O Little Town of Bethlehem

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1 $210 Chr (P) PARACLETE PRESS O Little Town of Bethlehem Roert Lau

2 Roert Lau Roert Lau holds degrees in music education theory and musicology from Leanon Valley College Eastman School of Music and The Catholic University of America ormer chair of the Music Department of Leanon Valley College he is currently an adunct memer of the School of Humanities Penn State Harrisurg Dr Lau is the Organist/Choirmaster at Mt Calvary Episcopal Church Camp Hill Pennsylvania In addition he teaches violin viola and composition privately He has more than 200 choral and keyoard works pulished y the leading music pulishing companies in the United States and has een commissioned to write choral keyoard and vocal works for a variety of institutions churches and individuals He is a consistent winner of Special Awards from ASCAP for his pulished choral and keyoard music Dr Lau is Artistic Director of Juilate! Choral Ensemle of Gettysurg PA

3 O Little Town of Bethlehem Organ Philip Brooks c c Maestically q = 88 # # n orest Green arr y Roert Lau S A 4 unis T Ó B 8 Ó unis O Ped lit tle town of Beth le hem how still we see thee lie! A ove Thy deep and dreamless sleep the si lent stars go # n Music: orest Green adapt and arr R Vaughan Williams ( ) Oxford University Press 1906 Used y permission All rights reserved Copyright 2008 y Paraclete Press Orleans MA All rights reserved

4 2 12 J y Yet in thy dark streets J shin ev er last ing eth the 16 J Light; n the hopes and fears of all the years are n met in thee to 20 night # n # n

5 P Ó Ó ove or P Man Christ is orn of P while & Ma ry; and gathered all a Ped J mor tals sleep the an gels keep their # the an gels # Ó keep n their w n watch of won dering love Morning stars to geth er pro unis cresc poco a poco J 3 watch of won dering love O morn ing stars to geth er pro cresc poco a poco J Man

6 claim the ho ly n claim the ho ly n God the King and irth! irth! Ped peace to men on And earth prais es sing to Slightly slower P Man # 42 p Ó How How p si lently how si lently the won drous gift is si lent ly si lent ly the wondrous gift is w w ẇ w

7 46 50 giv'n heav'n # # So # cresc (imparts) cresc God im parts to hu man hearts the less ings of his God im parts the less ings of his No No # heav'n No ear may # Ó God # imparts the less ings of his ear may hear n n his hear his w # com com ing ut ing ut # n n # in this world of in this world # of 5 54 (souls) poco rit sin # where meek souls will re # ceive him still the dear Christ en ters poco rit Ó # Ped #

8 6 58 in the molto rit dear Christ en ters U in # U n molto rit # U # tempo primo & allargando n Ó Ó # n# S ATB Broadly f O f No Broadly f Ho ly Child of Beth le hem de scend to us we pray; cast out Ho ly Child of Beth le hem de scend to us we pray: cast # n J

9 71 cast out and en ter in e orn in us to day J We 7 out our sin and en ter in e orn in us to day We J hear the Christ mas an gels the great glad tid J hear the Christ mas an gels the great glad tid n ings ings molto allargando n tell; tell; O O come a ide with us our Lord Em man u el! come to us a ide with us our Lord Em man u el! molto allargando n n

10 Selected Works Pulished y Paraclete Press Lau R In the Bleak Midwinter PPM00850 opt flute O Little Town of Bethlehem Sing to the Lord a New Song PPM00715 Campell B Stover H Healey D Wonacott G Hotton M Weidner R Halls D Willow Carol PPM00836 SAB and organ Shall I Tell You Who Will Come to Bethlehem PPM00828 Ye Angels Whose Harmonious Strains PPM00838 Thou Whose Birth on Earth PPM00837 SATB and piano or harp Hodie Christus Natus Est PPM00841 SSATB and piano Sweet Bay Sleep PPM00822 SATB a cappella New Year Carol PPM00829 On the Birthday of the Lord PPM00218 SATB with descant and organ Sleep My Little Bae Sleep PPM00724 Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang PPM00219 Twopart choir and organ PARACLETE Paraclete Press P O Box 1568 Orleans MA wwwparacletepresscom PRESS