Once again the earth settles into the month of Decemer the darkest time of year; and once again the glorious story of esus ho came don to shed His divine Light uon our orld is told in churches and homes The eauty of music is alays an imortant art of the retelling of this onderful story With this in mind e resent the cantata On This Shining Night to righten your holiday season Relete ith ell-loved familiar carols as ell as rand-ne texts and music this cantata is designed to rovide a orshi exerience for your congregation that ill reare hearts to follo the Light of esus Through vocal and instrumental music narration and scriture the ancient tale is retold of a orld that lay in shado crying out for a Savior; the visit of angels ho announced the nes of that Savior s coming; and the irth of esus the Light of the World As e offer this ne musical creation to you e ray that it may fill your hearts and your lives ith the radiance of esus love Lee Dengler Susan Naus Dengler OREWORD On this shining night filled ith ae and onder God s gift of love comes don to earth flooding the orld ith everlasting Light REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
ERORMANCE NOTES On This Shining Night is a 7-minute cantata featuring: Narration including scriture assages that can e read y one or to readers amiliar carols and nely comosed music Ueat tunes as ell as slo reflective ieces 9 movements lus a short rerise and underscore Otional oortunity for congregational articiation Otional male and female solos Accomaniment can e either iano or chamer orchestra (ritten for flute ooe clarinet horn timani ercussion handells and strings) Otion of to ossile endings a shorter more dramatic ending; or a slightly longer more reflective ending that mirrors the cantata s oening REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI There are many ossiilities to enhance the resentation of this cantata The folloing are some suggestions: On This Shining Night (oening iece) Otional soloist may rocess from the ack of the sanctuary hile singing carrying a candle 2 handell layers may follo ringing as they enter When the choir egins singing at measure 2 they may also rocess into the orshi sace The instrumental ending of this iece should allo lenty of time for the choir to get into lace efore O Holy Night If ossile the choir may have this oening section memorized so that they too can enter ith candles If your congregation areciates liturgical dance this ould e effective during the interlude at measure 25 and also at measure 5 if choir is not rocessing The Long-Aaited The soloist may also enter from the ack of the sanctuary carrying a candle to add to the imagery of light that is coming into the orld The ourney This ould e another oortunity to utilize liturgical dance ith either one dancer or to a male and a female to reresent Mary and oseh making the ourney to Bethlehem revie Only VIEW R Carols of oy and Adoration If the longer more quiet ending is used the soloist may recess hile carrying a candle ith 2 handell layers folloing VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE eel free to use any or all of these suggestions or add your on ideas to further enhance this story to suit your on congregation s needs and tastes May God less you as you share the story of this shining night 5 VEVIEW
ACCOM 9 5 NARRATION: The eole ho once alked in darkness have no seen a great Light And on those ho once lived in the land of dee shado no a right Light shines Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER On 1 With mystery (q = ca ) π EMALE SOLO (ot omen unison) * On this shin -ing night filled ith ae and on - this shin - ing night this ho - On This Shining Night REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 9 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 ly night Music y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE * Otion: Soloist should rocess sloly from the ack of the sanctuary holding a lit candle folloed y 1 or 2 handell ringers laying the A and D in the accomaniment The accomanist should start laying at meas 25 hen handells are used der VEVIEW
1 17 God s gift of n love comes don to REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 21 2 25 flood - ing the orld ith ev - er - last - ing Warmly (q = ca ) n n earth U Light U U 7 (end solo) revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
Words y LACIDE CAEAU (10-177) Translation y OHN SULLIVAN DWIGHT (11-19) ACCOM SORANO / ALTO unis loing gently (q = ca 0-) 12 n 12 O ho - ly night the stars are right - ly shin - ing O Holy Night REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI It is the 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 night of the 11 Music y ADOLHE CHARLES ADAM (10-15) Arranged y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
12 9 15 12 12 dear Sav - ior s a temo TENOR / BASS unis Long lay the a temo in 5 irth REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI orld in - ing till He a - rit rit sin and er - ror revie Only VIEW R eared and the VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER ACCOM 7 9 BARITONE SOLO (ot small ensemle of men) * rit S A T B rit eacefully (q = ca 7) m Lord Bless - ed is He ho The Long-Aaited 5 a temo REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI Bless - ed is He ho a temo n comes in the name of the n m n comes in the name of the - - * Otion: Soloist should rocess sloly from the ack of the sanctuary holding a lit candle 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission Bless - ed is He ho Lord EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 19 Music y LEE DENGLER Incororating tune COMMUNION revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
