God’s Grandeur For SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir
Music by Timothy Michael Powell Text by Gerard Manley Hopkins pivey
Music
Press
For my son, Daniel Richard Powell, at his baptism May 6, 2012
God's Grandeur for SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
With intensity
Soprano
The
Soprano 2
The
Alto
The
Alto 2
The
Tenor
The
Tenor 2
The
Bass
Bass 2
For rehearsal purposes only
world
world
world
world
world
world
is
charged.
is
charged.
is
charged.
is
charged.
is
charged.
is
charged.
The
world
is
charged.
The
world
is
charged.
Piano
Timothy Michael Powell ASCAP
is
The world
is
The world
The world
The world
The world
The world
is
is
is
is
The world
is
The world
is
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4
S
charged.
S2
charged.
A
charged.
A2
charged.
T
T2
B
piu
Pno.
The
The
The
piu
The
The
charged
is
charged
charged
charged
world
is
charged
piu
world
is
charged
piu
world
2
is
with
world piu
charged
is
piu
world
The
is
piu
is
world
charged.
world
The
is
charged.
world
charged.
4
The
charged.
B2
piu
charged
the
with
the
with
the
with
the
with
the
with
the
with
the
with
the
7
S
gran
S2
gran
A
gran
A2
gran
T
gran
T2
gran
B
gran
B2
gran
7
Pno.
rit.
-
deur,
rit.
-
gran
deur,
gran rit.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
of
-
deur
of
of
deur
rit.
-
deur
of
of
deur
of
rit.
-
deur
of
deur
-
-
deur
rit.
-
-
-
rit.
-
deur
rit.
of
a tempo
God!
a tempo
God!
a tempo
God!
God!
God!
God!
God!
a tempo
a tempo
It
will
a tempo
It
will
a tempo
It
a tempo
God!
It
3
will
will
A 9
S
A
A2
T
T2
B
B2
Pno.
flame out,
flame out,
flame out,
it
will
it
will
flame out,
flame out,
it
will
it
will
flame out,
flame out,
flame out,
flame
out,
flame
out,
flame out,
flame out,
flame out,
A
9
flame out,
S2
4
S
flame
S2
A
A2
T
T2
B
flame
out,
flame
flame
flame
flame
out,
like
flame
Pno.
shin
like
11
like
out,
-
shin
out,
like
like
5
from
ing
from
ing
from
ing
from
ing
from
-
ing
from
shook
-
ing
from
shook
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
shin
-
-
shin
-
-
shin
ing
-
-
-
-
-
-
out,
-
flame
B2
shin
shin
like
shin
like
out,
out,
like
out,
11
shook
shook
shook
shook
ing
from
shook
-
shook
cresc.
B
13
S
foil;
S2
foil;
A
foil;
A2
foil;
T
foil;
T2
B2
cresc.
It
ga - thers
cresc.
foil;
to
a
It ga - thers
to
to
a
cresc.
cresc.
It
ga - thers
cresc.
It
ga - thers
ga - thers
cresc.
It
ga - thers
B
great - ness.
to
It
a
ga - thers
It
cresc.
to
foil;
13
Pno.
ga - thers
foil;
B
It
a
a
great - ness.
It
great - ness.
great - ness.
to
a
to
a
to
a
great - ness.
great - ness.
It
It
It
great - ness.
It
great - ness.
It
It
It
6
ga - thers
to
a
16
S
S2
ga
A
A2
T
T2
thers
to
a
ga - thers
to
to
ga - thers
ga - thers
to
a
thers
to
to
a
a
ga - thers
16
Pno.
a
ga - thers
B2
a
-
great
great
great
great
great
to
great
great
ga
B
-
a
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ness,
like
ness,
the
like
the
ness,
like
the
ness,
like
the
ness,
like
the
ness,
like
the
ness,
like
the
ness,
like
the
great
7
-
cresc.
