Organ
c. 4′
Born in a Stable
Published in 2024 by Encore Publications, this anthology of organ music contains Esther’s Interlude on Away in a Manger (Traditional Normandy Tune).
Interlude on Away in a Manger (Traditional Normandy tune)
Interlude on Aus der Tiefe (Heinlein)
Organ
c. 4’40”
By Arrangement
Published in 2024 by Encore Publications, this anthology of organ music contains Esther’s Interlude on Aus der Tiefe (Heinlein).
In the Bleak Midwinter
SATB with Soprano Solo, splits up to SSAATTBB
c. 4’50”
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
Christina Rossetti (1830—1894)
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If Ye Love Me
SATB, splits up to SSAATB
c. 3′
If ye love me, keep my commandments,
And I will pray the father,
And he shall give you another comforter,
That he may abide with you forever,
E’en the spirit of truth.
That he may abide with you forever,
E’en the spirit of truth.
John 14:15-17
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I Saw Three Ships
This is the version for SSA (accompanied). If you would like to see the version for SATB (accompanied), please click here.
SSA and Piano/Organ
c. 4′
Commissioned by the Music Department at Redmaids’ High School, Bristol
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Traditional
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I Saw Three Ships
This is the version for SATB (accompanied). If you would like to see the version for SSA (accompanied), please click here.
SATB and Piano/Organ
c. 4′
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Pray whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Angels in Heav’n shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the Souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Traditional
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I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
SATB, splits up to SSATB
c. 4′
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, O weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting-place,
And he has made me glad.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quench’d, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s Light;
Look unto me, your morn shall rise,
And all your day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In him my Star, my Sun;
And in that Light of life I’ll walk,
Till trav’ling days are done.
Horatius Bonar (1808–1889)
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I am
SATB, splits up to SATTB
c. 3′
I am
for all eternity
the vigor of the God-head.
I do not have my source in time.
I am
the divine power
through which God decided and sanctioned the creation of all things.
I am
the reflection of providence for all.
I am
the resounding Word,
the It-Shall-Be
that I intone
with mighty power
from which all the world proceeds.
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
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Holy is the True Light
SATB, splits up to SSAATTBB
c. 2’40”
Holy is the True Light, and passing wonderful,
lending radiance to them that endured in the heat of the conflict,
from Christ they inherit a home of unfading splendour,
wherein they rejoice with gladness evermore.
Alleluia!
G. H. Palmer, from the Salisbury Diurnal
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God So Loved the World
This is an arrangement of the setting by John Stainer (1840-1901).
SATB
c. 5’30”
Commissioned by Joe Cryan and St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, for performance alongside Stainer’s Crucifixion
God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whoso believeth in Him,
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:16-17
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