Evening Prayer. SATB a cappella. words by Thomas Ken ( ) music by Sheena Phillips

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1 Evening rayer a caella ords by homas Ken ( ) music by heena hillis homas Ken s evening hymn is oten sung to the tune o allis s Canon Here it is given a ne setting using a entatonic melody and belllike sonoroties irst a soloist and then various sections o the choir sing the verses o the hymn, and the iece builds gradually rom inard relection, enitence, and sulication to ardent raise he assage sung by the soranos in bars is based on the traditional English bellringing attern tedman s riles, and the tune o allis s Canon is rung out by the tenors and basses toard the end o the iece duration c 5:00 erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance all rights reserved coyright heena hillis 01 and 017

2 Evening rayer Glory to hee, God, this night, or all the blessings o the light Kee me, O kee me, King o kings, eneath hine on almighty ings orgive me, Lord, or hy dear on, he ill that I this day have done, hat ith the orld, sel, and hee, I, ere I slee, at eace may be O may soul on hee reose, nd ith seet slee mine eyelids close, lee that may me more vigorous make o serve God hen I aake When in the night I sleeless lie, My soul ith heavenly thoughts suly; Let no ill dreams disturb rest, No oers o darkness me molest O hen shall I, in endless day, or ever chase dark slee aay, nd hymns divine ith angels sing, ll raise to thee, eternal King? raise God, rom Whom all blessings lo; raise all creatures here belo; raise Him above, ye heavenly host; raise ather, on, and Holy Ghost homas'ken' ' ' ' Many'editions'o'this'text'use'the'irst'line' ll'raise'to'hee,''god,'this' night,'but'homas'ken'himsel'is'said'to'have'reerred'the'version'given'here' ' One'o'the'original'verses'is'omitted'

3 Lyrics by homas Ken Evening rayer Music by heena hillis orano lto enor q» º chord 1 (but elt in one) a e tolls solo reely Glo ry to he soloist should not be aligned regularly ith the ulse o the bells, but observes roughly the marked temo hee, God, this night, he chord should be gently and regularly tolled, evoking the sound o distant bells ing to '', closing to the 'ng' ater about a quarter note I more deinition is required (eg in a very live acoustic) then exeriment ith 'dong' or 'bong', but do not make the bells too instrusive ass? iano (or rehearsal only)? q» º chord 1 reely 8 or continue all the blessings o the light Kee me, O kee me, King o kings,? no? continue coyright heena hillis 017 erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

4 evening rayer 16 continue e neath hine on al might y ings end solo sing just one more chord 1 ater end o solo? no? continue 5 chord? a e tolls evenly or give me, Lord, or hy dear on, no? chord? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

5 evening rayer 3 3 cont sitch to chord 3 once tenors have cleared the ord "done" chord 3 he ill that I this day have done, start ater one or to tolls o chord 3 hat ith the orld, sel, and hee,?? start ater one or to tolls o chord 3 no? cont chord 3 sitch to chord 4 once tenors have cleared the ord "hee" sing just one more chord 4 ater end o verse 4 chord 4? start ater just one toll o chord 4 I, ere I slee, at eace may be no?? chord 4 start ater just one toll o chord 4 erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

6 evening rayer 4 55 O may dolce O dolce may dolce soul soul on on hee hee re re ose, ose, nd ith seet nd ith seet slee slee mine mine eye eye lids lids? O may dolce soul on hee re ose, nd ith seet slee mine eye lids O may soul on hee re ose, nd ith seet slee mine eye lids no? 63 close, close, lee that may lee that may cresc me me more more vig 'rous vig 'rous make make o o serve serve close,? lee that may cresc me more vig 'rous make o serve close, lee that may me more vig 'rous make o serve no? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

7 evening rayer 5 70 God God hen hen I I a a ake ake God? hen I a ake God hen I a ake no? 79 accel oco agitato hk»? no? accel hk» erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

8 evening rayer 6 hk»h 89, breathe beteen 'ah's, h, h,, h, h,?, h, n h, no hk»h,?, When in the night I sleeless lie, My soul ith heav'n ly thoughts su ly; n 95 subito h, h, ll subito h, h, ll subito? h, b h, ll Let no ill dreams dis turb rest, No oers o darkness me mol est ll no? b erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

9 evening rayer 7 10 con moto hk» rit raise God, h, raise God, this night,? raise God, this night, no? con moto hk» raise God, this night, rit meno mosso h» º tranquillo 11 subito close to 'ng' ater a crotchet h, h, " " " subito close to 'ng' ater a crotchet div? subito close to 'ng' ater a crotchet no div meno mosso h» º? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

10 evening rayer 8 11 h, cantando O hen shall I, in end h, h, less day, or ev er chase dark slee a ay,? no? 19 h, h, nd hymns div ine ith an gels sing, ll raise to hee, e ter, nal?, ll raise, e ter nal ll raise, e ter nal no? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

11 137 q»q King? this hrase sung reely by each singer in the section (see box belo) gioioso raise God, rom Whom all evening rayer 9 raise gioioso bless ings lo; God, rom Whom all blessings lo; raise? King? raise King? God, rom Whom all raise bless ings lo; raise raise no? q»q all arts: breathe beteen each 'raise Him' leatoric sections (marked by square brackets): one or to lead singers in each section should enter here indicated he rest o the section ollos in a cascade, starting ithin one measure o the leaders ll singers sing the hrase reely and inish it in time to continue ith the next hrase 143 raise raise raise raise raise raise raise raise raise raise gioioso raise all crea tures here be lo; raise raise? raise all crea tures here be lo; raise no? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

12 evening rayer raise raise Him a bove, ye heav'nly host; raise raise raise raise raise Him a bove, ye heav'nly host; raise raise Him a bove, ye heav'n ly host; raise raise? n n n raise raise O raise no? n n n all hold 'Ghost' until beat 4 o bar div raise raise raise raise raise raise a ther, on, and Ho ly raise Ghost? raise raise a ther, on, and Ho ly Ghost raise a ther, on, and Ho ly Ghost no? erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance

13 163 evening rayer 11 h, h,,,,,,,?,,,,,,,,,,,, no? 169 oco rit close to 'n',, men,,?,,,,,,,, no? oco rit erusal score not or rehearsal or erormance