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For The Sinpers - Minnesota Choral Artists
O Little Town of BethlehemSSATB a cappella
Phillips Brooks
SopranoAlto
Matthew Culloton
TenorBass
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by.- Yet in thy- dark streets shin eth the,.r ev - er - last
NOTE:All three-part men's and women's sections should be equally balanced.
Text: Phillips Brooks, 1835-1893, and written in 1868 (PD).Tune: FORETZ GREEN, English folk melody (PD).Music: Newly composed, and copyright O 2011 with this publication.
Copyright @ 2011 Bimamwood Publications (ASCAP)A division of MomingStar Music Publishers,Inc., St. Louis, MO
A1l rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. www.MomingStarMusic.comReproducing this publication in any form is prohibited by law without the permission of the publisher
MSM-50-0060 The CCLI License does not give permission to copy this music.
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met in- thee- to night.
night.
Soprano
Tenor
Bass
Keyboard
*SSAI should stagger breathing
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stars, to - geth er pro - claim
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ho- ly
ooh,
a-'-t-
(For rehearsal only)
ooh,
the- King, and
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peace to- all on earlh!
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For Christ is born of- Mar
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gath - ered all a - bove while mor - tals
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won-drous- gift
bless - ings- of his
bless - ings
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heav'n.
God im - parts hu- man hearts the-
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where
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meek souls
meek
meek
dear
rit.
dearrit.
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Soprano I
Alto
(Descant) (2 or 3 Sopranos)f -
O ho - ly Child of Beth
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o ho - ly child of
hem, scend- to-
hem. de scend to- us
scend
Beth
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O ho - ly child of Beth le hem, de
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Tenor
ho - ly child of Beth hem. de scend
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o ho - Iy child of Beth le hem, de scend- to
*From measure 50, beat 4 through measure 58, beat 3, the conductor may atld a few male voices to the Soprano II melodyone octave lower.
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(For rehearsal only)
us we pray; cast out oul sins and
pray; cast out our sins and en
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pray; casl out our sins and en
pray;- cast out our sins and en
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prayl- cast out our sins and ter
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be born in US
ter in, be born in-
toborn
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to - daY
We- hear the Christ - mas-
We- hear the Christ - mas-
gels the
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gels the
gels the
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gels the
day.
theday.
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great glad ti - dings tell; o
great glad ti - dings tell;
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great glad- ti - dings tell; o
great glad tr dings tell: o_
great glad ti - dings tell:
come- to- us, a - bide with us, our
a - bide- with us, our
a - bide with us, our
O come to us
come_
o
to us,- a - bide_ with us. our
us,- a - bide with us, our
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