C
18
S
ooze
S2
cresc.
ooze
A
cresc. cresc.
of
ooze
T2
of
cresc.
cresc.
ooze
B
of
ooze
B2
of
cresc.
cresc.
ooze
oil,
of
ooze
T
of
ooze
A2
oil,
like the
oil,
like the
oil,
like the
oil,
of
oil,
of
oil,
like the
oil,
like the
C
like the
like the
like the
ooze
stretched
of
ooze
of
ooze
of
ooze
of
ooze
of
ooze
ooze
ooze
oil
oil
stretched
oil stretched
oil stretched
oil stretched
of
oil
of
oil
of
oil
stretched
stretched
18
Pno.
stretched
8
20
S
S2
A
A2
T
T2
B
Crushed.
Crushed.
Crushed.
Crushed.
Crushed.
Crushed.
Crushed.
B2
Why
do
men
then
now
Why
do
men
then
now
Why
do
men
Why
do
men
do
men
then
now
Broadly
Broadly
Broadly
Why
then
then
not wreck
his
not wreck
now
not
his
wreck
now
not
wreck
Why Broadly
Why Broadly
do
men
then
now
Why
do
men
then
now
do
men
then
9
now
his
his
not wreck
his
Broadly
20
Broadly
Crushed.
Pno.
Broadly
not wreck
his
not wreck
his
not wreck
his
22
S
rod?
S2
rod?
A
A2
T
T2
B
a tempo
rod?
rod?
rod?
a tempo
a tempo
Pno.
-
tions have
tions have
rit.
Ge - ne - ra - tions, ge - ne - ra - tions
a tempo
a tempo
a tempo
rit.
Ge - ne - ra - tions have
rit.
Ge - ne - ra - tions have
10
poco meno mosso
trod;
poco meno mosso
trod;
poco meno mosso
trod;
poco meno mosso
trod;
Ge - ne - ra - tions
trod;
rit.
poco meno mosso
trod;
Ge - ne - ra - tions a tempo
rit.
22
-
D
Ge - ne - ra - tions, ge - ne - ra - tions a tempo
rod?
rit.
Ge - ne - ra - tions, ge - ne - ra
rod?
B2
rit.
Ge - ne - ra - tions, ge - ne - ra
rod?
rit.
poco meno mosso
pedantic poco meno mosso
trod, have trod, have trod, have trod, have pedantic poco meno mosso trod, have trod, have trod, have trod, have
D
25
S
S2
A
A2
T
And all is
And all is
And all is
And all is
trod, have trod, have trod, have trod,
T2
B
trod, have trod, have trod, have trod,
trod, have trod, have trod, have trod,
B2
with trade;
seared
seared
with trade;
seared
with
seared
with
trade;
trade;
bleared,
bleared,
bleared,
bleared,
have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
have
have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
trod, have trod, have
25
Pno.
11
27
S1
S2
A2
A2
T
T2
smeared
with
smeared
with
smeared
with
smeared
with
trod, have trod;
trod, have trod;
B
trod, have trod;
B2
trod, have trod;
with
toil;
toil;
toil;
wears smudge
And wears
wears
And
man's
wears
man's smudge
with
toil;
And
wears
man's smudge
toil;
with
toil;
And
wears
wears
12
and
and
man's smudge
And
and
man's smudge
And
with
wears
toil;
27
Pno.
toil;
and
29
S
S2
A
A2
T
smudge
shares
shares
soil
the
the
soil
the
13
soil
the
the
soil
the
soil
man's smell:
man's smell:
shares
Pno.
the
the
man's smell:
man's smell:
29
shares
B2
smell:
soil
shares
B
shares
shares
T2
the
the
soil
soil
soil
soil
the
the
31
S
S2
A
A2
T
soil
soil
bare
soil
is
now,
now,
bare
nor can
bare
now,
now,
is
bare
nor
can
nor
can
a tempo
a tempo
now,
is
bare
now,
bare
now,
feel
feel
foot
foot
nor
can
nor
can
poco meno mosso
foot
now,
is
a tempo
a tempo
poco meno mosso
foot
a tempo
poco meno mosso
a tempo
a tempo
poco meno mosso
bare
nor can
poco meno mosso
is
poco meno mosso
31
poco meno mosso
is
soil
Pno.
