for Owen Thomas Gifford my first grandchild
Heaven Sings a Christmas carol for SATB choir and piano or harp Nancy Gifford
Nancy Gifford
q.=70 Allegretto grazioso
p
mp
mp dolce
Jo - seph tends the
as
Jo - seph tends the
fire;
fire;
as
Mar - y rocks the ba - by
Mar - y rocks the ba - by
dolce 9
dolce
pedal ad lib.
5
mp
PIANO or HARP
mp
Shep - herds mp
vis - it them, and
Shep - herds
vis - it them, and
cresc.
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2 15 mf
mf
an - gels form a
an - gels form a mf
choir.
choir.
This
This
night
mf ()
mf
21
choir.
This night
Sing praise
to
God
Sing praise cresc.
to
God
cresc.
cresc.
Sing praise
cresc.
Sing
praise
cresc.
to
to
night of nights is here
subito p
of nights is here
here
of nights is
here
a- gain, the night of Je - sus'
birth;
subito p
a- gain, the night of Je - sus'
mf
a - bove,
for
Love mf
has come
to
earth.
has come
to
earth.
to
earth.
for
Love
mf
God
a - bove,
for
Love mf
has come
has come
God
a - bove,
for
Love
mf
birth;
p
a - bove,
birth;
birth;
a - gain, the night of Je - sus' subito p
a - gain, the night of Je - sus'
an - gels form a choir. This night of nights
an - gels form a
subito p
to
earth.
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cresc.
REFRAIN
f con gusto
25
Cel - e f con gusto
-
brate!
Cel
- e f con gusto
ces:
"Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
brate!
Heav - en sings and earth
re - joi
-
ces:
"Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
est."
Christ - us na - tus
est."
na - tus
Christ - us na - tus
Heav - en sings and earth
re - joi
-
ces:
"Ho - di - e,
leggiero
Ho - di - e,
est."
est."
mf
dim.
mp
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-
brate!
Ho - di - e,
re - joi
-
"Ho - di - e,
Heav - en sings and earth
Christ - us na - tus
ces:
brate!
31
Christ - us
-
- e
f
-
Cel
re - joi
Cel - e f con gusto
Heav - en sings and earth
3
4
espress. mf
37
Star of splen - dor, shin mf espress.
-
Star of splen - dor, shin
-
ing
a - cross
ing
a - cross
the des - ert wild;
43
This
search- ing for the child.
search- ing for the
child.
cresc.
night of nights is here
night
of nights is here
This
night
of nights
This
mf
mf
Wise
men
men
This
the des - ert wild;
Wise
here
night of nights is
here
fol - low - ing,
subito p
a - gain, the night of Je - sus' subito p
birth;
a - gain, the night of Je - sus' subito p
birth;
a- gain, the night of Je - sus' subito p
birth;
a- gain, the night of Je - sus'
birth;
p mf
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49 mf cresc.
Sing praise to
God
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
mf cresc.
Sing praise to God
REFRAIN con gusto f
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
mf cresc.
Sing praise to God
cresc.
mf
55
sings and earth re - joi - ces: "Ho - di - e,
sings and earth re - joi - ces: "Ho - di - e,
sings and earth re - joi - ces: "Ho - di - e,
sings and earth re - joi - ces: "Ho - di - e,
leggiero
Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
Cel - e f con gusto
brate!
Heav - en
- brate! Heav - en
Cel - e
Christ - us na - tus est."
Christ - us na - tus est."
"Ho - di - e,
Christ - us na - tus est."
Heav - en
Christ - us na - tus est."
brate!
f
"Ho - di - e,
Cel - e f con gusto
Heav - en
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
brate!
mf cresc. Sing praise to God a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
Cel - e f con gusto
mf
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dim.
5
6
63
q.=64 mp meno mosso
En - ter now
cresc.
der
Feel the shep - herds won der
Feel the shep - herds won
cresc.
be - neath the star - lit
sky,
the
sta - ble
be - neath the star - lit
sky,
and
and
hear the new - born cry. mf
hear the new - born cry.
and
mf
mf
This
sky,
night of nights is
This night of nights is
This night of nights
hear the new - born cry.
mf
and
be - neath the star - lit
hear the new - born cry. mf
der
sta - ble
Feel the shep - herds won cresc.
cresc.
sky,
the
q.=64 meno mosso
der
be - neath the star - lit
En - ter now
Feel the shep - herds won cresc.
69
sta - ble
En - ter now
mp poco rit
sta - ble
mp meno mosso
the
En - ter now the mp meno mosso
mp meno mosso
This night of nights is
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here
here
here
( mf )
a - gain, the ( mf )
a - gain, the ( mf )
a- gain, the (mf )
here
a- gain, the
7 75
poco accelerando
birth;
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
Sing praise to God poco accelerando
Sing praise to God poco accelerando
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
Sing praise to God poco accelerando
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
night of Je - sus'
night of Je - sus'
birth;
night of Je - sus' birth;
night of Je - sus'
Sing praise to God
a - bove, for Love has come to earth.
poco accelerando
cresc.
q.=70 REFRAIN f con gusto
81
Cel
Cel - e f con gusto
- e f con gusto
f
brate!
Heav - en sings and earth
Heav - en sings and earth
re - joi
re - joi
brate!
Heav - en sings and earth
re - joi
- brate! Heav - en sings and earth
Cel - e q.=70
-
brate!
Cel - e f con gusto
birth;
re - joi
-
ces:
-
ces:
-
ces:
-
ces:
"Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
"Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
"Ho - di - e,
Ho - di - e,
"Ho - di - e,
leggiero
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Ho - di - e,
8
87
Christ - us
Christ
Christ - us
- us
Christ - us ff
nat - us
Christ - us ff
"Ho
Ho
di - e,
Ho
di - e,
Ho
-
di - e,
Ho
-
di - e,
-
di - e,
di - e,
-
di - e,
est!
nat - us
est!
nat - us
est!
poco rit.
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-
di - e,
f
-
est!
-
"Ho
-
est."
nat - us
Christ - us ff
Christ - us
est."
"Ho
"Ho
est."
na - tus
91
na - tus
est."
Christ - us
ff
tus
-
na - tus
na