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Recitative And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. Luke 2, 4-5 Duo The Lord will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and God let his voice sound for joy to all your hearts. Isaiah 30.30 Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock. Ps. 80. 1

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Recitative So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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Children choir A little child, so happily, is born for us on the earth Choir For blessed be the name of God, and praiseworthy in eternal, and blessed your wonderful name which is glorious, and praiseworthy ever. Children choir of a virgin pure and graceful, our Saviour He would become. Choir For blessed you are in yours glorious temple, and praiseworthy in eternal, and blessed you are on yours kingdoms holiness throne, and praiseworthy ever. Children choir Had not the Son of God this manhood taken, we all had been forsaken, He alone could give salvation. Choir For blessed are you, and light dwells with you, who knows what is in the darkness, and blessed are you, as give wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding, and praiseworthy ever. Children choir We give Thee thanks, Lord Jesus Christ, that Thou with manhood hast Thee dressed, guard and save us all from Hell’s damnation. Choir For blessed be the name of God, and praiseworthy in eternal, and blessed your wonderful name which is glorious, and praiseworthy ever. Hymn text: German 1422 transl. Illit Grøndahl/K.M.Karlsen and from Dan. 2, 20-23

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PART 2 Pastorale (flute and strings) Choir The shepherds watch through the longest night And long for the daylight’s dawning They pray a prayer to their God on high This night be the end of their longing For time passes slowly for those who sigh For darkness to end their mourning. Magnus B. Landstad 1852, translated by Grace Grindal

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Recitative Now there were in the same country shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch by night, over their flock. Behold, and angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them. Soprano “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord.” Luke 2, 8-11

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Choir O, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. For God is the Lord, and he has given us light. O, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Alleluia. Ps. 118, 26-27a

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Soprano solo For unto us a child is born, for us a Son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. His name will be called Wonderful, and Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. For of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. Alleluia. Isaiah 9, 6-7a Choir O, blessed is he who comes …………… Recitative And the angel said: Soprano And this will be the sign to you. “You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” Recitative And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: Luke 2, 12-13

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Choir Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to people of goodwill. We praise you, We bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God heavenly King, God almighty Father. Only Begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; you are seated at Fathers right hand, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. ‘Gloria in excelcis Deo’ from the Liturgy. Transl. tradition

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Choir The light broke out as the angels sang All glory to God in the highest The shepherds with joy to his manger ran To bring him their gifts, their finest. So now every Christmas Eve I long To kneel with the shepherds beside him. M.B.Landstad, transl. Grace Grindal

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Recitative And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the little babe lying in a manger. Luke 2, 16 Soli, Choir, Children Choir From Zion, God will shine forth, the perfection of beauty. From Zion, beauty of light will shine. God shall not keep silent. He shall call to heavens from above, and to earth, that he may judge his people. From Zion………. Of his salvation, the Lord has made known. Sing to the Lord with harp. Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Break forth in song, rejoice and sing praises. His righteousness he has openly shown in the sight of the nations.

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How splendid shines the morning star, God,s gracious light from darkness far, The root of Jesse blessed. Thou David’s son of Jacob’s stem, My bridegroom, King and wondrous Lamb, Thou hast my hearth possessed, Swelly, friendly, O thou handsome, Precious ransom, Full of graces, Set and kept in heavenly places. From Zion, God will shine forth, the perfection of beauty. God shall not keep silent. From Zion……… A hallowed day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations, worship the Lord, for today a great light has shone down upon the earth. Alleluia. O precious pearl, crown in my life, Truly God’s Son, of Mary born, A King with highest birthright. As a lily my hearth sees you; Redemption’s story is my song, Is purest milk and honey. O my flower, Sing hosanna, Heavenly manna, That we’ve eaten, Sacrifice unforgettable. Alleluia. Ps. 50, 2, 3a, 4 Ps. 98, 2, 4, 5a, 6b Hymn text: Philip Nicolai 1599, transl. unknown, verse 1, B. Johnston, verse 2

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Recitative Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all those who heard it marvelled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2, 17-19 Aria – The Song of Mary (soprano) My soul magnifies the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia. And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. Alleluia, alleluia. For he has regarded the lowly state of his maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Alleluia, alleluia. And his mercy is on those who fear him, from generation to generation. Luke 1, 47 - 50

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Recitative Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. Luke 2, 20 Choir Yours are the heavens, and yours are the earth: as for the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne. Yours are the heavens, and yours are the earth. Alleluia. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my hearth: and glorify thy name for evermore. For thou Lord are good, with plenty of mercy, to all those who call upon you. Yours are the heavens, and yours are the earth. Alleluia. Ps. 89, 11, 14a Ps. 86, 12, 5

