

    

plan.

the

The

King.

O

                      

      

    

  

  

and streams And trees we may Still light

    

ev - ery day,

                 

       

wa - ters go, The

Pno.

  

 

when rocks be - cause

         

  

- ing man;

light

   

are past have joy,

  

      

f dim. poco a poco al fine

11

  

The days Yet we

sim - ple thing

 S.    world

Pno.

    

                

6

Pno.

f dim. poco a poco al fine

KING’S MEN

2

 

In - to earth’s se And where the

  

  

                    

         

           

pp

crets:

glit - t’ring

 


17

VI - THE ANTIPHONAL Allegro moderato

     

THE HEAVENLY HOST ff

Soprano

  

Glo - ry

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Piano

Organ

Trumpet(s) in Bb

to God

   

in

the

high

 -

est;

3

  3  

 3   

Peace on earth a - mong men in whom

God

is

well

   





    





   





  





  





  





  





   ff

  

   

 3

     3

    

3

    





   





Viola

  





Violoncello

  





Contrabass

   





Allegro moderato

Violin I

Violin II


18

  S.    5

pleased.

 

A.

B.

 

 

Tpt. Bb

 

 

 

 

Vc.

Praise

Him

who

brings



Praise

Him

who

brings

ff



Praise

Him

who

brings

Praise

Him

who

brings

 

 

  

ff

ff

ff

    

Vla.

ff

 

con Ped.

  

Vln. II

Cb.

  

Org.

Vln. I

  

T.

   

in - to

the

dark

Of

hu - man



in - to

the

dark

Of

hu - man

in - to

the

dark

Of

hu - man

in - to

the

dark

Of

hu - man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



life,

this

shin

this



shin

life,

 life,

this

 

 

 



 

ff

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

ff

 

-

ing

 

 

shin

 

ing

this

 

ff

-

life,

 

 

 



ing

 

ff

-

shin - ing

ff

 

 


19

   S.    10

spark

A.

   spark

     spark Which f

T.

 B.  

f

spark Which

    Org.

  

Tpt. Bb

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

f

  

will

burn

will

burn



    



clear

and

be

a

clear

and

be

a

  



         

     

  

f

f

f

f

   

f

For

 

  



mark For

mark For

  

wan - d’ring

wan - d’ring

wan - d’ring

sea.

By

his

sea.

By

his

souls

on

earth

and

souls

on

earth

and

sea.

By

his

 





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

and

  

com -

earth

his

on

By

souls



f



com -

 com -

 com -

 f


20

  S.   

  

15

- pan - ion - ship

A.

- pan - ion - ship

T.

- pan - ion - ship

  

Tpt. Bb

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

    

 



and

sign



and

sign

       - pan - ion - ship and

  B.  

Org.

  

The un - lit



and

sign



  



 

  

The un - lit

 The

un - lit

      

  

The un - lit

 sign

 

   

 souls



 of

men will

of

men will

 



souls

of

men will

shine

souls

   

 of

   

men will

   

   

  



  





  

   

  

  



  

 





be

a

be

a

  

And be

a



be

a

shine And

shine And



   

com - fort



and be



   

and be



   

and be

di -

   

cresc.

com - fort

and be

di -





  

 

cresc.

 

 

 

 

  

cresc.

cresc.

 cresc.

di -

cresc.

com - fort

di -

cresc.

com - fort

 



cresc.

cresc.

f

   

shine And

souls



cresc.



cresc.

3


21

   S.  

  3   

- vine,

 

And bring

Tpt. Bb

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

-

a

glo

-

a

glo

-

ff

  3   

 - vine,

And bring

a

ry to men to

    

  3   

And bring

ry to men to

    

ff

ry to men to

    

glo

 

    Org.

glo

  3   

    - vine,

T.

a

ff

- vine,

B.

And bring

   

A.

    

ff

20

-

ry to men to

 

 



  



  

be.

be.

 

 

be.

