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1 2 OREWORD Music has alays een a strong metaphor to teach lessons aout life and faith. The chanting of psalms as a foundational part of Here orship. The Apostle aul used song illustratively as he encouraged the early church to live in harmony. rom the upper room, distant tones of our Savior s voice could e heard as He and His friends sang into the shados and found their song in the night. Music reaches deep into our hearts and calls us to reflection. It surrounds us ith sound and invites our spirits to soar in celeration. When shared ith sincerity, song transcends the alls that separate us and uilds ridges of understanding among all people. On the ings of music, e can express the deepest emotions of our lives and explore the victories and mysteries of our faith. In this cantata I have incorporated hymns, spirituals and folksongs, and intersected these musical moments ith the story of Christ s ministry among us. This exalted theme revererates through the ages in echoes of assurance and promise. Its resounding glory is a magnificent never-ending alleluia that aakens in the eliever the voice of praise. It is that same assurance that inspired the early poet to rite: no storm can shake my inmost calm hile to this Hope I m clinging. Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, ho can I keep from singing ROGRAM NOTES OSEH M. MARTIN The Song Everlasting is divided into three separate suites of anthems. These sections, entitled Ministry, Humility and Victory, can e performed individually during Lent, Holy Week or Eastertide respectively, or as a larger ork in its entirety. In addition to the nine anthems, there are optional congregational hymns included in the ack of the choral ook for those churches ishing to involve their entire felloship in the orship experience. I have provided narration to introduce these moments should you choose to use them. There is one hymn at the conclusion of each suite to ring that section to completion and to act as a congregational response to the spiritual concepts delivered y the anthems. for previe only The final numer, The Sure oundation, can e considered optional if you prefer to perform this cantata in conunction ith your Easter celerations. In that scenario, Christ is Risen can act as the final anthem of the ork, and the optional hymn response may e included afterards, as a final going forth congregational moment. Another option ould e for the ork to simply end ith Christ is Risen and its festive alleluias.

2 3 SCRITURE O REARATION (may e read or comtemplated silently) Sing eople of Zion; shout aloud, children of God. Be glad and reoice ith all of your heart. The Lord, the King of Israel, is ith you; never again ill you fear any harm. He ill take great delight in you; in His love He ill forgive you and reoice over you ith singing. (Zephaniah 3:1-17) for previe only

3 Words y RANCIS H. ROWLEY ( ) alt. HILI. BLISS ( ) alt. ACCOM. 1 π 3 Not too slo, ith freedom p 3 ẇ cresc p n g 6 THE WONDROUS STORY 3 3 g n n. Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses. Tune: HOLY MANNA American olk Hymn Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) for previe only

4 n n With rustic energy (q = ca. 12) n n SORANO ALTO n n. n cresc. poco a poco. n f rit. n n n n fl fl. n n fl fl unis. for previe only * I ill sing the... 5 * Words: rancis H. Roley, , alt.

5 on - drous sto - ry n me; TENOR BASS n for the cross of.... of the Christ ho. unis... ho He left His Cal.. - va ry died for n.. home in glo - ry.. n for previe only n fl fl n fl fl.

6 38 f 7 f I as lost, ut e - sus found me, found the sheep that ent a - stray; thre His lov - ing arms a - round me; unis... dre me ack in. unis... - to... His.. n for previe only ay..... n f

7 n n.. n n n p ruised, The love of ut.. e sus, e - sus n I as the love of for previe only - healed me. n

8 1 NARRATOR: MINISTRY The Song egan quietly at first. The One ho sang the universe into eing reached out from a manger ed seeking the comfort of His mother s arms. The neorn s soft cries mingled ith Mary s gentle lullay and there, amid a consort of easts, the music of grace egan to sound. Soon the Child gre strong and His isdom increased. The glory of the Lord as upon Him and He egan to testify in the temple. His message as older than time itself an ancient theme that had een echoed for centuries y the prophets; ut no the One called esus as sharing a ne song. The people egan to e amazed at hat they heard, and they longed to fill their empty hearts ith the eauty of His song of life. They had long-groped in darkness, surrounded y the noise of a hopeless orld desperately searching for a home and a purpose. And so, seeing the people longing for a ne alleluia esus had compassion and egan to teach them! for previe only