20 10 1 1 n comes in the name of the - - Bless - ed is He ho Lord Lord Bless - ed is He ho REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI comes in the name of the - - n comes in the name of the n Lord Bless - ed is He ho revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER ACCOM 7 17 reely (q = ca ) Gently floing (q = ca ) SORANO / ALTO TENOR / BASS The Wondrous Nes REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI To rit Naz - a - reth an an - gel came to 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 Music y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
10 1 vis - it gen - tle Ma - ry to on - drous nes that REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 1 she ould ear a 1 she ould ear a Son ring to her the Son Son that that revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER SORANO ALTO ACCOM 7 25 Simly (q = ca 0) ho ould hear this y the la ere The ourney REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI unis Come gath - er round all tale of o - seh and Ma - ry dear ho n n n du - ty ound that they should trav - el 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 2 to Tune: WEXORD CAROL Traditional Irish Melody Arranged y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
10 1 1 Da - vid s ton The n unis 11 n cresc oco a oco ath as hard the cresc oco a oco REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 19 ay as slo yet n ev - er on - ard the to did go But hen to Beth - le - n hem they came there n n n n n as no lodg-ing that n they could claim n revie Only n VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE 27 n VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER ACCOM 7 0 Warmly (q = ca ) n g SORANO / ALTO TENOR / BASS n night On This Shining Night touched g n rit n On g a temo a temo y heav-en s glo - ry all the orld e - holds (Rerise) REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI g g 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 this shin-ing g the 9 Music y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
50 12 17 n on n n g - a g drous sight n n n g n 1 1 God has come to cresc oco a oco g cresc oco a oco REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI cresc oco a oco us g - ges on this shin-ing night this ho - g 22 a temo n n g rit n n n rit n g Light for all the g ly U night n U U n n U g revie Only VIEW R rit U u U n attacca VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER SORANO ALTO TENOR BASS ACCOM 1 With armth and exression (q = ca 92) With armth and exression (q = ca 92) O unis * unis lit - tle ton of Beth - le - hem ho still e see thee lie A - * Tune: NOEL traditional English melody Words: hillis Brooks 15-19 The Light Has Come REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 51 Tunes: NOEL W ZLOBIE LEZY ROCKING Arranged y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
7 52 10 ove thy dee and oco rit y Yet oco rit Sloer Sloer dream - less slee the si - lent stars go REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 1 ev - er - last - ing n n 11 11 a temo in thy dark streets n n a temo Light The shin - eth the revie Only VIEW R hoes and fears of VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
0 Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER ACCOM 7 10 5 With aundant oy (q = ca 11) f SORANO / ALTO 2 2 High in the heav-ens the an - gels sing Glo-ry in the high-est to the High in the Heavens REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 Music y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
1 1 ne-orn King eace and good-ill to the REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 19 2 2 2 earth He rings Glo - ry in the high - est glo - ry in the high - est glo - ry in the high-est to the ne - orn unis revie Only VIEW R King VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE 1 VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER SORANO ALTO ACCOM 5 10 1 reely (h = ca 7) 2 2 2 star in the she - herds TENOR / BASS rit rit and east Rise U and ollo REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI fol that lo! lights the 12 12 ay a temo steadily O a temo steadily - leave gently rhythmic Tunes: RISE U SHEHERD Traditional Siritual O LEAVE YOUR SHEE Traditional rench Melody Arranged y LEE DENGLER unis (ot solo) 2 There s revie Only VIEW R 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 Rise your shee VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE a u 71 VEVIEW
72 1 1 O leave on this shin - ing O leave your shee (tutti) O night your shee Go leave REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 22 ev - er - last - ing O leave Light your shee He see O O your the leave leave shee Child 2 comes 2 O to leave earth your shee your shee revie Only VIEW R your shee VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE u the ith - VEVIEW
Words y SUSAN NAUS DENGLER ACCOM 12 oyfully (q = ca ) 2 2 SORANO / ALTO TENOR / BASS m * 9 9 O ho unis liss - ful - ly from the man - ger shin - Carols of oy and Adoration REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI oy - ful - ly * Tune: O SANCTISSIMA The Euroean Magazine and London Revie 1792 201 Word Music LLC (ASCA) All Rights Reserved Used y ermission ing EVEN I YOU OSSESS A CCLI LICENSE YOU MAY NOT COY THIS MUSIC If you have questions aout CCLI lease call 00/2-2 O ho right 1 Tunes: O SANCTISSIMA ÜNGST ANTIOCH ADESTE IDELES O HOLY NIGHT Arranged y LEE DENGLER revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE VEVIEW
2 17 2 17 love is ring us eam - ing from sin re - deem - ing REVEVIEW EW VEVEVI 29 29 unis * Sing ith light on 9 - der and de - Christ has light Christ is come to revie Only VIEW R VIEW Legal VIEW Use Requires VEVIEW urchase VIE * Tune: ÜNGST traditional German melody orn on VEVIEW