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The Work of Christmas SATB Score

The three sentence summary is: The poem describes how the work of Christmas is to bring peace, heal the broken, feed the hungry and release prisoners. It talks about making music among brothers to rebuild nations and bring peace. The work of Christmas is to make music from the heart like the beginning of the song.

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The Work of Christmas SATB Score

The three sentence summary is: The poem describes how the work of Christmas is to bring peace, heal the broken, feed the hungry and release prisoners. It talks about making music among brothers to rebuild nations and bring peace. The work of Christmas is to make music from the heart like the beginning of the song.

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eThe Work of Christmasse

For SATB Choir, a cappela*


Howard Thurman (1899-1981) DAN FORREST
1 = Eb, 3/4
Slowly, simply, with great freedom, = ca. 76-80
p_________ _____ _________
S. 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 | 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 5 . . | 5 0 1 1 |
When the song of the an-gels is stilled, - - When the
p ____
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 .0 1 | 1 . . |
T. 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . .0 | 5 . . |

Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - Oh (Mm) -
_____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________ p
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 7< 7< | 1 . 1 | 1 1 1 |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 6 . 7 |6 7 6 |
B. 0 0 0 | 0 0 0| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 5 |4 5 6 |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
_____________ poco rit. PP Slowly
S.5 . . |5 . 1 1 | 2 2 3 | 4 3 1 | 6< . . | 6< 0 5< |
A. 7< . . |1 . 1 1 | 1 7\< 1 | 1 1 5 | 6< 5< . | 4< 0 5< |
T. 5 . . |6 . 5 5 | 4 4 5 | 4 5 3 | 1 . . | 1 0 0 |
B. 3 . . |3 . 3 3 | 2 2 1 | 6< 6< 5< | 4< . . | 4< 0 0 |
Home - When the shep - herds are back with their flocks - The

_______ Poco piu mosso


S. 5< . 1 | 2 3 1 2 | 2 . . | 2 .’ 1| 5 . 1 |1 . 1 |
A. 5< . 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 . . | 7< .’ 1| 7< 1 1 |1 . 7< |
T. 0 0 5 | 5 5 5 | 5 . . | 5 .’ 4| 2 3 5 |4 3 2 |
B. 0 0 0 | 3 4 4 | 5 . . | 5 .’ 5<| 2 3 5 | 6< . 5< |
Work of Christ - mas be - gins: - - To find the lost, To
_______
S. 2 3 4 | 3 2’ 2 | 5 . 1 | 1 1 2 3 | 6 5 4 |
A. 6< . 1 | 7< 1’ 7< | 7< . 1 | 7< 6< 7< 1 | 2 3 4 |
T. 1 . 2 | 3 5’ 5 | 5 . 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 6 . 1> |
B. 4< . 4< | 5< 7<’ 2 | 3 . 3 | 6< 6< 5< 5< | 4< . 6 |
heal - the bro - ken, To feed the hun - gry, To re - lease - the
f sub. mp slower
S. 5 6 7 | 1> . . | 2> . 1> | 5 5 . | 0 5 1 | 7\ . 6 |
A. 3 2 2 | 1 4 3 | 2 . 3 4 | 5 3 . | 0 7< 1 | 1 . 1 |
T. 7 5 5 | 4 . 6 | 5 . 6 | 7 7 . | 0 5 5 | 5 . 6 |
B. 5 2 7< | 6< . 1 | 7< . 12 | 3 3 . | 0 3 3 | 4 . 4 |
pris-’ner, To re - - build - the na - tions, To bring peace a-

$ $
S. 4 . . | 4 4 . | 0 3 1 | 1> . 1> | 1> . 0
| 1> . 1> |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - sic - mu - sic
A1. 1 . . | 2 2 . | 0 6< 6< | 6 7 6 | 5 4 1 | 6 7 6 |
A2. A. 1 . | 2 2 . | 0 6< 6< | 0 5 4 | 3 2 6< | 6 5 4 |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - - sic make mu -
T. 6 . . | 6 6 . | 0 3 3 | 6 . . | 4 . 5 | 6 . . |
B1.5 4 3 | 2 2 . | 0 1 6< | 1 . . | 6< . 1 | 1 . . |
B2.5 4 3 | 2 2 . | 0 1 6< | 4< . . | 2< . 3< | 4< . . |
Mong brot - thers, - To make mu - - sic - - mu -

$ $
S1. 1> .
5 | 6 7 1> | 2> . . | 1> . 0 | 6 . 4 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
S2. | 6 5 6 | 7 . . | 6 . 0 | 6 . 4 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
A1. 5 . 2 | 1 7< 1 | 2 . . | 3 . 0 | 2 . 1 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
A2. 2 . 2 | 1 7< 6< | 7< . . | 1 . 0 | 1 . 1 | 2 . . |2 . 0|
T1. 7 1> 7 | 6 5 4 | 5 . . | 6 . 0 | 4 . 6 | 1> . . |7 . 0|
T2. 7 1> 7 | 6 5 4 | 5 . . | 5 . 0 | 4 . 6 | 1> . . |7 . 0|
B1. 2 . 2 | 3 2 1 | 2 . . | 1 . 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |0 0 0|
B2. 5< . 7< | 6< 5< 4< | 4< . . | 4< . 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |0 0 0|
sic, make mu - - - - sic - from the heart - -

Like the beginning p_________ _____ _________


S. 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 | 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 5 . . | 5 0 1 1 |
When the song of the an-gels is stilled, - - When the
p ____
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 .0 1 | 1 . . |
T. 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . . | 5 . .0 | 5 . . |

Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - Oh (Mm) -
_____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 3 2 | 1 . 7< | 6< 6< 6< |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 3 . 3 |1 1 2 |
B. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7 . 0 7 7 | 6 . 5 |4 4 4 |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
_____ ______ ______ _________ _______
S. 5 . 1 1 | 2 3 4 | 3 2 . . | 2 . 0 3 2 | 1 . 1 |6 5 4 5|
Star in the sky - is gone - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
______ __________
A. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 3 2 | 1 . 7< | 6< 6< 6< |
T. 5 . . | 4 . . | 5 . . | 5 . 0 5 5 | 3 . 3 |1 1 2 |
B. 1 . . | 1 . . | 1 . . | 7< . 0 7< 7< | 6< . 5< | 4< 4< 4< |
Oh (Mm) - - - - - - - - When the kings and prin-ces are
_____________ poco rit. pp slowly
S . 5 . . |5 . 1 1 | 2 2 3 | 4 3 1 | 6< . . | 6< 0 5< |
A. 7< . . |1 . 1 1 | 1 7\< 1 | 1 1 5< | 6< 5< . | 4< 0 5< |
T. 3 . . |3 . 3 3 | 4 4 5 | 4 5 3 | 1 . . | 1 0 0 |
B. 5< . . |6< . 6< 6< | 7\< 7<\ 7<\ | 6< 6< 5< | 4< . . | 4< 0 0 |
Home - When the shep - herds are back with their flocks - The

rit. $
S. 5< . 1 | 2 . 3 | 3 5 . | 5 . . |5 . . |
A. 5< . 1 | 1 . 6< | 6< 1 . | 2 . . |2 . . |
T. 3 . 3 | 4 . 4 | 4 4 . | 3 . . |3 . . |
B. 5< . 5< | 6< . 1 | 1 2 . | 1 . . |1 . . |
Work of Christ - mas be - - gins - - -

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