  

 

 

     

 



3

3

3

ff

     

Through Him

who is

born in

sta - ble

be.

 

3



p

ff

p

   

    

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

ff

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

   

 

 

ff

ff

ff

ff



p

p


22

  S.   25

A.

 

mp cresc. 3

   

The

T.

          here Our heaven - ly host will

 B.  

   

come more

near: The

3

   

  3 

p

The



 

 



pres - ence of

 

God which drives out

God which drives out

   

Org.

 

pres - ence of

 

   

 

 

 



fear, The

 

cresc.

fear, The

of

 3  glo - ry

of

 3  glo - ry

of

3

  

  

   

  

cresc.

glo - ry

cresc.

3

p

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

      



 

 

  





 

3

   

p cresc.

 





  

 

  

cresc.

 

p

 

 



p

3

3

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.


23

  S. I   30

mf cresc.

The

 

S. II

mf cresc.

The

  

A.

God

B.

   God

   Org.

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



that

makes

all

glow,

The





makes

all

glow,

The



that

makes

all

glow,

      God that

T.

        





 



  

com - fort

3

com - fort

3

3



of

God





that

sings

and

swells





 

that

sings

and

swells



 

 

and

swells



of

God

that

sings





of

God

that

sings

and



of

God

that

sings

and

 

 

  

 

 









 



 





3

 

3

  3

hu

 -

   In

hu

man

 -

  

man

       







In

hu

-

man

In

hu





 











-

man

swells.





f

f



3

In

f

swells



3

  

f



3

God

f

   



   

of

 



 

com - fort



3

   







3

  

com - fort

com - fort





The







3

  

 mf

f

 f

 f













f

f


24 rit.

    dim. S. I    hearts



like

peals

hearts

     

A.

like

dim.

hearts

T.

  

peals

 

pp

 

of

  

   

 

like

of

peals



pp

bells,

pp

of



  Vln. I   





rit.



bells,

 

pp

 

 



   

Meno mosso

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

   





  





  

 

  

   





pp



pp

 

pp

pp

 

 

of

 God,

 

the peace

  

And

the peace



of

God

that

no

tongue

 

 



  





  

 pp

 

pp

Vln. II

And

And the peace



Org.

  

And the peace

   

bells,



peals

bells,

     like

dim.        hearts

pp

of

    dim.        

S. II

B.

Meno mosso

 

34

pp

   





  of

  of


25

     S. I   pp

39

And the peace of

      mp

S. II

Glo - ry

A.

to God

  

    God that no tongue

   in the high

God

T.

B.

 

Tpt. Bb

  

tongue

  

  

  

   

   

  

mp

     

Is

  

    

pp sempre

tells

 

given to

 3

 

est, Peace on earth a - mong men in whom God

is given to

tells

Org.

-

that no

  

3 3      

that no tongue

    God

 

tells

Is

tells

Is

man

to

giv - en



   

man to know.

   is

3

3

   

pleased.

man to know.

     

giv - en man to

know.

know.

     

well

   

  3

 

  

   

  

  

  

Vc.

   



Cb.

   



Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

 


26

   

Tempo Iº

ff

Praise

Him

who

shines

in

the

Him

who

shines

in

the



Him

who

shines

in

the

ff

Praise

Him

who

shines

in

the

 

 

 

 

 



 

    ff

 

 

   

 



44

S.

    ff

A.

Praise

   Praise ff

T.

B.

 

   

bright

 bright

 

con Ped.

  Vln. I  

Tempo Iº

ff

Vln. II

Vla.

 

 

ff

ff





sea,

In

gold

In

gold

sea,

In

gold

sea,

In

gold

 

 





 

 

 

 







 

 

ff

Vc.

sea,

 bright

 bright

ff

Org.

Cb.

