A JOY FOR ALL THE EARTH

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1 Trumpet in Organ Stately (h = 56) INTRODUCTION: F 2 A b 9 A b /C A OY FOR ALL THE EARTH Official hymn of the World Meeting of Families 2018 D dim / A b ma7 n sus Choir: Love bears all Ephrem Feeley F things, F m Tpt 7 n Ó Org 7 en - dures all /A b things; Gm n Ó / love longs for A b 9 A b /C all things good, n D dim / n Tpt 12 Org 12 love ne - ver A b ma7 sus ends /G A b 11 /G A b 11

2 Tpt Org VERSES 1-: b b b Cantor (or choir): 1Love is 2Here in God's Love is our pa fam tient, 'ly o - ri - gin, our con - stant call - / tacet until verse and love is all find their / kind home ing Tpt Love is not re All can find sal Love is our ful - sent - ful, - va - tion, troub - led souls find - fil - ment in God's dell - ing it is not rude peace place Org 21 A b 9/C / A b 9 A b ma7/c /D

3 Tpt Love is not ar - ro - gant, nor boast - ful, nor ea - lous, Org 25 Here is found Love is the n ten - der - ness, com - pas - sion and us - tice my - ste - ry of Fa - ther, Son and Spi - rit, Fm7/ Ddim B dim7 C m Tpt 29 Org but love re Here God rea ches A b cresc Love is com D dim/a b - oi - ces, re - oi - ces in the - don to us and tou - ches us ith - mu - nion of bles - sed Tri - ni - /G Fm7 /A b truth grace ty sus To Refrain

4 Tpt REFRAIN: f Descant: Ó Choir/ Assembly: The oy, of love, a (final refrain only) oy for God's fa - mi - ly, The oy of love, a oy for all God's fa - mi - ly, Org 7/F f /G A b F m/c fa - mi - ly, /D Tpt 7 b Ó the oy, the oy of love trans - cen - ding time and space b Love for each Org 7 the oy of 7/F love, /G trans - cen - ding time and A b F m/c space space /D Our Our love for each b m/d b b b b

5 Tpt 42 # o n - ther mir - rors God the Fa - ther's love The oy of love: a n o - ther mir - rors God the Fa - ther's love n The oy of love: a Org 42 A b 9/C F m Fm/A b B dim n n /G Tpt 47 oy for all the earth Org 47 oy for all the A b sus earth /G /A b /A b To Verses, (Final time to Coda)

6 VERSE 4: Org b b b Cantor: This is hat God asks of us: G m/ to act ith us - A b ma7 G m/ 7 C sus C m tice, Tpt 56 Org to love ith Fm7 Gm/ 7/A b ten - der - ness, to alk hum - bly ith /A b G m7 God, /D Tpt Org Choir: A b 9/C to give our lives G m7/ in / ser - vice to o - thers The A b 9 9/G /G cresc Tpt 64 F Org oy of the Fm7 Gos - pel is the oy - ful love of 9/G /G A b F m/c A b ma7 Christ! /D To Final Refrain and Coda

7 Org CODA: Cantor: Love bears all things, / / en - dures all things; n G 7/D G7 Ó / 7 Org 7 love longs for A b 9 A b 9/C all things good, D dim G Csus n molto rit love ne - ver A b ma7 /F sus 6 a tempo ends / Copyright 2017 Ephrem Feeley Composer's Notes: This piece found its inspiration in the document Amoris Laetitia - the oy of Love, ritten in 2016 by ope Francis folloing the Synods on the Family held the preceding to years A substantial portion of the document is a treatment of the famous Hymn to Love found in 1 Corinithians 1, and I felt that this piece should begin ith this onderful auline text To provide musical and textual symmetry, I have repeated the introduction ith these ords as a coda, though ith pared-back accompaniment to highlight their simplicity and elegance The main focus of Amoris Laetitia is the domestic family; there are also theological parallels beteen this and God's family in the Church Although the performing forces for this piece are substantial for regular parish situations, perhaps for special occasions, at least one trumpet (playing the uppermost line) could be used The lyrical nature of the melody allos for this piece to be performed by smaller forces too, even a single voice and accompaniment, making it suitable for eddings The piece also is suitable for general use, and could be used as a strong stately entrance or communion processional hymn