9 SONGS O THE WAYARER 15 ACCOM. 7 reely 6 p. n With a steady pulse, mournful (q = ca. 70) MALE SOLO (opt. T.B. unis.) rit. * strang-er a trav - lin through. n I m ust a.. this orld of Tunes: MOTHERLESS CHILD and WAYARIN STRANGER Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) 6 poor. ay-far -in oe. The road is for previe only * Tune: WAYARIN STRANGER, Traditional olk Melody Words: Traditional olk, alt. Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses..

10 16 10 filled ith toil and. dan-ger, and in my heart I alk a lone. I long to. n. n. 1 find a lov-ing Shep - herd; Some-one to 16 take me y the for previe only hand; Some-one to.

11 lead me from this SORANO / ALTO (tutti) p unis. 7 Oo to Oo the rom-ised EMALE SOLO (opt. S.A. unis.) *. dark - ness and ring me n n n n p Land. the rom-ised Land. p Some - times I feel like I m al - most gone. g g g g for previe only * Tune: MOTHERLESS CHILD, Traditional Spiritual Words: Traditional Spiritual, alt.. 17

12 18 2 Some-times I feel like I m al - most gone g g Some-times I feel like I m al - most gone; a g g. home, g g g. g a g g g g long ay from g n for previe only long ay from n n home. g n cresc. poco a poco g g

13 22 NARRATOR: esus egan to share the good nes of the kingdom of God. He reached out to all ho ere seeking and rought peace to those ho ere trouled and urdened. He egan to do marvelous orks among the people ho folloed Him. At a edding celeration He turned ater into ine. Later, a royal official pleaded ith Him to save his son, and esus healed him. At the city fountain, a paralyzed man leaped to his feet reoicing at the sound of esus healing ords. As He ourneyed throughout udea, the music of His message egan to crescendo ith purpose. His tender voice fell on the hearts of the eary like a canticle of hope, and to all ho ould listen, He sang, Come unto me, and I ill give you rest. for previe only

14 COME UNTO ME 23 Words y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) Tune: RESIGNATION Southern Harmony, 1835 Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM Tenderly floing (q = ca. 96). p. SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS unis. 10 O come. to.... me,. a... for previe only - ide ith. Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses.

15 2 13 me and I ill give you. rest O. unis. me and run to. e for.. me, re. - ev -. er -. side ith. for previe only. lessed. cresc.. THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

16 Come feet. Your lay your strength I... unis. 35 O unis. 35 ur dens - ill. re.. come to. - at my. ne... for previe only me, con - THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

17 26 37 fide in me. My peace. I give to you... p alk ith Come to.... me, me, come come 10 n.. talk talk ith ith. n Come for previe only me me. and THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

18 30 NARRATOR: rom village to village the Teacher ent and the music of grace egan to resound throughout the land. The people gathered to esus and their lives ere transformed y the sound of His voice. The sick ecame healthy and the lame egan to dance and sing. Soon it seemed as if the hole nation as folloing the Singer in a great procession of praise and thanksgiving. To many it as clear this as the romised One hom the prophets had spoken, The Lord God is in your midst, a Mighty One ho ill save. He ill quiet you y His love. He ill exult over you ith loud singing. for previe only

19 commissioned OURNEY O HOE AND ROMISE 31 Words y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM Confidently (h = ca. 76) SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS * Tune: SHOUT ON, RAY ON, Sacred Harp, 2nd ed., 1850 Words: Samuel Medley, * I unis.. unis. Based on tunes: SHOUT ON, RAY ON OLLOWERS O THE LAMB SAINTS BOUND OR HEAVEN ROMISED LAND Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) kno that my Re for previe only Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses. -

20 unis deem - er lives. Glo - ry, hal - le - lu -. What unis.... ah! com - fort this seet sen - tence gives. Glo - ry, hal - le - lu -. ah! f. Shout f. for previe only. THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

