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Bob Chilcott The Song of Harvest

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for SATB and organ. A work of thanksgiving, The Song of Harvest is an artfully crafted celebration of the earth and its riches. The piece is structured around five well-known hymns of praise, for which Chilcott has composed striking original melodies that may be easily learnt by an audience or congregation, who are invited to join in with the choir. In keeping with tradition, the hymns feature soprano descants for the final verses, and the organ is used to great effect throughout the work in providing characterful introductions and interludes, as well as supporting the choir. The choral movements explore words from the psalms and poems by writers such as Henry van Dyke and Christina Rossetti, whose famous poem 'Consider' provides a moment of solemn reflection before the rousing closing hymn 'Now thank we all our God'.

48 ° Vbb œ‰ œ œ œ

48 ° Vbb œ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ‰ œ œ 3 (ORG.) ¢ Bbb Fruit un - to his praise to yield; Wheat and tares And shall take his har - vest home; From his field œ‰ œ œ œ œ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ to shall œ œ - ge - ther purge a œ ‰ œ œ œ - 55 ° Vbb ‰ œ ‰ œ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ = ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ cresc. (ORG.) ¢ sown, - way Un All - to joy that doth œ Bbb œ ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ‰ œ ‰ œ œ = b or of sor - row grown; First the blade and - fend, that day; Give his an - gels œ œ‰ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ cresc. (ORG.) ° ¢ Vbb 62 œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ = œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ then charge the at ear, last Then In the the full fire corn the shall tares ap to - pear; Grant, cast, But œ Bbb = ‰ ‰ œ œ #‰ œ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ f œ f œ œ O the 69 ° Vbb ‰œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ = œ ‰ œ œ‰ œ for online perusal only œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ‰ œ œ ‰ ¢ { Bbb Vbb Bbb har fruit - - vest ful Lord, ears that to we store ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ = ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ Whole In - some grain his gar and ner - ‰ œ œ œ œ‰ œ œ‰ œ pure ev may er be. more. - - œ œ ‰ œ œ œ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ‰ œ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ‰

4 76 ° Vbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ¢ V bb ∑ ∑ ∑ : ‹ ; { Vbb Bbb ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ‰ ‰ DESCANT SOPRANOS f Œ 4. Then, Œ 4. Then, ALL OTHER VOICES f œ œ œ œ œ œ œ thou Church tri - œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ thou Church tri - umph - ant, œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ° ¢ V : ‹ ; { ° ¢ V : ‹ ; { Vbb 82 88 bb Vbb Bbb Vbb bb œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ - umph - ant, come, Raise the song of har - vest - home; ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ come, Raise the song of har - vest - home; All be œ‰ ‰ safe œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ for online perusal only œ œœ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ œ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ All be safe - ly ga - thered in, Free from sor - row, ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ - ly ga - thered in, Free from sor - row, free from Vbb ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ = ‰ œ œ Bbb œ œœ œ œ œ œ ‰ = ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œœ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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