O Little Town of Bethlehem SSAA and Piano, with opt. Cello or Brass, Strings, and Percussion

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1 Commissioned by the Alaska Chamber Singers, David Hagen, Director, to celebrate their Thirtieth Anniversary Season O Little Ton of ethlehem SSAA and iano, ith ot Cello or rass, Strings, and ercussion 3 hillis rooks Grant Cochran Cello iano?? Moderato ( q = 80 ) ?? 8? oco rit Solo oco rit O lit - tle ton of eth - le - hem, ho still e see thee? oco rit Text: hillis rooks, , and ritten in 1868 (D) Tune: OREST GREEN, traditional English folk melody (D) Music: Grant Cochran, nely comosed, and coyright 2016 irnamood ith this ublication Coyright 2016 irnamood ublications (ASCA) A division of MorningStar Music ublishers, Inc, St Louis, MO All rights reserved rinted in SA MorningStarMusiccom Reroducing this ublication in any form is rohibited by la ithout the ermission of the ublisher The various music licensing agencies do not give ermission to coy this music

2 4 12? lie! A - bove thy dee and dream - less slee the 15 si - lent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets? 18 shin - eth the ev - er - last - ing light; the?

3 5 21 f f? hoes and fears of all the years are f u met in thee to - 24 night nison Women or Christ is born of? 27? Mar - y; and, gath - ered all a - bove, hile

4 6 30 mor - tals slee, the an - gels kee their atch of on - d ring? 33? love O morn - ing stars, to - geth - er ro - 36 f? claim the ho - ly birth, and rais - es sing to f God the king, and f u

5 7 Cello 40 Sorano eace to all on earth Div Ho semre Ho Alto Div Ho semre iano? eace to all on earth Ho 43 si - lent - ly, ho si - lent - ly, the on - drous gift is si - lent, si - lent, the on - drous gift is si - lent, si - lent - ly, the on - drous gift is si - lent, si - lent, the on - drous gift is?

6 8 46 giv n! giv n! giv n! So God im -arts to hu - man hearts the bless - ings of his giv n! So God im -arts to hu - man hearts the bless- ings of his? π 50 heav n No ear may hear his com - ing, but, heav n No ear may hear his com - ing, but,? Melody

7 9 54 here oco rit oco rit meek souls ill re - ceive him, still the, in this orld of sin, Oo, still the oco rit,, in this orld of sin, Oo, still the? oco rit 58 dear Christ en - ters oco iù mosso in dear Christ en - ters in dear Christ en - ters in? oco iù mosso Melody

8 10 61 nis Where nis Where chil - dren ure and chil - dren ure and? 64 ha - y ray to the bless-ed child, here mis - er - y cries ha - y ray to the bless-ed child, here mis - er - y cries ẇ? Melody

9 11 68? Div out to thee, Son of the moth - er mild; Div here out to thee, Son of the moth - er mild; here? 71? izz arco char - i - ty stands atch - ing and char - i - ty stands atch - ing and faith holds ide the faith holds ide the? Melody

10 12 74? cresc oco a oco door, the the cresc oco a oco dark night akes, the glo - ry breaks, and cresc oco a oco? door, the dark night akes, the cresc oco a oco glo - ry breaks, and 77? oco rit f oco rit Christ - mas comes once oco rit more Christ - mas comes once more? oco rit f Melody

11 13 81? rit 85 rit nis rit rit nis O ho O - ly child of eth - le - hem, de - scend to us e ho - ly child of eth - le - hem, de - scend to us e? u

12 14 89? ray; cast out our sin, and en - ter in: be born in us to - ray; cast out our sin, and en - ter in: be born in us to -? 93? Div? day day Melody We We Div hear the Christ - mas an - gels the hear the Christ - mas an - gels the

13 15 96? f f great glad ti - dings tell; O come to us; a - f great glad ti - dings tell; O come to us; a -? f 99? æ rit bide ith us, our rit Lord Em - man - u - rit bide ith us, our Lord Em - man - u -? rit Melody

14 16 102?? (Cello) 105? (iano)? el! el! u 110?? Sloer Sloer molto rit molto rit π π u Music engraving by Michael Case