  -

-

en

fruit,

in

the

green

in

the

green

in

the

green

the

green

en

fruit,

en

fruit,

en

fruit,

in

  

 

 

 

 

-

-

 

 


27

   S.    48

tree,

  

A.

tree,

   

T.

tree,

B.

   tree,

f

In

Vln. I

Vln. II

In

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

val - leys

  



 



f

in

 in



 

moun - tains

f

are,

In

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

  



 

wit - ness

wit - ness

f

heav - ens

heav - ens

heav - ens

In

His



are,

that



moun - tains

In

His

In

are,

that

glee,

wit - ness

heav - ens

moun - tains

His

In

that

glee,

  

  

f

   

  

f

clap - ping hands

  

f

clap - ping hands



  

In

  

      

  

val - leys

f

f

   

In

   Org.

  


28

  S.    53

o - pen

A.

  

o - pen

   

 B.   

T.

o - pen

o - pen

   Org.

Tpt. Bb

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



  

His

hand,

In stars



like

His

hand,



like

His

hand,

like

His

like

 

    

 

   



 

as

ma - ny

as

the

sand,



In stars

as

ma - ny

as

the

sand,

  

In stars

as

ma - ny

  as

the



stars

as

ma - ny

as

the

sand,

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



  



  





 

  

  



  

 



 

In

plan - ets

cresc.

In

plan - ets

  

cresc.

In plan - ets

cresc.



In

plan - ets

do - ing

do - ing

do - ing



 

His

com -



 

His

com -



 

His

com -



do - ing

His

  





  

  com -

cresc.

f

cresc.

sand,

      

   

   

  

hand, In



 

cresc.

 

 

 

 

  

cresc.

cresc.

 cresc.

 

 

 



cresc.



cresc.

3


29

   S.  

And

in

His

Son



And

in

His

Son

this



 

And

in

His

Son

this



And

in

His

Son

- mand,

  

A.

- mand,

   - mand,

T.

B.

   - mand,

 



58

  this

 

  this

ff

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



ff

   



Star.

ff



    



    



Star.

ff

Star.

         p

 

Tpt. Bb

Star.

Pno.

Org.

    

  

 



 

            3

3

3

 

    

 

ff

 

3

 ff

    

 

   

 

  

 

 

   



  

     

     



   



   

     

  

    



 

  

    



 

  

    



 

   



   



 

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

 


30

    62

T.

CHORUS OF KING’S MEN (In the distance) p

  Pno.



Friends,

   

 

him

far

   

 

   

  



we

have sought

 

 



  

and near,

   



   

   



 

  

hear;

We

ask

the

way

of

sage

and seer,

   



This

Sav

-



   

 

But

none

   

  

 

iour - King

of

   

   

   T.    66

 

whom

  Pno.

we

   

   



   

  

 

 

  

   

   

   

   

  T.    70

(entering)

    

is.

Pno.

Now here

  

  

we come

in

                           

  T.  

         

poor

tav

But

can

  

 

   

   

   

 

  

-

ing

star

stands

still,

be - hold...

 

 

  

    

   

   

2



2

-

his

home

2

 

ern

on

where

he





   

  

 

the world;

The

               

  



   







be

2

2

   

    

    

 

  

this

 knows

      

              

guid

To



  

  

  

mid - night cold,

75

Pno.

2

this?



   

   


31

  S. I  

S. II

 

A.

 

79

 

TENORS OF THE HEAVENLY HOST p

   

T.

B.

 

O

en

Vln. I

 

Vla.

p

ter friends, for





you

will

find

A

liv



 

 

   p



  

ing

light

to

lead

the

 

 



be

a

And

be

a

blind, And

 

-

 

    

p

Vc.



  

p

Vln. II

-

    Org.

 

p

    





 



  con Ped.

 

p

Cb.

  



p


32

 S. I  84

mf cresc.

The

S. II

mf cresc.

The

A.

    bea - con

T.

B.

 

bea - con

Org.

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



 

 to

 

man - kind

man - kind

  

 

to

Vln. I

mp cresc.

And

to

man’s

And

to

man’s

And

to

man’s

cresc.

cresc.