21 on pray on, e re f gain - ing ground. Glo - ry, hal - le - lu - ah! The dead s a - live and the.. Glo - ry, hal - le - lu -... unis. unis... ah! n.... n lost is found. for previe only 12 n.. THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

22 3 30 * We re 31 march - ing on to Zi - on, march - ing to e - ru - sa - lem. Zi We re march - ing on to - on. We re march - ing up to march - ing on. We re fol - lo -ers of the Zi - on. We re fol - lo -ers of the Lam. We re for previe only Lam. n We re * Tune: OLLOWERS O THE LAMB, Traditional Shaker Melody THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

23 We are march - ing through Em - man - uel s ground, march - ing to e march - ing, march - ing to e ru - sa - lem. We are march - ing, ye ru - sa - lem. Make to God a oy - ful sound, ye fol - lo - ers of the fol - lo - ers of the unis Lam.. Lam... n unis f. Sing on, f. for previe only 7 7 f.. 35 THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

24 36 8 shout on, fol - lo -ers of Em man u el fl. Sing on,... unis. Lam. unis. n. shout on, ye. 56. fol - lo - ers of the for previe only 56 more smoothly THE EVERLASTING SONG - SATB

25 NARRATOR: NARRATOR: (optional narration and congregational hymn) And so the people egan to listen to a ne voice of hope. They left ehind their douts and fears and reoiced in the graceful song of promise that as sounding in Christ's message. rom over the land the people came to Him and ere lessed. His arms are outstretched still. CONGREGATIONAL HYMN: I WILL ARISE AND GO TO ESUS (page 98) HUMILITY esus stood aove the city and ept. The song He had een sent to sing as heavy on His heart. His ministry among the people had angered the religious officials, and they ere eager to silence this ne cry of dissent that as seeping through the land. The assover pilgrimage to erusalem had rought a surge of excitement and as the day of the feast approached, esus and His closest folloers entered the alls of the ancient city. The people ere gathering for a great procession, ut the music they sang as itterseet, for it as not yet fully revealed to them the things that lay ahead. The frenzied crods took palm ranches from the trees and laid them efore Him as He passed. They egan to shout and sing, Hosanna! Blessed is the One ho comes in the name of the Lord! for previe only

26 ROCESSION O RAISE 5 Words y THEODULH O ORLEANS ( ) and EANETTE THRELALL ( ) Tune: COMLAINER Southern Harmony, 1835 Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS. With regal confidence (q = ca. 120) You, Re-deem - er,. 7 unis.. King,.. * All glo - ry, laud, and hon - or, to unis. 7 to. hom the lips of for previe only * Words: Theodulph of Orleans, Translation: ohn Mason Neale, Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses.

27 6 12. f chil - dren made seet ho - san - nas. ring. You f are the King of f Son, n. n no... Is - rael, and Da - vid s roy - al in the Lord s name.... com - ing, our for previe only

28 King and less -ed One! fol * rom - loed mid an ex - ult - ant. unis. 2 2 crod. Ol - i - vet they The vic - tor palm ranch av - ing, and chant - ing clear and. unis. for previe only. 7 * Words: eanette Threlfall,

29 8 31 f loud.. The f 32 Lord of earth and f heav - en rode on in lo - ly state, nor scorned that lit - tle... chil - dren should on His id - ding..... for previe only ait.

30 52 NARRATOR: As the oyous cries of Hosanna faded into memory, esus gathered to celerate the assover ith His chosen. Kneeling as a servant, He ashed His disciples feet and He taught them the meaning of true humility. There in a simple upper room they shared a meal and esus roke the read and poured the ine, as as the custom. Midst the quiet chanting of salms and the sharing of the assover ritual, esus gave them a ne covenant of grace that ould change the orld forever. As the final tones of their evening hymn drifted into the night, they alked to Olivet and entered a garden knon as Gethsemane. There, in the shados, esus fell on His knees and prayed in anguish. Humled y His oedience to the ill of God, He found peace, and quietly gave Himself to His captors. for previe only

31 SONG O HUMILITY 53 Words y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) Shaker Melody Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM Sloly (q = ca. 6) p n Moderately floing, ith simplicity (q = ca. 9) EMALE SOLO (opt. S.A. unis.). oed in the n e sus gar - den, in dark Geth-sem - a -. p - for previe only Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses.

