horal Series Verses based on Song of Songs Piano INTRO (q = ca 98) 4 3 4 3 b b b b dedicated with love to Zachary and Erin Hoyt Beloved (In the Love of Chrt) Soprano and Tenor solos, Piano, optional Assembly, lute, Violin and Cello b b Text and music 2010, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved a tempo N N 1 8 0 0 5 4 8 8 7 4 9 o c p o r g
2 % VERSES: Soprano and Tenor soli, as indicated (a tempo) Soprano Tenor Unon (Tenor) (Soprano) % 1 2 3 4 5 V V deed, my love s as rich Tenor 1 You 2 As 3 We 4 You 5 I (a tempo) Soprano/Melody 1 2 3 4 5 are a will are de my lil has fra sire y ten grant my be a and and be lov mong come beau lov the to ti ed, thorns, you, ful, ed and so hon (Soprano:) shin (Tenor:) more so love ly Y left be lov ed Y lips sweet oint ment and the e ru sa lem! (Duet:) Set me up ness from the vine (Duet:) I am un der me; y right hand hon ey comb: oun tain of sil ver fash ioned for beating heart, like a seal lov ed s; my be lov b b b b b b (Harmony, vss 4 and 5 only) shall em brace Leb a non y tent on ed y arm mine b me in or ing than hand stream gold on my shall like and n be the the y be N Edition 30108066 Beloved (In the Love of Chrt)
RERAIN: 1: Tenor solo (+Assembly, ad lib); 2: Soprano solo (+Assembly, ad lib); 3: Soprano and Tenor unon; 4 & 5: Duet Melody V V V In the love of Chrt Soprano In Tenor oy oy the love of Chrt hope hope com plete, com plete, n ref uge, ref uge, in the love of Chrt in the love of Chrt b n in in the love of Chrt the love of Chrt b b In the love of Chrt In the love of Chrt b life life () U () U () U () U () U (ine) (ine) (ine) 3 Beloved (In the Love of Chrt)
4 V V life Beloved (In the Love of Chrt) My b b b b Be lov My Be b b ed! Composer Notes a tempo lov a tempo a tempo ed! N DS DS The text of th song adapts various verses from the Song of Songs, and appropriate for the Rite of Marriage, and also for Communion or Preparation of the Gifts at Sunday Masses, especially when the readings focus on God s love or oneness with Chrt While th song may be performed by a solot/cantor, it most effective when sung by a male/female duet, with the assembly oining them on the refrain The Song of Songs essentially a poetic dialogue between the Bridegroom, h Bride, and the bride s Companions (or Daughters of Israel, as they are usually called in Western tradition) Th song also represents the passion and love between Chrt and h holy Church As designated in the New American Bible (and other translations), the first verse represents the voice of the Bride (the Church), the second verse that of the Bridegroom (Chrt), the third verse that of the Companions/Daughters of Israel Verses 4 and 5 represent the consummation of love, oneness, and oy between the Bridegroom and h Bride The duet passages should be sung dolce and with a sense of oneness
LUTE Beloved (In the Love of Chrt) 5 INTRO (q = ca 98) & bb 4 3 5 & bb P & bb RERAIN % VERSES 15 b Opt 8va ( U ) (ine) Music 2010, 2011, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved 2 2 2 DS
6 VIOLIN Beloved (In the Love of Chrt) & bb % INTRO (q = ca 98) & bb 4 3 2 VERSES 15 & bb P 3 RERAIN b b ( U ) (ine) N Music 2010, 2011, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved 2 DS
CELLO Beloved (In the Love of Chrt) 7 INTRO (q = ca 98) B 4 3 B % VERSES B 15 B b B RERAIN B ( U ) (ine) B 3 7 n b b b b 3 Music 2010, 2011, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved n DS
8 Assembly Edition BELOVED (IN THE LOVE O CHRIST) 1 You are my beloved, and indeed, so lovely Y left hand shall be under me; y right hand shall embrace me Refrain: All & bb 4 3 In the love of Chrt & bb oy complete, hope 2 As a lily among the thorns, so my beloved Y lips stream like the honeycomb: ountain of Lebanon 3 We will hasten and come to you, honor love s sweet ointment and the gold and the silver fashioned for y tent refuge, in the love of Chrt Verses text based on Song of Songs Text and music 2010, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved In the love of Chrt in the love of Chrt life 4 You are fragrant and beautiful, shining as erusalem! Set me upon y beating heart, like a seal on y arm 5 I desire my beloved more than richness from the vine I am my beloved s; my beloved mine or reprint permsions, please vit OneLicensenet or contact us at 18006631501