  

 

  

p cresc.

pil - grim

pil - grim

pil - grim

soul

a

soul

a

soul

a

grace. The

grace. The

 The

of

3   

love

of

3

   of

love

   3

of

love

 3  love

of

God

 God

God

 

has brought to

 

has brought to

 has



has

 

brought

 

God

God

to

 

brought to

has brought to



3

  

 

  

  



   

  

 







 





 

  

  



 

  

 

 

  

cresc.

cresc.

love

 

cresc.



3   

cresc.

cresc.

3

 

 

3

3

3

3

   3

 


33

   S. I  pass

S. II

 

  

with - er

friend

  

A

to

with

    

    

friend

friend to

with

  

friend

to

with



-

-

-



  death

death



   

er

death



pp

 

pp

   









pp

 



  Vln. I 





grass;

 



 



mf

  

Vla.



pp

pp

   







 











 

  





  

is

 

born, such joy

is

as

nev

 -





er



 

 

 

 







 



pp

is

 

is

born

  



  

pp

Cb.



Meno mosso

 

 



  

pp

Vc.



Such joy

pp

Vln. II



Such joy

Such joy

grass;

like

grass;

like

death

grass;

like

     er

pp

 

like

    er

Meno mosso

pass

   Org.

to

A

f

B.

A

  

    pass A  

  

f

pass

T.

f

pass

A.

  

f

89

 



 



 






34

   S. I   95

  

mp

S. II

pp

Such

joy

is

born

as

  

Glo - ry

A.

to

God

  in

the

  

 high

born

T.

B.

Tpt. Bb

   

       

Vln. I

Vln. II

 mp

  

      

 

as

 

 

 

 

was

And

now

 3 

was

And

now



was

And

now

is

in

this

this

is

well

is

in

this

place.

in

this

place.

3

  is

3

   

3

pleased.

 

p

 

Vc.

    



Cb.

   



  

Vla.

place.



  

place.

  

in

is

 3  

nev - er



 

3

nev - er

now

est, Peace on earth a - mong men in whom God

And

was,

Org.

-

nev - er

as

    born

p

 


35

  S. II    99

T.

  

  



Animato

 

LIGHT

1. From 2. I

Tpt. Bb

 



dis - tant cease

ra

my

-

show

 



 



ces, O’er

des

-

ert

plac -

-

Rest

you

from

go -

ing,

es, Through ing,

God’s

Organ tacet 2nd verse

  

 

   Org.



   

  Vln. I   



(p)







 

Tacet 2nd verse







   T.    green 104

Org.

Vln. I

fore

 o -

 -

told

     

   

a - sis

And

mar

sow - ing

Has

come



-

By

sea

and

Our

Help

in

ket

town;

to

fruit.













You’ve

mire dan - ger,

 Our

sought

the and





Mak - er









   T.     fire 111

Of

Chan - ger,

   

Org.

 

  Vln. I   

the

world’s

de

Lies

here

in

 

-

sire

To

this

wind

man - ger

By

beast

 



 -

y



down.





 

 1.



  

2.

and

 



 

1.

brute.

 

2.

 

 

 


36 The curtain is drawn and the Holy Family is seen surrounded by Angels.

  THE HOST OF HEAVEN  S.   Adagio

pp

117

You

  

A.

You

T.

B.

 

who







 

have known the

dark - ness

TUTTI

pp

who

You

who

pp

You

who

have known the

have known the

have known the

dark - ness

dark - ness

dark - ness

  

slow - ly

slow - ly

slow - ly

slow - ly

   

    

ppp

Org.





pp

     

 

yield,

And

in

the

 

yield,

And

in

the



 

yield,

And

in

the



 





in

the

   

 

 





 

  

yield,

And

   

no Ped.

  Vln. I    



   

 

  



 

 

 



 

Adagio

ppp

Vln. II

ppp

Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.

