Mack Wilberg Sacred Choral Sampler

Commissioned by Dr. David Berning for the Westminster Oratorio
Choir and Orchestra, Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Des Moines, Iowa, Randal Buikema, conductor
JESU, THE VERY THOUGHT IS SWEET
Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
J.M. Neale (1818-1866), trans.
For Mixed Choir (SATB) and Organ
(or Two Flutes, Organ and Strings)*
Mack Wilberg
for online perusal only
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*This piece may be performed by mixed choir and organ, in which case the organ reads from the part presented in
this octavo. If performed with flutes and strings, the organ reads from the separate organ part included in the set of
parts accompanying the full score (available on rental).
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© Oxford University Press, Inc. 2001. Assigned to Oxford University Press 2010. Printed in U.S.A.