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Choir and soloist (baryton) You, Lord…… O God, who have made this most sacred night radiant with the splendour of the true light. who are good and gentle…… grant, we pray, that we, who have known the mysteries of his light on earth, full of mercy…. may also delight in his gladness in heaven. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

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Choir and children choir The Lord said to me: You are my Son, I have born you this day, Children choir (soprano group) My heart is ever wandering To where our Lord was born. There am I ever pondering Facts of all fancies shorn. My longings inmost chamber, There has my faith its light! I still must thee remember, O blessed Christmas night! H.A.Brorson 1732, transl. Illit Grøndahl

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Choir ll (ad. lib.) Let the voice of praise resound, Signs of joy be all around, Heav’n and earth with songs abound: A child is born, the Christ the Son of Mary. Now, we see fulfilled the word of Gabriel. Latin hymn “Resonet in laudibus” words and translate anonymus. Children choir Be welcome, welcome our Jesus dear Of you we would sing with gladness. Sing welcome, God’s mercy, who comes to us here O welcome, the joy out of sadness O welcome, you bring God’s blessing and peace To young and old every Christmas. Magnus B. Landstad 1852 translated by Grace Grindal

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Choir ll (ad. Lib.) “God with us” is now his name: Immanuel. Now, we see fulfilled the word of Gabriel. Hymn Sion, praise your God always, Earth’s Redeemer come today! All your sins he’ll purge away, The child that’s born, the Christ the Son of Mary. True is all that God foretold by Gabriel; Sing we, Sing we! Virgin Mother, God made Man, so hath His eternal plan foreordered; On this day He came to us, He came to us in Israel, Out of Mary’s Maidenhood a King is born “God with us” is now his name: Immanuel. Now we see the world fulfilled by Gabriel. From “Resonet in laudibus

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Gregorian Introits “Dominus dixit ad me” ad primam missam in nocte (In nativitate Domini) Norwegian variation of a Swedish folk melody Moosburg about 1365/Joseph Klug 1543 Kjell Mørk Karlsen 1975 Norwegian folk melody from Gloppen Norwegian folk melody from Møre og Romsdal Gregorian “Gloria” – In festis II classis. 5. Norwegian folk melody from Hordaland Philipp Nicolai 1599

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     

 

  

     

 



  







 

   

arco

vlc



  





 



       

  

    

  

 









 









     

o n . e

n e                  g       a             l   r o f k           ik    s u m .    w w w 

28 vln 1



pizz.                  

28 tri cymb



   

28 glsp



    

28 fl



      

                         

  

4





 





 

 

 





  

N.M.O. 14671A







 

 

 



  



                                                   32             



32 fl

glsp

32



tri cymb

32 vln 1



vln 2



vla

vlc

cb



 



  

38



tri cymb

 

vln 2



vla

vlc

cb

 



  

    

   

u m  . w w

w 

        













                               

 



  



|

  

      

  





  

  



  









  

  

 



    

    

N.M.O. 14671A

  

    

 





 

    

       



 

   

  

  

o n . e





  



  



   

 

 

n e  g       a       l r o f k  ik  s





vln 1

38

  



  







  







 



O M E D 

 

    













 





  

38 glsp









  

38 fl









17

  



  

|

   

         









  

  

  

  



 

|

|

 

  

  

5

18 44 fl



44 glsp



 

44 tri cymb

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

  

fl

glsp















   

50



  

vla

vlc

cb

  



   

 

 



  

6





  



50



    







  



   

  

 



     











     











 

     

  

  

       



  



w     

 

 

   



  

     

 



 

   

 

   

 



 



 

  









N.M.O. 14671A



















  

  







   



pizz.

 

            

 





 



o n . e

n e g 

  a l r 

fo k  ik s u m .  w w  





    

                    

50

vln 2

  

 

  



O M E D

  

tri cymb

vln 1

  

    

  





    

 

50



  

  

44 vln 1





 

   



    



    



    

               

   

             

 

54 fl



54 glsp





         



54 tri cymb

54 vln 1



vln 2



vla

vlc

cb

















vlc

cb





























 



 



  



 

 

 

 

 

 











   



 

 

 

 

O M E D  

















58

vla



 

 



  



  



  



 







 

 





















g a l r

58

vln 2

                       

w



  

s u m . ww 





fo k  ik

e n e



























 



      





  



 



 





N.M.O. 14671A

 

 

 

 









 

 



 



    





 

 arco 







 



 



 o .n

                                    

tri cymb

vln 1

 



    

58 glsp

      



    

58 fl

19







       

     



  

   









 

 

  

  

7

20 63 fl



  

  



63 glsp

63



tri cymb

  

63 vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

  



   

 







70







70

70 vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

  







  



































  

        

  

  

  

       







 

|

   

|

  



  

  

 

    

          



   

  



  

    

         











  



  



  

  

  

  

  

      



w

  

     









  

  

     

o n . e

la r fo

k k si

u  m . w w 













 























































arco



 

  





    

n e g

 



 

                               



 

|

  

          

O M E D

   

tri cymb

timp

  

  

70 glsp

|

        

70 fl





8 N.M.O. 14671A

div.