32 ne. e - sus knelt in the gar - den, in.. deep hu - mil - i - ty. e - sus ept in the gar - den, His heart in ag - o - ny. e - sus. prayed in the.. for previe only gar - den, e - neath the ol - ive.

33 tree. (Tutti) I ill o and e 29 o and e free. I ill. hum - le, o like the il - lo. 21 sim - ple. I ill. o and e for previe only tree. cresc..

34 SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS I ill. I ill o. o and e 38 I ill o. I ill o. o and e 38. Oo free. I ill hum - le, o like the il - lo.. the il - lo I ill o. sim - ple. I ill. I ill o. o and e for previe only 22 tree. tree. cresc.

35 60 NARRATOR: Stripped of His dignity and savagely eaten, the perfect Lam of God stood silently efore His accusers. Brutal cries of Crucify Him rained don from an angry mo and, for a moment, their cruelty seemed to dron out the sacred song He had come to sing. Though oed lo y violence and eighed don y a cruel cross, the heart of the Savior egan to sing the music of grace. Step y step He climed Golgotha to reclaim humanity s forgotten alleluia. Only He could proclaim the great Amen of forgiveness and restore the roken hearts of His people. Even ith His final reath, He voiced a salm, ather, into Thy hands I entrust my spirit. for previe only

36 SACRED HEAD, WONDROUS LOVE 61 ACCOM TENOR BASS Sloly, ith heaviness and grief (q = ca. 80). unis. * O SORANO ALTO. grief and shame eighed. 5 don,.. sa - cred Head, no ound - ed, ith. no unis. scorn - ful - ly sur - Based on American olk Tunes Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) for previe only * Music: American olk Tune Words: aul Gerhardt, , tr. ames W. Alexander, Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD CORORATION and HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses.

37 62 10 round - ed ith thorns, Thine on - ly. cron; ho pale Thou art ith scorn!. Ho n an - guish, ith sore a - use and n n n does that vis - age lan - guish hich for previe only

38 once as right as.. n p 25 morn!. smoothly, ith great expression Thou, my Lord, hast suf - fered as all for sin - ners Oo p n smoothly, ith great expression n n n.. n n n mine as the trans - gres - sion, ut Thine the dead -ly Oo n n n. n n n n gain. What Lord, for previe only pain. Lo, 63

39 6 30 dim here I fall, My place. Look. grant to Sav - ior! Tis I de - serve Thy dim. me n n n n n on me ith Thy Thy n n 26 unis.. grace.. n n n n n n dim. n n fa - vor, and for previe only n n unis. What n

40 0 What lan - guage can I lan - guage can I or - ro to thank Thee, dear - est n n n or - ro to thank Thee, dear - est. riend, pit - y ith - out. pit - y ith -out for n end end. this Thy dy - ing sor - ro, Thy n n n n n n riend, Thy O f for previe only f f

41 72 NARRATOR: NARRATOR: (optional narration and congregational hymn) or three long days the orld aited in silence. The heartrending music of grieving and mourning filled the earth. Deep sadness had descended upon the ones ho loved esus. Only the lingering echoes of His assuring voice kept hope alive in their ounded spirits. CONGREGATIONAL HYMN: ALAS AND DID MY SAVIOR BLEED (page 99) VICTORY On the third day after the crucifixion of esus, the earth egan to shake ith anticipation. The rising sun gilded the sky ith golden promise, and the garden here He had een laid, aoke to the sounds of dan. In one great crescendo of oy, the stone rolled aay from the tom here esus had een laid. All creation rushed to claim its alleluia and the orld roke forth in glorious song. The ancient salm had een fulfilled, You have turned my mourning into oyful dancing. You have unloosed my roes of sorro and adorned me ith everlasting oy. for previe only

42 CHRIST IS RISEN 73 Words y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) Tunes: NETTLETON BEACH SRING Arranged y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS Boldly (q = ca. 90) n n n n n cresc. n. Christ is unis. f ris - en! Christ is ris - en! See the stone is rolled a - ay. * unis. Christ is for previe only * Tune: NETTLETON, Wyeth s Repository of Sacred Music, art Second, 1813 Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses

