6 I saw three ships SOPRANO ALTO Gaily 1. I saw three ships come sail ing in 3. Our Sa viour Christ and his la dy, On 5. O, y sailed in to Beth lehem Trad. English carol arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS SOLO SOLO (or FULL) FULL (or FULL) ALTOS Christmas Day, on Christ mas I Day, Our O, On Christmas Day, on Christ mas 5 FULL, saw Sa Day, three ships viour Christ y sailed in come and to sail his Beth ing la le in dy, hem On Christ mas Day in morn ing., T. (8) TENOR (SOLO or FULL) FULL And 2. 4. Pray, what whi was r B. in sailed those ships those ships all three? all three? BASSES On Christ mas Day, on Christ mas Day, On Christ mas Day, on Christ mas SOLO (or FULL) And Pray, 13 FULL D.C. or vv. 3 & 5, what whi Day, was in r sailed those those ships ships Dynamics are let to discretion o conductor. all all three? three? On Christ mas Day in morn ing., Oxord University Press 1960 and 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
12 Homage to R. V. W. Sussex Carol Trad. English carol arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS VOICES ORGAN Allegretto Ch. (or Gt.) 8' 2' m Sw. Ped. legato VERSE 1: SOPRANOS (and ALTOS) VERSE 2: TENORS and BASSES 1. On Christ m 2. Then why mas night should men all on 4 Chris earth tians sing, be so sad, To Since hear our Re news deem er an made gels bring, us glad, V. 1: T. & B. V. 2: S. (& A.) On Then 7 Christ why mas night should men all on Chris tians sing, earth be so sad, To Since hear our Re news deem er stacc. Melody and words reprinted by permission o Ursula Vaughan Williams. Oxord University Press 1961 and 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
18 SOPRANO Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Allegretto ( q. = 72 6) SOLO or SEMICHORUS m Trad. English carol arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS 1. To mor row shall be my danc ing day: I would my true love 4 did so chance To see le gend o my play, To S. 7 FULL call my true love to my dance: Sing A. T. B. O my love, O my, O my, O my, 10 O my love, my love, my love; This have I done or O my, O my, O my love; This have I done or legato O my, O my, O my love; This have I done or legato legato O my, O my, O my love; This have I done or Oxord University Press 1966 and 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
13 Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, p my true love. 19 my true love., pp leggiero Sing pp leggiero, my true love. Sing, my true love. 2. Then O my love, sing O my O my love, sing O my 16 was I born o a vir gin pure, O her I took lesh love, O my love, O love, O my love, O pp leggiero Sing O my love, O my love, sing O my 19 cresc. ly sub stance; Thus was I knit to man s na ture, To m cresc. my love, cresc. my love, my love, my love, To m my love, love, O my love, my love, my love, my love, To cresc. m my love, my love, my love, To m
Hark! heraldangels sing 25 Charles Wesley (1707 88) and ors SOPRANO ALTO (ORGAN) TENOR BASS Hark! an 1. m 2. Christ, by he high rald est gels sing heav n a dored, FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 47)* v. 3 arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS Glo ry to Christ, ev er newborn last ing King; Lord, 5 Peace on earth and mer cy mild, God and sin ners re con Late in time be hold him come O spring o a vir gin s ciled: womb: 9 Joy 13 17 ul all Veiled in lesh With th an Pleased as ( Org. Hark! ( ye gel ic host man with man na tions God head pro to rise, see, Join Hail th in tri car umph nate Oxord University Press 1961 and 2014 (descant and organ part or verse 3). Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. o 1>De Org. Ped. ) claim, Christ dwell, Je unis. he rald an gels sing Glo is sus, born our in Beth Em ma ) i le nu skies, ty! hem. el. Verse 3 overlea ry to new born King. *Melody, and harmony or vv. 1 and 2, adapted by W. H. Cummings (1831 1915) rom a chorus by Mendelssohn. Verses 1 and 2 may be sung by unison voices with organ i desired. 1>Deity pronounced Deeity
