The Miracle and Majesty of Christmas

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1 The Miracle and Majesty of Christmas Tom ettke Max Lucado Orchestrations by Ed Hogan Available Products: Choral Book Listening CD InstruTrax CD Bulk CDs (10-pack)* Orchestration CD-ROM** Rehearsal Trax Previe Pack Drama Companion/Production Guide (Reproducible) * This package of 10 listening CDs provides an inexpensive ay for each choir member to have a copy of the Listening Recording (hich includes the narration). ** Instrumentation: lute/piccolo; Oboe/English Horn (opt. Soprano Sax/Clarinet 2); Clarinet; Horn in (opt. Alto Sax/Clarinet 3); Trumpet 1, 2; Trombone 1, 2 (opt. Tenor Sax/Baritone TC); Percussion 1, 2; Harp; Violin 1, 2; Viola (opt. Clarinet 4); Cello; Double Bass; Synthesizer String Reduction (opt.) A donloadable full demonstration recording of God Came Near is also available for purchase at alfred.com/donloads. Enter in the search field. jubilatemusic.com Copyright 2018 CandelaWorks Music (ASCAP). a division of Jubilate Music Group, LLC. P.O. Box 3607, Brentood, TN International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. The copying of this music is prohibited by la and is not covered by CCLI, LicenSing, or OneLicense.net.

2 2 OREWORD The centuries-old Christmas story ill alays be fresh and alive. Its narrative and truths have literally changed the orld, and seeing and hearing it told each year in music and the spoken ord is not only a tradition, but at the heart of the Christian experience. God Came Near not only faithfully tells the timeless Christmas story, it does so in a uniquely poetic and musically satisfying manner. We believe it ill move and inspire ane all ho perform and hear it. We are delighted and honored to have the inimitable talents of veteran, best-selling riters Max Lucado and Tom ettke together for this ork. Our hope is that it ill serve to heighten and enrich your celebration of the Incarnation hen God came near. -The Publisher PRESENTATION SUGGESTIONS In addition to presenting this ork as ritten, the rich narration and musical settings in God Came Near offer a ealth of creative options for its presentation: Add the optional drama and staging found in the Drama Companion Guide ( ), available separately. This reproducible Guide also includes rehearsal tips, promotional suggestions, and more. Add visual images projected behind the choir either abstract, concrete, or a combination thereof. Present the ork in sections during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Use the ork as the culmination of a church-ide (or choir-only) reading/study of Max Lucado s book God Came Near.

3 3 TABLE O CONTENTS oreord... 2 Presentation Suggestions... 2 Index Music God Came Near: Overture... 4 Advent Celebration... 7 Nothing Is Impossible With God On This Holy Night The Night Was Ordinary No More A Child and Yet a King Magi from the East The Christmas Gifts Light and Life... 68

4 4 GOD CAME NEAR Overture Music and Arrangement by TOM ETTKE ACCOMP. ADVENT MOSAIC * With joyful anticipation (h = ca. 56) 1 2 ƒ 2 Ó b b b 5 b b b b b b b b b rit. Ó dim. n 9 10 Brightly, detached (h = ca. 66). j b b b 13 n n n. j n b * Music: Tom ettke, based on tunes: IL EST NÉ, Traditional rench Melody, and TEMPUS ADEST LORIDUM, Traditional 14th Century Melody Copyright 2018 CandelaWorks Music (ASCAP), a division of Jubilate Music Group, LLC. P.O. Box 3607, Brentood, TN All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. The copying of this music is prohibited by la and is not covered by CCLI, LicenSing, or OneLicense.net

5 6 *NARRATOR 1: It as about to begin God s plan for humanity, crafted in the halls of heaven and carried out on the plains of earth. Only holiness could have imagined it. Only divinity could have enacted it. Only righteousness could have endured it. And once the plan began, there ould be no turning back. The Creator kne it. The Son kne it. And soon, earth itself ould itness heaven s majesty alighting on the planet. God came near. * Underscore for narration begins on page 10. Narrator1 is a female voice on the recording.

6 ADVENT CELEBRATION 7 ACCOMP. 4 2 OR TO US * With a joyful lilt (h = ca. 66) 2 2 SOPRANO / ALTO Music and Arrangement by TOM ETTKE.... TENOR / BASS or to us a Child is born; un - to us a Son is giv - en. - He ill rule o ver.... * Tune: IL EST NÉ, Traditional rench Melody Words: Tom ettke, based on Isaiah 9:6 Copyright 2018 CandelaWorks Music (ASCAP), a division of Jubilate Music Group, LLC. P.O. Box 3607, Brentood, TN All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. The copying of this music is prohibited by la and is not covered by CCLI, LicenSing, or OneLicense.net