B

fl



  





















  

75 timp

B

S



A



T

B

vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb







  

S

A

T

B



       

vln 2

vla

vlc

ah







ah

ah

 

         

 

    

div.

    

       pizz.

cb







        ah         ah

  



   

         





          ah

ah

ah

        2

        2

          2



             



o f k ik  







2

2

   



  



  



  

           

 

            

          

n e g 

2

 

      2

   ah

 

  



arco



N.M.O. 14671A



      

  

   

   





ah

2





     

       2

   

o n  . e 



ah



 

   

  







ah

rla  2

ah

81 vln 1

  

s u                   .m   w    w   w         ah

 





O M E D 

81

 



 

                 ah ah                   ah ah B                                                       

81 fl

 

21

  



2



2

2







mm











 



 









mm



mm





mm

 





  







 

2

  9

22

   

fl

    

A

T

B

    

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

                   

A



ah

    

ah

T





vln 2

vla

vlc

cb











    

  

 

   



w   

      

 

 

  

pizz.



 



 



         ah           ah  =                



  

        Your peo



Your

               









- ple

 

arco





shall

be

vol



shall



     

be





vol

 

shall



be



vol

- ple

shall

be

vol

 

 

unis.

unis.



- ple







div.

  





unis.















     

  

o n . e  







div.

div.





 



rla

peo - ple

        Your peo





n e g 

 

fo k ik



   

 

  

       Your peo





 



N.M.O. 14671A

10



                   

s u m . w w   



 

  



div.





ah

vln 1







O M E D

   92

     ah

 

= 



2







ah

B

= 

 2







         

92 S



  

      ah

        ah

               

86 vln 1





        ah





         





86 S

      



86



-

-

-

-

    

 



un

-

 

-

 



un



un



-

un

-

 

teers

teers

teers

 

   

      teers





     

      

23

   



96 S

T

B

the



day

   

in

the

day

in

the

day

in

the

day

  



 

   

96 vln 1

vln 2

vla

 div.       

vlc

  

cb

  

T

B

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb



 

 



 



of

your

 

-

er;





pow

of

your

 

-

er;





pow

of



your



pow

 

-

er;

of

your

pow

-

er;







   

the

   

in

the

in

   

the



day

in

the

day

            

 



peo - ple

  

 

 





shall



be



vol





-

shall



be

vol











peo - ple

your

peo - ple

shall



be

vol

your

peo - ple

shall

be

vol



       





your

 

 







    











   

   your



 

 

 

 







un

-

 

-



un

-

-





 

un

-

un

-

-

 

 

 

day



day

 









       







 



 

 

r o f k

k i s  u m .  w        w w     



your

pow

-

er;

ah

of

your

pow

-

er;

ah





ah

your



pow

 

-

er;

 

your

pow

-

er;



of

 

 

 

  









   



   



  

 

 













teers



 

teers











lag





            



 o  .n



e n e

 

           



ah



 





 



        





 div.



   

 

          



teers

         

        

N.M.O. 14671A



          

of

of





teers

O M E D 





  





unis.



100 vln 1









in

A



div.

100 S



   

in

A

















          

                    11

24

  

104 fl

trp 1

trp 2

       

Più mosso



                      



   



trb 1

  



trb 2

  



trb 3

  



104

  







timp

  



ch's choir





hrn

glsp



104 tri cymb 104

  

  

104 S

A

T

B

   

  

  

   

104 vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb



 





              

 



 



    













  





  





  





    







  







  







O M E D 

          



         

Più mosso





   

       

   

            12



w



  















Hal - le - lu

  -

       Hal - le - lu  

jah.

     

jah.

 

  

    

 



    









unis.

     

N.M.O. 14671A

  

    

      







         

jah.

jah.

o n  . e

n e g

rla

fo k ik





        



s u   m    .  ww

        Hal - le - lu         Hal - le - lu Più mosso               





ah



  

ah

ah



Hal - le - lu

-



jah.

Hal - le - lu

-



jah.

