CHRISTMAS CAROLS OxFoRD| SATB and piano MUSIC DEPARTMENT OXFORDfor Simon Lindley and the bovs of St. Albans’ School Choir Jesus child Words and music by JOHN RUTTER Brisk and very light (= 13) _ PIANO presc. Pp . - . eee = = + = Sa = 1, Have you heard the sto - ry thatthey’re tell - ing "bout Beth ~ le~ hem, 2.Have you heard the sto - ry of the poor hum-ble sep - herd men, ‘TENOR BASS 1. Have you 2. Sit ting Triscarol v8 orginally seed fer 2flutes cole bss, aves, maracas art organo plano. Scores and pts ofthis version ate on hie. Also avaiable o hice svescores and ports of a version for snl ofchestia (2 hte, 2 abe, 2 lain, 2 Bassons, 2 hoes, pescsion [2 payers yep kings) Thiscarol has been revoreed on Collegian COLCD 121 by The Cambridge Singers ans The iyo! Loran Sinfonia, conduct bythe composer (© Ostend Universiy ress 1974 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON Photocopving thiscoovright materi ILLEGAL EET,OXFORD OX2 6D?Have you heard the sto - ry of the Sit ~ ding on the hill - side with their fl ESS — = SS heard the sto -ry of the Je sus on the hill - side with their flocks at 5 2. SS eS ie = 7 t v a J - -$ = -- = a = * . — = How he came from heaven and was born in a man ~ ger bed? Sud-den - ly the an - gel tells the ———— —— bs Sa hea -ven and was born in a man ger bed? came from an - gel tells them: ‘Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem} wp, os bal Tees s ——s = —= =] aa Sr ee RE How he camefrom hea - ven and was born in a man ~ gery Ma ry Sud -den - ly the an - gel tells them: ‘Hur -ry to Beth - le -hem;— —— SSS J 4 —_ Rat = ——— aaa Ma -ry was his vir - gin mo -~ ther pure Go and find the Je - sus child, the — world’s a ee a= = ee tee fg = = SS SS was his vir - gin 0 ~ ther pure and Go and find the child, the world’s newle ~ lu = ia, bro thers, sing al co SH Wor - ship the Je ~ sus child and praise his mo - ther mild. ‘Glo - ry to God on high’ the an ~ gel hosts a ~ howe are sing - ing:DS. for Verse 2 ~ e Lis-ten to the sto-ry of the Jycms child. D.S. for Verse 2 GB] je - sus child, lying et Beth - Je-hem, Sleep - ing safe at mp dolce express. e legato 2 PD Ma = sy’s knee, Save my soul and bring me to pa- ra - dise Let me join. the an - gels sing ~ inga tempo D the Je - sus child and praise his mo — ther mild-,a tempo an ~ gel hosts Lis- ten 0 the sto ~ sy of the oP = = © se es = ee Lis - wn 0 the sto - ry ofthe —— (SSS aS Lis- un 1 the sto - ry of the PP. — =$ = Lis - ten 10 the sto -~ ry ofthe Jo ~ ss child. 8 tempo ar E —== oe ¥ Dp4 sto- ry of the kings from the 0 - - emt, laws Tap 4 Have you heard the © = ver his. head?_ Fol - low - ing the star that’s shin - ing ——s < oe ee oe ee Se ~ ing the star that’s shin - ing 0 ~ ver his head?gold, myrrh end frank -_ in-cense, wid ated a a Of = fer - ing plegaio crese. © T Kneel-ing with the ox and ass be - fore his 22s ss STi oy ree. Kneel = ing with the ass be - fore his le - lu - ia, bro~ thers, sing al - le - lu ~ ia, sis ~ tors,Je - ss child and praise his mo - ther mild, y amy ~ gel hosts a - bose are sng - ings in re CI (SPE SS $1 Glo - ry wo God on gh the = © Gb. ny lo God he an - gel hosts are sing - ing: bg) 2» 4 a a a — — ——— SS SSS 2 ap SSS i ‘es ¢ & ae Ce pir Fe Lis-ten to the sto-ry of the Je~sus child. ’ ¢ 0-0 a5. Bro-thers,let_us ce-le-brate the i Praise the Lord who sent him down fromSS = SSS hea-ven at Christ - mas time; Young and _old_and rich_and_poor, his 4 Pata oe =F —-— i + oO ‘Sing al ~ le ~ la ~ ta, bro- thers, 7% J) SS a a Sig al - k-l - iy ro === — = Tseig.al k- lu - ia, 18 Tete sing al - te ~ tu ~ ing sis ~ tors, o pF Wor - ship the Je = sus child and