20321 This Holy Light Ricky Manalo, CSP

88564 (PDF) SATB Choir, Keyboard, Guitar, Assembly

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This Holy Light
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This Holy Light
for Jerry Chiusano, in friendship and in gratitude

Ricky Manalo, CSP

Choral arrangement by Craig S. Kingsbury

INTRO Gentle rubato (q = ca. 102)

Am Em Fadd9 G C Am Em
3 *
&4 œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙˙ ˙.
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Keyboard F p
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F Em F G C Csus4 C

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© 2006, Ricky Manalo, CSP. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

*If Solo Instrument plays melody, keyboardist plays only chords.

Solo Instrument part (70512-Z3) is available online. Visit ocp.org.

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% REFRAIN
F
Soprano p
& œ œœ œœ œœ ˙œ œ œ ˙œ œ œœ ˙œ. ˙ œ œœ œœ
Alto
Come fol - low the star, this ho - ly light! Peo - ple, look

œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ œ
? œ œœ ˙˙ .. œ
Tenor

œ œœ œœ
Bass F p
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& œ ˙ .. ˙. ˙˙ œœ
˙˙ . ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙œ. ˙ œ ˙
F p
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˙. ˙

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˙ œ ˙ œ œ
East, look to the sky: Christ, our Sav - ior, is

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1-5
Em F Em F G

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˙. ˙. œœ

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œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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Final
to Verses
& . Œ ∑ ∑
˙. ˙ œœ œ œ ˙. .
born. Sav - ior, is born.

? œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ Œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. ∑ ∑
œ œ
Sav - ior, is born.

Final
C Csus4 C G Am Em F
to Verses
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œ œœ œ

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Christ, our Sav - ior, is born.

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our Sav - ior, is born.

Em F G C Csus4
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Fine
& ˙. œ œœ
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VERSES

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Melody

& œ œ œ. j j œ œ
œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙.
1. In a world of suff - ’ring, in a world of pain,
2. In a world of con - flict, in a world at war,
3. In a world of hun - ger where all we want is more,
4. In a world of blood - shed, in a world of hate,
5. In a world of mys - t’ry, where no one can be sure,

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Harmony
bœ œ ˙ bœ. bœ œ Nœ ˙
? œ œ bœ J
3, 5. Fol - low the star; oh, fol - low the ho - ly light!

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B bsus2 F/A A b maj7 C/G

& œ j œ œ
b˙. œ œ. œ œ˙˙ . ˙ ˙. œ œ N ˙˙ . œ
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bœ œ
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gradually building

& œ œ œ
D.S.
œ œ œœ . j œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙
œ œ
1. where do we seek an - swers to un - der - stand our faith?
2. where do we seek an - swers to the vio - lence we ab - hor?
3. where do we seek an - swers to wel - come in the poor?
4. where do we seek an - swers be - fore it’s all too late?
5. where do we seek an - swers to o - pen wide our doors?

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gradually building
˙ ˙
œ œ
D.S.

3, 5. Fol - low the star!

Am Em Fadd9 Gsus4 G

& œ˙˙ . œ œ
D.S.
œ œ œ. j œ .
. ˙. œ œ˙˙ .. œ œ ˙˙˙ œ œ œ ˙œ œ
gradually building F
? œ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ .. ˙ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙.

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This Holy Light
for Jerry Chiusano, in friendship and in gratitude
(Guitar/Vocal)

Ricky Manalo, CSP

INTRO Gentle rubato (q = ca. 102)

F
Am Em Fadd9 G C
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Am Em

& 43 œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ
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(Keyboard)

F Em F G C Csus4 C

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Am Em Fadd9 G C Am
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Come

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fol - low

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star,

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this

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ho -

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light!

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Peo - ple,

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look
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to Verses
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œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
East, look to the sky: Christ, our Sav - ior, is born.

Final
Am Em F Em F
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G C Csus4
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C
Fine
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˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙.
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born. Christ, our Sav - ior, is born.

© 2006, Ricky Manalo, CSP. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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VERSES
B bsus2 F/A A b maj7 C/G
P j
&œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ ˙.
œ. œ. œ œ
1. In a world of suff - ’ring, in a world of pain,
2. In a world of con - flict, in a world at war,
3. In a world of hun - ger where all we want is more,
4. In a world of blood - shed, in a world of hate,
5. In a world of mys - t’ry, where no one can be sure,

Am Em Fadd9 Gsus4 G
gradually building F
& œ œ œ
D.S.
œ œ œœ . j œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙

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œ œ
1. where do we seek an - swers to un - der - stand our faith?
2. where do we seek an - swers to the vio - lence we ab - hor?
3. where do we seek an - swers to wel- come in the poor?
4. where do we seek an - swers be - fore it’s all too late?
5. where do we seek an - swers to o - pen wide our doors?

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Composer Notes
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Our liturgical music repertoire for the Christmas season is rich with traditional hymns and carols
that, more often than not, present a romanticized narrative of the events that took place 2000 years
ago. While these hymns and carols remain close to our hearts, I wanted to compose a
Christmas/Epiphany song that would be more apparently relevant for us today; the text needed to
make better sense in our modern world. The verses to this song address many of the heartaches
that continue to plague our world: poverty, war, hatred, etc. The musical harmony to these verses
is in sharp contrast to the harmonic simplicity of the refrain: each time we arrive at the refrain, we
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are reminded of the simple answer: “Christ, our Savior, is born!” In Christ, we Christians
continuously rediscover our appropriate response to the world around us.
In the tempo marking, I note a gentle rubato. Try not to sing this song in too strict a meter, but
allow the sensitivity of the lyrics to become a gentle reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.

Uses: Christmas Season: Masses of Christmas, Epiphany

Solo Instrument part (70512-Z3) is available online. Visit ocp.org.

—Ricky Manalo, CSP

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Assembly Edition
THIS HOLY LIGHT
Ricky Manalo, CSP

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Refrain

˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ
Come fol - low the star, this ho - ly light! Peo - ple, look

& ˙. j . Œ
œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙
East, look to the sky: Christ, our Sav-ior, is born.

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Verses

& œ œ j
œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
1. In a world of suff - ’ring, in a world of pain,
2. In a world of con - flict, in a world at war,
3. In a world of hun - ger where all we want is more,
4. In a world of blood- shed, in a world of hate,
5. In a world of mys - t’ry, where no one can be sure,

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
where
where
where
where
where
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do
do
do
do
do
we
we
we
we
we
œ œ
seek
seek
seek
seek
seek
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an - swers
œ œ
j œ œ
to un - der- stand our faith?
an - swers to the vio - lence we ab - hor?
an - swers
an - swers
an - swers
to wel - come in the poor?
be - fore it’s all too late?
to o - pen wide our doors?
œ œ ˙.
to Refrain

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© 2006, Ricky Manalo, CSP. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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