 

ah         

  



  









  



  

109 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



  



                      

            

109 glsp

109 tri cymb



timp

  

ch's choir



109

  

A

T

B

        

vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb



  

      2

2

2































































 



      

 

      

 

       

O M E D 



































     

    









2

2

ah

ah

 

ah



    2











 

       2

  

2





      2 2     

ah



2

     

2

 



    









      2 2 

N.M.O. 14671A



 

 





o n . e

 cymbal  

n   e g

rla 

kfo

ik s u m . w       w

2

    



   

w   









  







   



 



     109







        

109 S



 









25







   In    In

   In    In



 







the

beau - ties

of

the

 

beau - ties

of

the

 

beau - ties

of

the

beau - ties

of

 

    marc.      marc.      marc.     marc.     marc.

 



      

  

  

     13

26 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3











  













   



  114

glsp





114





114 tri cymb



114 timp

ch's choir

 114

S



  



B



vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

























      



 





from

the







from



the



womb of



the



morn

ho

-

li - ness,

from

the

womb of

the

morn

  

     

    





     

     



  

     



 



 









  



   

from

the

womb of

the

womb of



the





morn

n e g

a l r fo

morn

-

ing.

-



ing.

-

ing.







ing.







-



  



  



o n . e





li - ness,

 



k k si   

-

 



 





ho



  

cymbal

 u m .    w     w w      

li - ness,

 





 

   

14

     

-

 114

           



O M E D 

li - ness,

 

    

       

 

ho

T



-

ho

A

 





 





































 















































2

2 2

2

N.M.O. 14671A

 

Hal -





 Hal -

 Hal     Hal    





 

119 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





               





119

ch's choir

 119

S









   

-

 

-

le

A



le

T

B



 119

vln 1



vln 2



vla

vlc

cb

 





 





































O M E D 



































 

lu - jah,

 





lu - jah,

 









119 tri cymb

timp



   

119 glsp

27





le

-

lu - jah,

le

-

lu - jah,























hal - le

hal - le







-

-

 



lu - jah,

lu - jah,



 



 

hal - le

hal - le



 

n e g

a l r  o f k ik

s  u m .      w     w w        

-

    lu



-



jah.

jah.

hal - le

-

lu



-

hal - le

-

lu - jah,

hal - le

-

lu

-





   

 

  

 

 



-

lu - jah,





jah.

lu

-





-

hal - le



o n . e



        jah, hal - le lu -

 N.M.O. 14671A

 



   

  

- jah,

Hal

-

 

hal -



     

  



















             

  

           

  15

28 124 S

A

T

 











     le

B

 

    le

124 vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

 

A



B

   lu

2

  

 





lu 2

lu

vln 2

vla

vlc

  

cb

  





-

jah,





-

jah,







-

jah.

-

jah,



2



 





 2

 2



lu

-

 

hal

-

    

le

-

jah,

-

  



       

   

le

  



hal

  

-

lu

-

ah

   hal

-

le



-

ah

hal

-

le





hal

-

le

   

lu - jah,

-



   

  

hal

 

  

-



lu - jah,

2



    



2

 2

O M E D  





   





  

w

    







   





            

   

 

 2



k k si







  

 

 2

      

hal

-

le

-

         N.M.O. 14671A











  

hal





le



-

lu - jah,

hal - le

-

lu - jah,

-

     





  

   



 2



 2









2





 

-



 o  .n

  

2

   



-





lu - jah,

           

16





  



ne

la r fo

      



  

ge







        





  

        

u  m . w  w

   2      

 





   

 





    

 



le

-

    

 



 

  





    

129 vln 1

hal





lu

T

lu - jah,

-

129 S

lu - ja,

  

        Hal - le - lu - jah,

 

    

-

         Hal - le - lu - jah,





 hal

  

 

-

   

     

   

  







 









 

   

fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



 







 









  

 









       



















































  







  

  

134 glsp







134

ch's choir

 134

S

A

T

B

 



vln 2



cb









  





 

hal



le

 

 

     

 











 









   









  

















 

 

-

        

hal - le - lu - jah,





   







-



lu

  

hal

-

-

 





     

        

  



     

hal

-

ah



  

  

n e g





        

  

         N.M.O. 14671A



 



 



 



 

o n . e



 

 



 





 







In

the

 

beau - ties

of



ho



-

li - ness, from

the

In

   In  

the

 

beau - ties

of



ho



-

li - ness, from

the

the

beau - ties

of

ho

-

li - ness, from

the

    

the

beau - ties

of

ho

-

li - ness, from

the

 In

le - lu - jah.

