Shawn Kirchner Behold New Joy

for SATB and organ, brass and organ, or orchestra This colourful Christmas work brings together several carols from the 1582 Piae Cantiones collection in a modern and refreshing through-composed medley. Using largely familiar tunes, this is a very singable concert suite, with interest provided through use of texture, and festive flourishes in the accompaniment. Texts are in English, Latin, and German, with English singing translations throughout.

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26 346 con - ci - ne - bant sae - cu - lis, Quem pro-phe - ta-rum fi - de - les chant - ed of with one ac - cord, Whom the voi - ces of the pro - phets con - ci - ne - bant sae - cu - lis, Quem pro-phe - ta - rum fi - de - les chant - ed of with one ac - cord, Whom the voi - ces of the pro - phets 350 pa - gi - nae spon-don - de - rant, E - mi - cat pro - mis - sus o - lim; pro-mised in their faith - ful word. Now He shines, the long - ex - pect - ed; pa - gi - nae spon - don - de-rant, E - mi - cat pro - mis - sus o - pro - mised in their faith - ful word. Now He shines, the long - ex - pect - 354 cunc - ta con - lau -dent e - um. Sae - cu - lo - rum sae - cu - lis. let cre-a - tion praise its Lord: Ev - er-more and ev - er - more. - lim; cunc - ta con-lau-dent e - um. Sae - cu - lo - rum sae - cu - lis. - ed; let cre - a - tion praise its Lord: Ev - er-more and ev - er - more. for online perusal only

359 Gt. + Sw. 27 Gt. + Sw. mf + Gt. to Ped. 363 f glorioso, molto legato 367 for online perusal only S./A. T./B. O 371 f unis. Psal O -lat al - ti - tu - do coe - li, psal-li -te om-nes an - ge ye heights of heav’n, a - dore him, an - gel hosts, his prais - es unis. f O mf - li, Quid sing, Pow’rs, 2 2 quid est vir - tu - tis do -min- ions, bow be- 2 2