26 Hark! heraldangels sing DESCANT (SOPRANOS) 21 3. Hail heav nborn Prince o Peace! Hail Sun o Right eous ness! ALL OTHER VOICES 3. Hail heav n born Prince o Peace! Hail Sun o Right eous ness! ORG. 25 Light and lie to all he brings, Ris n with heal ing in his wings; Light and lie to all he brings, Ris n with heal ing in his wings;
PIANO Giocoso ( q = 112) leggiero mp cresc. Jingle, Bells Words and melody by J. PIERPONT (1822 93) arr. DAVID WILLCOCKS m cresc. 47 S./A. S./A. 7 T. B. 4 10 SOPRANOS and ALTOS Glock. gliss. m Dashing thro snow In a onehorse o pen sleigh, mp Making spirits bright; What un O er ields we go, Laugh ing all way; Bells on Bobtail ring, cresc. cresc. it is to ride, and sing A sleighing song to night. Hi! Oxord University Press 1987 and 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
48 Jingle, Bells 13 Jin gle, jin gle, jin gle all Glock. 16 Jin gle, bells, jin gle, bells, jin gle all way; Oh, way; Oh, what un it is to ride in a one horse o pen sleigh! Jin gle, jin gle, jin gle all way; Oh, Jin gle, bells, jin gle, bells, jin gle all way; way; 2nd time to Coda Oh, way; 2nd time to Coda 19 Oh, what un it is to ride in a one horse o Oh, pen sleigh! m cresc.
in celebration o 95th birthday o Sir David Willcocks Rejoice and sing! 67 Words by John Rutter, incorporating a traditional carol text Bright and joyul q. = 88, q = 132, e = e sempre* JOHN RUTTER SOPRANOS (with ALTOS ad lib.) m non legato 1. Re PIANO 5 light and rhythmic joice and sing! glad news I bring, glad news I bring, glad news I bring; Re mp S. A. T. B. 9 joice and sing! glad news I bring, On Christmas Day in morn ing: * 7/8 bars in this carol always divide into 3 + 2 + 2 Collegium Music Publications 2014. This edition exclusively licensed worldwide to Oxord University Press 2014. All rights reserved. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. TENORS and BASSES SOPRANOS and ALTOS m I m m il basso marcato
68 14 Rejoice and sing! A lightly A saw lightly three ships come sail ing in, On Christmas Day, on Christ mas Day; I 18 saw three ships come sail ing in, On Christ mas Day in morn 22 ing. Re B joice and sing No well, no well! Earth s day o B più legato gladness is
82 Trad. English adapted rom Cornish Songbook or David, with love and admiration Nowell, nowell! JONATHAN WILLCOCKS SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS With energy and lie q = c.120 With energy and lie q = c.120 unis. No unis. No well, well, no PIANO 4 no well! well! No well, no well! angels did say To 7 shep herds re in ields as y lay; As y lay in ields, Oxord University Press 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
10 Nowell, nowell! keeping ir sheep On a win ter s night both cold and 83 13 mp bleak. mp unis. No unis. No well, well, no 16 no well, well, Born is King o Is ra
Anon. 15th cent. or Sir David Willcocks There is no rose 89 BOB CHILCOTT SOPRANO Gentle, with a lilt q = c.58 p ALTO TENOR p Al p Al le lu ia, al le There is no rose o lu ia, al le lu ia, le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia, BASS or rehearsal only Gentle, with a lilt q = c.58 p 4 such vir tue As is rose that bare Je su; al le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia, Oxord University Press 2014. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
90 There is no rose 7 Al le lu ia, al le lu ia. a, al le lu ia, al le lu ia. al p Al le lu ia, al le lu ia. For le lu ia, al le lu ia. 10 Res mi ran da,1 res mi ran da, res mi ran da, Res mi ran da,1 res mi ran da, res mi ran da, in this rose con tain ed was Hea ven and earth in 1 A wonderul thing