bare
is
soil
soil
B2
is
soil
B
soil
T2
poco meno mosso
14
foot
foot
feel
feel
foot feel
foot feel
a tempo
nor
feel
nor
feel
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
be - ing
34
S
S2
A
A2
rit.
shod. rit.
shod.
rit. rit. rit.
shod,
B
B2
And for
rit.
shod, rit.
shod,
feel
be - ing
all
slower Gratiously all
be - ing
shod.
feel
feel
feel
be - ing
be - ing
this,
na - ture is
3
this,
na - ture is
this,
3
slower Gratiously
for
for
shod,
for
E
15
all
slower Gratiously
na - ture is
for
slower Gratiously
shod,
3
slower Gratiously
all
shod.
na - ture is
slower Gratiously
3
this,
slower Gratiously
slower Gratiously
all
34
Pno.
shod.
shod,
T2
And for
rit.
shod.
T
E
all
all
all
3
37
S
ne - ver spent;
S2
this,
T2
this,
B
3
fresh - ness
fresh - ness
fresh - ness
3
fresh - ness
Pno.
3
There lives
deep
16
deep
down
down
down
deep
down
deep
down
deep
down
deep
down
There lives the dear - est fresh - ness deep
this,
There lives
37
There lives
this,
B2
3
There lives
There lives the dear - est fresh - ness deep
ne - ver spent;
T
There lives the dear - est fresh - ness
ne - ver spent;
A2
There lives the dear - est fresh - ness
ne - ver spent;
A
3
things;
And
And
And
And
things;
things;
things;
things;
things;
things;
down
things;
40
S
cresc.
though
S2
cresc.
though
A
cresc.
though
A2
cresc.
though
T
T2
cresc.
though
cresc.
though
B
cresc.
though
B2
cresc.
though
the
the
the
last lights off
last lights off
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
last lights off
last lights off
last lights off
last lights off
last lights off
last lights off
the
the
the
the
the
black West went
Oh
morn - ing,
Oh
black West went
Oh
West
went
Oh
West
went
went
black
black
West
West
West
went
West
Pno.
40
went
17
went
Oh
morn!
morn!
Oh
morn!
Oh
Oh
Oh
morn!
morn!
Oh
Oh
morn - ing,
morn!
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
S
F
43
morn - ing,
S2
Oh
morn - ing,
A
Oh
morn
Oh
morn!
F
43
Pno.
Oh
morn!
B2
Oh
morn
Oh
Oh
-
-
-
-
-
the
the
ing
brown
brown
at
ing
at
ing
at
-
ing
at
brink
brink
the brown brink
the brown brink
the brown brink
the brown brink
Oh
Oh
springs,
Oh
ing
at
Oh
springs,
-
the brown brink
east - ward, springs,
Oh
east - ward, springs,
18
Oh
at
ing
east - ward, springs,
the brown brink
east - ward, springs,
-
morn
-
morn
at
-
morn
at
morn - ing
morn
morn!
B
morn!
T2
morn - ing
morn!
T
morn!
A2
Oh
springs,
Oh
springs,
Oh
46
S
morn - ing,
S2
morn - ing,
A
A2
morn!
T2
morn!
B
morn!
B2
morn!
46
Pno.
morn - ing,
Oh
morn!
Oh
morn - ing,
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
morn!
Oh
at
the
morn - ing Building
morn - ing Building
morn - ing
morn -
the
at
-
- ing
-
- ing
Building
-
- ing
Building
morn -
19
-
the
morn -
at
Building
Oh
morn -
morn!
Oh
Building
Building
morn!