 

ppp

ppp

ppp


37

  S.   120

dark - ness

A.

 

    dark

dark - ness

T.

  B. 

- ness

 

dark - ness

   

the

 the

  the



 

first black - bird’s

 









cry

Come,

with

the

 

 cry

Come,

with

the

 

 

cry

Come,

with

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

cry

Come,

with

the

 

first black - bird’s

first black - bird’s

 

first black - bird’s

 

   

  

Vla.

Vc.





 

 

 

   





dim.



drip - ping



pp

 

  

of

the dew

dim.

dim.

drip - ping

pp

the dew

 

 -

 

pp

new - shak

 

   the dew

new - shak

en

  -

en

 

 



 

pp

 

 

 

en



 

-

 

 

new - shak

pp

en



  

the dew

  

of

 

of

of

drip - ping

 

  

 

-

pp

drip - ping



new - shak

dim.

Vln. II

Cb.

the

 

 

Org.

Vln. I



pp

pp

pp


38

  S.   123

mp

 

   

From twigs where yel - low - ing leaves and

  

A.

mp

 

  

T.

  B.     Org.

Vln. I

 

From

 

mp

From

 

mp

 

 

Vc.



red - den - ing ber - ries

lie,

And



cresc.

lie,

And

cresc.

 

twigs

And



 

cresc.

twigs

And

 



 



seen the

   

 



  

seen the

seen the

seen the



 

col - our come up - on

the



 

col - our come up - on

the



 

col - our come up - on

the



col - our come up - on

the





 





mp



 





 





mp

mp

mp

 

 

  

Vla.

   





 

  



red - den - ing ber - ries

 

cresc.



 

Vln. II

Cb.

mp

3

From twigs where yel - low - ing leaves and

   

 3  


39

   S.  126

field,

 

A.

field,

 

T.

B.

  field,

  field,

   Org.

Vln. I

     

  

Vln. II

 

Vla.

mf cresc.

 



 

And heard the cocks

 

mf cresc.

And

 

mf cresc.

And

mf cresc.

 

And



 

heard the cocks



 

heard the cocks



 

heard the cocks

 

Cb.



crow



as

the

thorpes

a

f

  crow

  crow

as

the

thorpes

a

f



as

the

thorpes

a





 



as

the

thorpes

a



 

f

  crow

 

  



  

 

 

 

 

  

mf cresc.

mf cresc.

mf cresc.

mf cresc.

Vc.

 

f

 mf cresc.

-





 

 

 

  



 



  





-

ff



-

wak

-

ff



-

en.

wak

-

   ff

-

en.

en.

wak

-

  



f

 





    

en.

Ped.

    ff

f

ff

f

wak

f

  





ff

ff

ff



f

 

ff


40

  S.   131

pp

 

You

A.

T.

      

  B. 





know

with

what

a

ho

 a



-

 li

-





You

know

with

what

pp

 

You

know

with

what

a

ho

 

You

know

with

a

ho







and

how

night

pp

what

ho

-

 li

-

 -

li

-

 -

li

-

ness

of

light

The

peace

of



The

peace

of

pp

 

ness

of

light



ness

of

light

The







ness

of

light

The

peace

of

peace

of



morn - ing

comes,

morn - ing

morn - ing



comes,

 comes,



 

morn - ing

comes,

  S.   134

A.

T.

     

  B. 

and

how

night

and

how

night

 

 

 

and

how

night





goes



dim.







Not

goes,

but,

Not

goes,

but,

dim.

goes

Not

goes,

but,

 

dim.

 

 

 

Not

goes,

but,

goes

  

a

sud - den,

 

is

pp

on



dim.

goes

  

pp

  

  

on

on

a

a

sud - den,

sud - den,

   on

a

sud - den,

 

is

pp

 

is

pp

 

is

 

not,





ev - en.



ev - en.



not,

not,

 not,

ev - en.

ev - en.


41

  S.   138

 

A.