            

        

     ah

 

 



la r fo

le - lu - jah,

jah,



cymbal

le - lu - jah.

  

 

             

k k i          s      u  m .             w         w  w

  

vln 1

vlc





  

134

vla





 

O M E D

134 tri cymb

timp

29



134

            

      

 



      

  



    



        

          

  

       

  

   

    17

30 139 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



glsp



   



   



 



 



139



139

ch's choir





  

139 S

T

B

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb



    







































morn

-

ing.

womb of

the

morn

-

ing.

womb of

the

morn

-

ing.

         



fo k ik

 









   









  







  







  pizz.    

18





2



N.M.O. 14671A







2









2

2

n e g





C

o n . e 















  









rla

s u m . w     w   w

the









womb of















ing.

 







-









morn

 





    

the

  

139 vln 1



    

womb of

A

     

C



  



O M E D



tri cymb

timp

    

    



 



C



   

139

                                            



  



 

   

 





31 144 fl



144 glsp



144 vln 1



vln 2



vla

vlc

cb

  

A



T



B

vln 1



vln 2



vlc

cb



  





  











 

 



















O M E D

 







  



  



  



           

           



















w 



 148

vla



   

148 S





148 glsp

                                  

  

148 fl

           

u m . w w 







  



















  



 





 



o n . e

n e g

 la  r fo

 

  



k k si 





  

 



N.M.O. 14671A



 

The   The



     



     





        arco       

 19

32

D

fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





















  

  























  















   

  151

glsp







151 tri cymb



151 timp

choir 2 ad lib. (unison)



ch's choir

 D

S

A

T

B

  

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

   

 



Lord

 



   20



  

 







    2











2







































O M E D  

u m   .       w   w   w          The Lord

The

said

Lord

 

me:

me:

kfo

sik 



g a l r



 



 





My

heart



 

.no

e n e



2)





2



 



Son,



have

born

You

this

day.

said

to me:

You are

  

 



I

my

Son,



I



have

born

You

this

day.

You are

my

Son,

I

have

born

You are

my

Son,

I

have

born



 



to



      





              











 



 



 



 



 

  N.M.O. 14671A

 



   

  



   

   



  

You

     

this

      You

this

     

 



   



ev

my





is

You are





   

to me:

 

2



said



2

   



        







said to      

Lord









     

 D

vln 1





-

er

2

  

day.



day.

     



  



     











157 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



      









 



157



choir 2 (ad lib.)



ch's choir

 157

A

T

B

  

157



vln 2



vlc

cb

   



vln 1

vla



wan

   







































































.no









O M E D 







  



  2



der - ing

The Lord

The Lord

   

   

said

said

To



where

our

to me:

   



   

The Lord

said

to me:

The Lord

said

to me:

  

You are

to me:



You are

  

  2



Lord

  

my

Son,

  

my

Son,

  

was

 I

 I



e g la  



born.

 

have

 

have

 





born

You





born

You





 

this

 

this

 



day.





I

have

 

born



You



this

 

day.

You are

my

Son,

I

have

born

You

this

day.



      























   





        

  

N.M.O. 14671A

       

   

 



I







am

day.

Son,

 

There



 

my

 







You are

        



for

 k  k i s



 e n





u       m      .   w w           w -

   







  





































2

















2

 





157

S

 

 











tri cymb

timp





157 glsp

33







  

 Hal 

-

                  



   









 

  

 

           

21

34 164 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



    



   

 2



 2







164







164

ch's choir

 164

S



A



T



B

vln 1



vln 2



vlc

cb

 2



ev









 



-

2



   

     









 











2

 













 





2

































 o .n



pon



  



-

der - ing

     

-

w

  

jah,

 

  2

 

hal - le

-

 

 

of

all

lu - jah,



  



      





 Hal

fan



  

hal - le

-

-

 

     le

    









   

22 N.M.O. 14671A

-

-





cies

shorn



lu



-







  

         



    



    



   



  



    

jah,

hal - le

     



   

 

 





     



      

 e n e

lu - jah,

     



2

 

g  a l r



fo k ik 

Facts



            



s u m   . w w 

lu



 









O M E D

   

le





er







2

 

-



 164

vla



2

  

tri cymb

timp

  

 









164 glsp



     

-

lu - jah,

     



    

170 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





          







 170

glsp

35





170



ch's choir

  170

S

A

T

B

  

 







 



vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

 





 

 





























































































O M E D 









My

long



 Hal 

   



   





-

   

   



   



   



   



le



 

-

ings

lu



   hal

 -

lu - jah,

   

      

 

 



 



     



-

  -

 

in

o f  k ik





ja,



-

most

 

cham

-

 

