PERORMANCE NOTES: Music for Adora of Cross provides music to unify showing venera of cross on Good riday Behold Wood of Cross is sung three times as indicated in Missal followed y assemly response each time The opal vamp may e played during procession of cross or it may e omitted aithful Cross is one of ops prescried in Missal for venera of cross; it provides a unique musical form for this ritual moment The hymn egins ends with entire assemly singing a verse ( aithful Cross to egin, Wisdom, power to end) A cantor or two cantors n sing each of nine verses that follow assemly responds with one of two responses as indicated ( aithful Cross or Sweet timer ) An opal instrumental interlude is provided in order to extend piece as needed After assemly sings final verse, all sing Amen to conclude piece
MUSIC OR THE ADORATION O THE HOLY CROSS The Roman Missal Priest 2 4 3 SA B 4 3 á á Behold wood of Cross, on which hung salva of world /D á á q = c 82 Cantor/Choir/Assemly Come, let us a 4 3 4 3 P Opal Vamp 6 005292 p rom CD I Shall Live WLP 008463 Behold Wood of Cross SAB Choir, Cantor, Priest, Assemly, Guitar, Keyoard dore á á Come, let us a U dore u U u Tony Alonso Click & Print download e05292 guitar leadsheet es05330 may e purchased at wlpmusiccom Text from English transla of The Roman Missal 2010, Internaal Commission on English in Liturgy Corpora All rights reserved Music copyright 2012, World Lirary Pulicas 3708 River Road, Suite 400, ranklin Park, IL 601312158 All rights reserved Unauthorized duplica is against law 4 3 4 3 4 3
4 The Roman Missal INTRODUCTION Plaintively q = c 92 4 3 4 3 5 p 9 12 /D /D aithful Cross Tony Alonso
INTRODUCTORY / INAL VERSE 16 Cantor/Choir/Assemly 20 24 B Nev er was re or re demp 1st time unison; Last time SAB SA Sweet Now in tim ev er, ry Saints re ly ad o ra on, such a sci sal va on, sweet i gen er a ron,, Intro: aith ful Cross inal: Wisdom, power, No le tree eyond Trin i compare! To lessed ty 7 7 Nev er leaf or flower so rare Through Paschal Mys ter y, Sweet urdeall e ter ni that y ear! And for ty 5
6 28 31 35 1 inal A inal f 39 A men, men, 7 a Sop div a rit rit rit men U men u U u To Verses
VERSES 1 9 Cantor(s) 43 melody 46 1 Sing, my tongue, in 2 or, when Ad am 3 Thus tempt er 4 So a r, 5 Hear a ti ny 6 So he came, 7 No dis grace was 8 Loft y tim er, 9 No lest tree of harmony 1 vice! 2 fruit, 3 still: 4 doom, 5 strs; 6 reign; 7 died; 8 ing; 9 ossed: ex first was ul ta of fend out wit out a of y pit cry long ex pect too a hor smooth your rough all cre a ed, ted y ing, ed, rent: ness, ted, Make Not a all sol hopes Rem e dy Sent him See his On ly Blood Let Post from vir orn wa your fi y Lam's emn of gin to ter, ers lood Suggested voicing: Vss 1, 3, 5, 7: Male cantor Vss 2, 4, 6: emale cantor Vss 8 9: emale cantor (melody), Male cantor (harmony) Of our Eat ing By a or our ound er Not in an ner de that for id den wis dom deep er self in flict ed of glo ry, seas not to Nailed mocked parched he lex your oughs for los som Rich ly ew eled em B /D proc la glo ry ail ment heavõn ly Moth er e re ma end fit cit ty ect dou le war lose ir tough con se crat ed ted, y ing ed, rant, ness, ed; 7
8 49 1 Of 2 With 3 Means 7 8 9 52 a to 4 When ho ly 5 Cloth a round his 6 Choos ing hun ger, 4 5 6 Is sue Gent ly Spar that tri umph ser pent at cure means from let saves time feet toil its to had his wound ed your ten drils tem pest B /D 1 of cre a 2 would e men 3 e ac quit Al might man ger ly was e rect 7 might y tor 8 na tive gruff 9 el e vat ded ted, y, ing ed rent ness, ed, price: root: kill; come: hs; pain, side, cling; tossed; Con quered By a Christ would Earth Clasp Car ries y his sec ond do his How Bro ken That He, ind Till him Sav na world Son in scaf Wash ing in Lay a side Scaf fold eam ior ture might a fold a your which, Took our flesh in Ma ryõs wom (To Response 2) Tight ly wrapped in swaddling s! (To Response 1) And Pas chal Lam was slain (To Response 2) sac ri fice! (To Response 1) tree shoot (To Response 2) a rõs will (To Response 1) stars o cean tide (To Response 1) od y of your King! (To Response 2) what world has cost! (To Response 1)
RESPONSE Cantor/Choir/Assemly 55 SA 1 2 B 59 63 aithful Cross Sweet tim er, 1 Nev er was re 2 Sweet tim er, Saints re ly sweet i on, ron, such sweet a sci i on, ron, No le tree eyond that y com pare! Sweet urden ear! 7 Nev er leaf or flower so rare Sweet ur den that y ear! 7 To Verse Last time to inal Verse (m 16) 9
10 66 Opal Interlude 1 rare 2 ear! B B 71 75 J C C Am G n n To Verse or inal Verse (m 16) Engraved printed in USA