 

 

Now God Him - self

is

Man

mp

 

mp

 

Now God Him - self

   

T.

B.

  

is

Man

 

 

Now God Him - self

is

Man



is

Man

mp

 

mp

 

Now God Him - self

and

all

the band - ed

3

    

and

all

the band - ed

     3

and

3

all

the band - ed

all

     and

the band - ed

 Night

 

 

Night

Will per



 

Night

Will per

     mp

 

    mf

 



  



   

mp

  





p

Vc.



mp

 



   

Vla.

Will per

Will per

    mp

 

Night



Vln. II

Cb.



3

   Org.

Vln. I

    

 -

-

ish



-

ish

cresc.

and

ish

 -

ish

 the

cresc.

and

the

cresc.



and

the

cresc.

and

the







 



 

 



 















 

 





 






42 Poco animato

  S.   



142

King - dom

   

A.



      King - dom

   B.  

will

un

-



King - dom

will

un

will

un

 will

-

-

 un

-

           

Tpt. Bb

 

 

  

3

man,



  3 

close.

O

man,

 



    

 

 

 

   

3

   cresc.

     3

3

praise God, praise God,



3

  

3

 

 ff

3

3       

of

 

3

  

3

  

3

   ff

3

   













cresc.

of

praise God, praise God,

     

cresc.

Cb.

3

  

3

3

mf

cresc.

  



 

    

3

praise him, you host

O

    

  



close.

 

Vc.

ff

 

praise him, you host

 

 

cresc.

ff

close. O man, praise God

 

Poco animato

praise God

       

   Vln. I   

Vla.

man,

3             

p cresc.

Vln. II

O

3    

3

cresc.

Org.

close.

mf

King - dom

T.

 

mf

    

3

3

3

     3


43

   S. 

rall.

145

3

heav

  

A.

-

3

heav

-

ff

 

T.

 

 

 

heav

of

praise him you

 3   praise him you

ff

of

en, praise him, you host

  



 

3

3

   

  

3

en, praise him, you host

ff

B.

you host

host,

you host

   Vln. I    

  

   

  

Vla.

    ff

Vc.

   ff

  Cb.  ff

-

heav

of

-

 

lunga

en.

heav

en.

-

 

lunga

en.

   

lunga

3

Vln. II

heav

of



  

 

 3 3 3 3                  

rall.

fff

   

 

lunga

 

  

 

en.

 3   3    

Org.

Tpt. Bb

-

 3   3   

host,

lunga

  

3



 

      

lunga

 

ppp

 

ppp

lunga

fff

lunga

 



fff

 

lunga

 



fff

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                  fff

                  fff

ppp

ppp

     

lunga

     

lunga


44

VII - THE SONG OF THE COMING OF CHRIST Tune: Hill Crest

   

FULL CHOIR AND ORGAN

 

1. By wea - ry 4. Be - hold us

Chorus

Organ

Violin I

 

    

      

Violin II



 

 

 

Ped.



f



    

Viola

Violoncello

    10

Vln. I

 

f

       

     



   

   

  

  

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

  



 

   



 

     

  

  





f

       

 

 



  

  

(1st time only)



 death seer







     

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

rag - es, By pain - sown seeds. ring - ing And hearts new - made,





by joy

 



  

 

  

Vc.

  

 

  

Vla.



  

 

f

 



world a - ges; By blood, and sing - ing And great

 

 

 

  





    

  

Vln. II

Cb.

 

stag - es The old bring - ing With love

   

By fools and sag - es, With The prince, for - spok - en By

Chorus

Org.

 

(1st time only)

f

Contrabass

   

 

 for and



wag - es, Souls to - ken, By





leave whom



 

 

 

 

 

   







   

 

does Deeds. is stayed.



  

cag - es And Man bro - ken And Death

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

their Sin’s

 

 



 



 

  


45

  SOPRANOS     18

2. In mire he 5. Now by his

Chorus

Tub. Bells

Vln. I

        

   



Vc.