  



    

 

hal

-



le



N.M.O. 14671A

There



Hal

-



hal - le

-



lu - ja,









 

le

-

lu - jah,



hal

    

-



-

hal

-

le







-

my

 

    

hal -

-

-



hal

-

 

ja,

     

     





  

lu







has



     

    



     

ber,

     

     

   

o n . e





-

    



    



-

   

 



-

lu - jah,

le - lu - jah,





 



n e g 

       

    

hal - le



rla

s u  m  . ww   -

   

w





 





hal - le 170















 





170

choir 2 (ad lib.)





tri cymb

timp



lu - jah,

-

   

       

 



 

     

 



     

 

23

36 176 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





        





176 tri cymb



176 timp

choir 2 (ad lib.)



ch's choir

 176

S

A

T

B



le



le





vln 2



cb







































































 o .n







O M E D



its

-



-

-

-

  



    

-

 

      

   

     

light!

-



hal

 k  i s u m .        ww I

lu - jah,

lu - jah,

   

g a l r o kf





w

    

    -













    

24





faith







       le

vln 1

vlc

 



176

vla











 



 

















 

  

176 glsp



lu

      hal

-



 -

    -



 

le

-

-

-

   

-

le





must

thee

re

     

-

-

-

lu



-

lu

hal

-

-

le

-

lu



-

jah,

      -

jah,

         

      

           

      

           

N.M.O. 14671A

-







         

     



   

-

jah,

     



-

still

e n e 



-

          -

hal - le





-

-

mem

         

-

 

jah,

lu - jah,



-



  

ah



    

   

hal





-

le

-

lu -

  











         

182 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





   





  

















 





182

choir 2 (ad lib.)



ch's choir

 182

A

T

B

  

vln 1



vln 2



vlc

cb

   

 182

vla



 





ber,





































2































 o .n







O M E D 

w

  

ah



    

hal - le

-



    







  2

   

O

ah

ah

e n e  



bless

   

-





ed

Christ

  

   

-

mas

ah

hal - le - lu - jah,

    

                       

ah

      

                    

                        ah



   

    

                        

    

      

lu - jah,

        



g a l r o kf

sik



u m   .     w w

ah

      





   

jah,





     







2

 















  







182

S













tri cymb

timp







182 glsp

37

ah

        









   

ah

   

ah

ah

                                                                  

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25

38

  

fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3

         

glsp

   

   

timp

choir 2 (ad lib.)

ch's choir



  

   

2

hal

A

T

B

vln 1

vla

vlc

cb

le

-

lu

2

26



 

  



































     hal

lu

hal

-

le - lu -

    2



     -

   

 

2





jah,

-



 hal

jah,

            

E

     

     

 

-

hal - le



le - lu - jah,





















  

     

 

     

  

-

 

N.M.O. 14671A



     



-

 

    



 

  



 hal      

         

      

o n .   e en

hal - le - lu - jah,



    

-

 

       

      

le - lu - jah,





g a l r

o f k ik

 











   

jah,

-

              



-



               





hal - le

   div.     2

vln 2

2

hal - le - lu - jah,

188



 



s u          .m w w                w 

              





E

-

  

O M E D 

night!



                



     188

S

  

   



     188     

  







cymbal







  

188 tri cymb





   

 



  

188

 





    

 

E



188

 

 

lu - jah,

ah

   



-

le - lu - jah,



  

 

hal - le - lu -

      

 

  

     

     

 

    

  

  

194 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





     

ch's choir

194 S

A

T

B

  



































































 



vla

vlc

cb









hal - le - lu - jah,



 

 



 

 

  



 



 



 

    

    

   

       



 





hal - le

  

  





     



   

 

-

   

lu - jah,

  

 





 

 



 



 



 

 

 

       







3)

Let





-



-



the voice

  

ah

ju

 

-

-

-

jah

     

 -

le



















  

N.M.O. 14671A



 

re - sound,



jah,



-

 

-

hal

 

    

  

lu - jah,



  



-



     





praise

  

       

          

of

  





  hal      

hal - le - lu

 





         -

  



 o  n .  e  n  e    g   a    l   r 

fo k ik  hal - le



              





s u           .m    w w        w  

           







194

vln 2











O M E D 



39





jah,

vln 1









   







194



 



194

choir 2 (ad lib.)

