Michael Higgins choral sampler

17 Commissioned by St

17 Commissioned by St Stephen’s Church, Bournemouth, for the May Music Festival 2019 View me, Lord Thomas Campion (1567–1620) MICHAEL HIGGINS SOPRANO ALTO ° & bb b 4 With tenderness and warmth q = 72 (q = q throughout) p Œ ˙ œ 5 4 3 ˙ œ œœ œ œ j 4 ˙ œ j ‰ œ J œ œ 5 4 TENOR BASS ? ¢ b b b 4 Œ View p ˙ 4 œ œ ˙ œ 3 ˙ 4 j 4 J ‰ œ œ œ me, Lord, a work of thine: Shall I then ˙ œœ 5 ˙ œ 4 5 4 5 ° 5 &b b b 4 ˙ lie drowned in night? Might thy grace in me but shine, - ? 5 ¢ b b b 4 ˙˙ œ - - œ œ 4 œ - œ œj œ 4 ‰ œ œ mp œ œ 4 3 œ J œ œ ˙ ∑ 3 4 mp 9 ° &b b b œ j ‰ œ J œ b œ for online perusal only œ œ œ œ ‰ Ó ˙ ˙ œœ b˙œ bœ bœ 4 nẇ n˙ I should seem made all of light. œ j ? ¢ b b b b b b J ‰ œœ œ œœ œ ˙ œœ 4 n w 13 ° &b b b mp Œ ˙ œ 5 4 ˙ œ 4 œœ œ œ j ˙ œ œ 5 4 Cleanse me, Lord, that I may kneel at thine ? ¢ b b b Œ ˙ œœ 5 ˙ œ 4 mp œ œ ˙˙ œ 4 œ 5 4 The vocal lines may be doubled on piano or organ as discreet accompaniment in performance if required. Duration: 2.5 mins First performed by the choirs of St Stephen’s and Richmond Hill St Andrew’s URC, directed by Ian Harrison, at St Stephen’s Church, Bournemouth, on 4 May 2019. © Oxford University Press 2019 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP The Moral Rights of the Composer have been asserted. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

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