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’TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME Music by Francis Patrick O’Brien
Text by Jean de Brebeuf (1593–1649) Tr. by Jesse Edgar Middleton (1872–1960), alt. With a sense of mystery ∞. = 58
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Flute
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Choir, unis.
’Twas in
the moon
of
win-ter-time
See pages 15–16 for a part for flute and oboe.
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English text of “Twas in the Moon of Wintertime” by J.E. Middleton: Used by permission of The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. All rights reserved. Music © 2002 by GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Printed in the U.S.A. Photocopying of this publication without permission of the publisher is a violation of the U.S. Code of Law for which the responsible individual or institution is subject to criminal prosecution. No one is exempt.
When
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all
the birds
had
fled,
That God,
the Lord
of
all the earth,
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S
Sent an - gel choirs
in - stead.
Be - fore their light
35
stars grew dim, T
And won-d’ring hunt - ers heard the hymn:
the
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A
Je - sus your king
is
born! B
Je - sus your
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S
Je - sus is
born!
Je - sus is
born!
Je - sus is T
king
is
born!
Je - sus is
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cresc. Je-sus is born!
Je-sus is
cresc. Je- sus is
born!
born!
born!
Je-sus is,
born!
cresc.
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be
to God on high!
Glo-ry to
God
on
high!
Glo - ry