Oh
morn!
morn! Oh
Oh
morn! Oh
Oh
Oh
morn - ing,
T
Oh
morn - ing,
Building
brown
brown
brown
at
at
at
brink
brink
brink
the brown brink
the brown brink
the brown brink
at
- ing
the brown brink
49
S
S2
Oh
east - ward, springs,
A
east - ward, springs,
A2
east - ward, springs,
T
T2
Oh
springs,
B2
Pno.
cresc.
cresc.
Oh
morn - ing
cresc.
at
at
morn - ing cresc.
at
morn - ing
at
morn - ing
at
morn - ing
at
morn - ing
Oh
springs,
49
cresc.
Oh
springs,
B
cresc.
Oh
springs,
Oh
morn-ing cresc.
Oh
cresc.
at
the brown
brink
the
the
the
the
the
the
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brown
brink
no rit.
ward,
no rit.
no rit.
east
brink
-
ward,
no rit.
east
-
no rit.
ward,
east - ward,
no rit.
morn - ing
at
the
20
brown
-
east - ward,
brink
ward,
east - ward,
brink
brink
-
no rit.
east
brink
brink
east
no rit.
east - ward,
S
springs!
S2
springs!
A
springs!
A2
springs!
T
B
B2
springs!
springs!
springs!
52
Pno.
springs!
T2
G
G
3
Be - cause
3
Be - cause
3
Be - cause
Be - cause
3
3
the
the
the
the
3
the
Be - cause
Be - cause 3
Be - cause 3
Be - cause
the
the
the
21
3
3
54
S
S2
A
A2
T
T2
B
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho
B2
-
Ho
ly
-
-
-
ly
ly
Pno.
Ghost
Ghost
-
ly
Ghost
Ghost
-
ly
-
ly
Ghost
Ghost
ov - er
ly
3
3
ov - er
-
Ghost
ov - er
ly
54
Ghost
3
3
the
bent
World
the
bent
World
bent
World
3
3
the
ov - er
the
ov - er
the
3
3
bent
World
bent
ten.
World
World
ov - er
22
World
bent
3
bent
the
ov - er
the
bent
3
the
ov - er
ten.
World
57
S
broods
S2
broods
A
A2
T
broods
broods
broods
T2
broods
B
broods
B2
broods
57
Pno.
with
warm
with
warm
with
warm
with
warm
with
warm
with
warm
with
with
H
breast,
with
breast,
breast,
H
breast,
23
warm Building
warm Building
warm Building
warm Building
with
with
Building
with
breast,
warm
with
Building
with
warm
with
warm
breast,
Building
with
breast,
warm
breast,
warm Building
warm
60
S
S2
breast,
and with
breast,
A
breast,
T
T2
breast,
and with
and with
ah!
and with
ah!
and with
ah!
ah!
ah!
ah!
ah!
24
ah!
and with
and with
and with
and with
ah!
ah!
and with
and with
ah!
ah!
ah!
and with
and with
ah!
and with
and with
and with
60
and with
breast,
Pno.
and with
breast,
B2
and with
breast,
B
and with
breast,
A2
ah!
and with
and with
ah!
and with
and with
I
Broadly
63
S1
ah!
S2
with
with
ah!
with
Broadly ah!
A2
with
Broadly ah!
A1
ah!
with
ah!
with
Broadly ah!
with
ah!
with
Broadly
T1
ah!
with
ah!
with
Broadly
T2
ah!
B1
Broadly
ah!
B2
Broadly
with
with
ah!
with
with
ah!
with
ah!
with
Molto rit.
ah!
with
Molto rit.
ah!
ah!
ah!
ah!
with
Molto rit.
ah!
with
Molto rit.
ah!
ah!
with bright
with bright
ah!
with bright
ah!
with bright
ah!
with bright
with bright
wings!
wings!
wings!
wings!
wings!
wings!
wings!
(
)
ah!
with bright
with
25
ah!
with bright
ah!
with
Molto rit.
ah!
with
Molto rit.
with
Molto rit.
63
Pno.
ah!
ah!
I
with
Molto rit.
wings!