  



tri cymb

timp

  



 

   



194 glsp



-

hal



le



-

lu -

 

le

-

lu -

 

  



    

 



  

  27

40 200 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



  

        

  





        



choir 2 (ad lib.)

ch's choir

 200

S

A





Signs



ah

of

B

 



 



 



joy



  

be



jah,



Hal

  

-

-

le

vla

vlc

cb

 

 28

 







 



 





  



 

 

 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



     



  











 

 





 



  









  



 



 



 





a - round,

Heav'n

 











 

 

 

 





 



 

 

  



    



 





 

 



and earth

 



lu



hal





     

le

-

hal

   

 

-

     

  

-

hal

 

-



hal

  

-

-

 

  

 

-

le



le

   

  

songs





 





 





 

  

 

  





 o .n

-

   

-

     

-



a - bound:

A

hal

 

lu

-

    



N.M.O. 14671A

-

lu



is born,

-



the





Christ

 

ah

 



jah,

hal - le

-

-

-









  



 



  



 



-



  -

  -

-

     

 

  

 

 

-

hal

 

 

    

 

 



    

  



    

of

  

  

-

 



the Son

hal - le

     



 

hal - le - lu - jah,

jah,





  







le - lu - jah,

  

lu - jah,

-



-

   

child



    



  

e n e

g a    l r 





  



ah

lu - jah,

    

     

  

-

 





 





fo    k ik with

le





  

 









le - lu - jah,

  

       

 



jah,

-

             

all

  

200

vln 2

 

s u   .m         w w w     

       

hal

vln 1



  

     

jah,

T



           

200 timp





O M E D

   

 







  



200 tri cymb



 

200 glsp





 

  



 





 



    

206 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3





            

   

206



ch's choir



S

A

T





 

 

   -

-

vln 2

vla

   

vlc

cb

 

   

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

 



-





























     



 



  

 



 

O M E D 

    



  











  

  







ry.

Now,



 

  





 



we see

   

ful - filled







 o .n

ne



the word

ah

-

lu

 

for 

of

Gab

4)



Be

-



 

-

ja,

    

lu

-

jah,

 

-

ja,

le - lu

      

  









      206

vln 1

  

 



wel

-

-

e g la   

ri

 

come,

-

el.





wel - come





our



 



ah



       

  

       

  

ah



ah

   

  

 

       

    



     

 



   

       



  

   

  

N.M.O. 14671A















   



   

Of







 







 



 

   



Je - sus dear

ah

-

B



  







k     k   i s  u         .m   w w      w      

Ma

   206





206

choir 2 (ad lib.)





tri cymb

timp





  







  

206 glsp

41



       pizz.

29

42 211 fl



211 glsp





 



211

  



  



triangle     

you we would sing with

               

vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

fl



216 glsp



      



  

  



216 tri cymb

ch's choir

sad

  

216 vln 1

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

   





-

    

    

 





















 





     



wel - come, God's mer - cy who comes to us here



 





  



 

 







 



 

O



  



wel - come, the

    



   





  

joy out of

 



 



  

  







 

 



   





  













  



O

N.M.O. 14671A



  







  

 





wel - come, you



 

bring

God's







unis.         

30







  

 





  

   

  

 

o n . e 

n e g

la r fo

  





 

  



    

k k i

  



    



  



  

 





          

  



   

  div. 

  



s u  m  . w w   w

ness.

 

   



 

O M E D 





      



 



glad - ness. Sing





216





211

   



tri cymb

ch's choir



  









bless - ing

 

 

 

     





and peace

 



  To

 

    

 

 

   

222 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3











  



















  

  



222







222

choir 2 (ad lib.)

ch's choir

  222

S

A

T

B

  

  













vln 2

vla

vlc

cb





   



 



  

 



  

 

  

 

  

 





  

   



 

 



 



 



 





 





  



   

 



 



 

   

 



  



 

  





  





  





  



  





    







"God

 

     

  

  

     

 

           



cymbal

with us"

is

now

his name:

ah

-

nu - el.

Now,

   

    

             



    

we see ful -



a

Hal

-

le

-

lu - jah,

hal

-

le

-

lu - jah,

ah

Hal

-

le

-

lu - jah,

hal

-

le

-

lu - jah,



ah

lu - jah,

ah

 Hal







-

le

-

hal

hal

   

-

-

le

-







 







  

      



lu - jah,

     



N.M.O. 14671A

le

  





-

 

lu - jah,

                    arco     

    

     

- jah,

         

Im - ma

ah

       Hal - le - lu       

43

   

o  n .          ne   e  g     a          l    r  o    f     k     k     i  s u   .m             w w    w                    

  

  





   

   



  

                               

young and old ev - ery Christ - mas.