Org.

Tub. Bells

  

   



  





 

  

  

 -

     

      

  

    

  

           

         

            

  

  

  

  

  

  

blind hour

 

   

  

 

  

  

        

ness by

judg - es hour

   

   

In His



dark realm

ness gropes. in - crease;

   

   

   

    















  

     

-

SOP. & ALTO

sure Yields lit - tle plea - sure; For ed Will feel them right - ed, And

  

drudg - es In flow - er, And

 

  

    

 

he will

          

      

Vc.

grime world

  

His bit - ter mea Now men be - night

Vla.

In The

  

    Vln. I   Vln. II    

Cb.

trudg - es, pow - er



     

26

Chorus

 

Vla.

Cb.

f

  

Vln. II

THE REST OF THE CHOIR

 

Org.

on loved

ly and

  

TEN. & BASS

        

trea light

 

-

sure ed

    

trea - sure He light - ed To

             

He To



   

has his spi - rit’s

hopes. peace.

his rit’s

hopes. peace.

   

has spi



-

  

 

     

 

        

  

  

 

 

  

 

  

  

  

 





  

  

  

  

  





      

  

  

 

Ø

Ø


46

   

CHORUS IN UNISON ff

34

Chorus

Org.



hope

that

sail

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. The

ff

 

Ped.

Tub. Bells

   

  

-

ing When

 

Ped.

       

  

ff

bove

the

  

 

 

    

 

 

are

fail

 

 

 

 

winds

 

  

-

ing

 A

-

 

     

     

    

thought

that

glo

  

-

ry

 

   Chorus    39

Org.

Ped.

Tub. Bells

may

rise;

The

ing

A

coast

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

rail

   

-

 

       

 



 

  

 

 



     

 

     

 

    

    

  

   Chorus    44

Org.

Ped.

Tub. Bells

Is

not

a

     

 

   

   

 

       

sto

       

-

ry,

But

Heav -

 

     



en

o’er

ye

And







 

   

 

  

      

  

 

 

  

watch

     

D.S. $

-

ing

      



eyes.

         


47

CHORUS IN UNISON

Ø ff 50   Chorus   

6. Our

   

ff

  

Org.



God

is

wear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Ped.

ff

Ø div.     Vln. I 

    

  

cares,

through

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

     

     

and

bear - ing

    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



ff





















ff

Man’s

flesh,

 

ff

Cb.

 

div.

Vc.

 

Vla.

  

 

ff

Vln. II

ing Man’s

 

Ped.

Tub. Bells

-

  



ff


48

    55

Chorus

car

   

Org.

Ped.



 

 -

Cb.



Ped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cb.



 

 

 

 

  

 

 













light

    

   

   

 and

   

   

     

   

dar - ing

 

help

 

           

   

To



men’s

far



     

 

   

   



 -

    



 

  

   



 

 

   

 

And

   

    

ing



-

ing

His

 



     

  

 

shar



             Vln. I   



 

 

   

Tub. Bells

Vc.

  

 

is

 



   

   

Vla.

 

God



     

Vln. II

Our



60

be;

       

  Chorus   

Org.

may

           

      

man

            Vln. I    

Vc.

What

Tub. Bells

Vla.

ing

   

Vln. II

  

     

set

     

        

men

 

   



free.

        

     

  

        


























49

    66

Chorus

7. All

Org.

you

in



   

 

  



  



  

 



   







On God

re

hear - ing As - sist

74

Chorus

 

Org.

-

  





our



ly - ing, And

Death

cheer - ing This

 

 



soul

 

 







 en

-



 

ters

earth,

  

 















 

    













Life

have

 

bith.

 

 





un - fear - ing Who

 



 





de - fy - ing, He

puts

on

dy - ing That





   

 

 











 

 









 

  























 

 

 















 



  



 





 



 

To be played at the end of the play:

Trumpet(s) in Bb

  

  

   

           3

3

3

 


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