43 liv ing! Christ is - - Love s tri - um-phant day. Let us 1 1 liv ing! This is. raise our al - le - lu - ias. Let us praise the glo-rious Son. Christ is ri - sen! Christ is ris - en! Tell the unis. unis... n for previe only n n

44 orld hat God has done Christ is unis. y. Christ is lightly dim. ris - en! Christ is ris - en! Gone is death s dark mys-ter - liv - ing! Christ is liv - ing! Love has on the vic - to - for previe only n

45 ry. Let us 33 raise our al - le - lu - ias. Let us praise the glo-rious Son. Christ is ris - en! Christ is ris - en! Tell the orld hat legato God has 31 done! legato legato. for previe only

46 77 2 * n unis n n n n. gar - den greets her. n n n n n. Christ is n Lord. Christ is. unis. ris - en! Christ is ris - en! See the. n. liv - ing! Christ is liv - ing! oy has. n n n come and hope re - stored. Ev - ry flo - er urst-ing o - pen, ev ry. n for previe only * Tune: BEACH SRING, The Sacred Harp, 18

47 82 NARRATOR: With His ministry, Christ has taught us ho to serve. In His humility, He has taught us ho to give, and ith His victory over death and sin, He has taught us ho to live. or He came to give us life, a life that as more aundant and free. We have een given a ne alleluia and a ne voice of praise. Estalished in His grace, e can oldly move into the future ith our hearts fixed on the things aove. We can share our faith ith confidence, our grateful voices united forever in the song everlasting! for previe only

48 commissioned for the centennial celeration of irst United Methodist Church, Warrensurg, MO, dedication of the preschool uilding and sanctuary restoration Decemer, 2008 THE SURE OUNDATION 83 Words y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) ACCOM. 3 With great energy (q = ca ) 8 8 S.. f f fl f fl A. Come, T. B.. ye thank-ful peo- ple, come. fl f fl fl fl fl Music y OSEH M. MARTIN (BMI) Incorporating Ho irm a oundation 3 3. for previe only dim. Copyright 2011 y HAL LEONARD - MILWIN MUSIC COR. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Duplication of this pulication is illegal, and duplication is not granted y the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses.

49 Lord, our rit. God, rit. Wake the dan ith n has 35 made tune - ful sing - ing. This is the day (q = ca. 120) 3 that the for previe only (q = ca. 120) 3 cresc. poco a poco 3 3

50 2 V 2 26 V 26 S. A. T. B. Let 3 Let us re. oice!. oice! 3 cresc. poco a poco Re ( ) Let us re ( ) Let ( ) cresc. poco a poco us re - oice!. oice! us re - oice! Let us re - cresc. poco a poco Re Let us re ( ) Let - oice! Re - - oice! Re - us re - oice! oice! oice! oice! cresc. poco a poco 3 3 for previe only

51 86 29 S. A. T. B. f f oice Let us re f and 35 - oice! Let us re - unis. sing! unis * Christ is made the fl fl With great energy (q = ca ) With great energy (q = ca ) sure foun - da - tion, for previe only * Words: Latin, 7th century; tr. ohn Mason Neale, fl fl....

52 Christ the head and cor - ner - stone; cho - sen of the.. Lord and pre - cious, ind - ing all the Church in one Ho - ly Zi - on s help for - ev - er, and her con - fi for previe only..

53 88 7 unis dence a - lone, Christ is made the sure foun - da - tion,.... Christ the head and Ho * unis..... cor - ner - stone..... firm a foun shimmering 37 - da - tion, ye for previe only * Tune: OUNDATION, oseph unk s Genuine Church Music, 1832 Words: ohn Rippon s Selection of Hymns, 1787

54 97 NARRATOR: (optional narration and congregational hymn) Let us go forth ith oyful singing! Let us go out ith tuneful praise! Let us go living our alleluias and sharing the ondrous story of Christ in songs of everlasting praise! CONGREGATIONAL HYMN: I WILL SING THE WONDROUS STORY (page 100) for previe only