222 vln 1

   

O M E D 

tri cymb

timp

  





222 glsp

     





     

  31

44 228 fl

trp 1

trp 2

hrn

trb 1

trb 2

trb 3



   

       



 



 



 



filled

228 S

A

T

B

  

 

 



 



  

 

  











   

 









 

   





 



   

228

vln 2





 

of

vla



Gab - ri - el.



ah

     

ah

vlc

cb

  

   

  

    32

     



  

ah

   



                                   N.M.O. 14671A

2

Hal

-

le

    2



hal

-





 

-

lu

2

  

  

le

lu

-

 

2

 

-

    

-

jah!

   

-

lu

le

-

lu

hal

-

le - lu -

  

2

 



jah!

-

2

     



-

   

   

              

jah!

F a tempo

2

     

hal - le

hal



 

-

   2

        

 div.           



2



        

n e g





o n . e

la r fo 

hal - le - lu - ja,

          

      



       

  

            





cymbal

k k i











ah

  

   









s u      m    .  w w  w           

  







the word

   



   

  

  





O M E D 



  

 



  



ah

vln 1

  



 

2

 



 

2

 

 





  

2



  











F a tempo





228

ch's choir



 



rit.



228

choir 2 (ad lib.)



  

tri cymb

timp



 





     

228 glsp

  

jah!

jah!

  

F a tempo

 

div.      

 

 







 



              

  



233 fl

233 glsp









vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

  

A

T

B

   

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb

 



 

 





  

45

   





 



 



















O M E D 





 



                                      



ah

ah

ah



    





 





ah



 

con sord.



 

ah



   

ah

    

       

div. con sord.              





     

ah

 

 





 

o n . e

n e   g       a l  r o f k         sik 

u    m .  ww 

w













 



 239

vln 1

   

                                                                                con sord.                   

239 S



  

239 glsp





233 vln 1









 



con sord.

   

    

       

con sord.



33 N.M.O. 14671A

46 243 glsp



243 S

A

T



        



        



     

 

      ah

B

vln 1

   

vln 2



vlc

cb



247 S

A

T

B

  



     

vln 2

vla

vlc

cb



ah

ah

     



        

ah

       



        ah

       

w

        

        

           



       

  





ah

 



   

 

 



ah

  

ah

  

   

ah

o n . e

       





     

n e g

la r fo



3

ah







 



ah









   3

mm

 

 



 



   





   

  



















  

         

     

   

N.M.O. 14671A

    3

3

 

mm

ah

       

3

 

mm



3

 

mm

ah

   



 

     





u   m   . w  w

       





k k si 



 

     



      

   



molto rit.

         

34





ah

vln 1

   

O M E D    

    247

   

ah



       

     







      

         ah     

     

 247

glsp

ah

       



  

   

 

        

 

  

ah

243

vla

         ah 







3

     

         

  













And

it

came

to

pass

in

2. Recitative

baritone solo

organ

solo

   

solo

    

  

org

solo

solo

org

 









 

that



all

the





world





should

be







that

a

de - cree went



out







from Cae - sar









re - gis





Au -

-

tered.

This

O M E D 



 

























sus

first

took

place

while

Qui

-







ri -

ni - us





w

So

 



one

to

his



 own

all







go

-



















went

to

be

re

-

gis

-

tered,

ev



 













 ci

 

 -



 - ery

 

ty.

 





vern - ing







o n . e

n e g

was

la r f o

k k si

u   m . ww  

















  







  





Sy - ri - a.





 



  

org



-







cen

those days

 

  



 

gus - tus

org





47



   

35 N.M.O. 14671A

48

3. Air  = 63

flute

soprano solo

organ

7 fl

solo

 

7



org

13 fl

solo







          







                                                     

 









  







    

 











     

     

O M E D 

  

    



     





 









   

  





 

   

  







  













let

no

one

who

waits

on



no

one

 w w



who

la r fo

waits

on

  

n e g

k k      i   s u m .       w let

you

you

 









  



 

a -

  

   







                a - shamed,

  

be

     

  

be



o .  n e



      







  

 





   



hal -

 

                                                          



19

le - lu - jah,

    

19

org

 

                 

solo



  

Lord,

 

shamed,

fl









Lord,

13

org



     

 

      

 

    

  

hal - le - lu - jah.

  

   



  

     



              

36

N.M.O. 14671A









 



              

25 fl

solo



 



  

 

25

org

   31

fl



solo







ways,

31



org

 



solo

jah.

        

43 fl



solo



solo



    

 

 

    





 



    

    



me your

ways,

    









      

   

    

     

me

your

paths,

teach

          

  











     







     

       

me your

paths,

  

  









|



  Lord,







   













show

us

your





|

mer - cy,

O

Lord,

show

us

your

 

 



  

o  n . e       

 





   

   



O

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