2 Performance Notes In February 1999, Richard Clarke commissioned this new text on Holst s great tune THAXTD for his choir to sg at aster. Let us unpack its meang order to sg with understg. begs history, period of transition after Jesus death. The first verse connects us, believers of present day, with Lord s followers durg that time of confusion uncertaty: Our Lord is dead. What will we do now? Will Romans kill us too? John s gospel relates that disciples had locked doors of place where y were for fear (Jn. 20:19). It could well have been same upper room where y had shared his Last Supper. In verse two, women discovered empty tomb. All f gospels agree on disciples reluctance to believe Lord had risen; story seemed like nonsense ( dead do not arise ), besides, who could believe hysterical women? Yet who had stood by cross? Who had braved soldiers to anot Lord s body tomb? The men had fled hid. The evangelists mselves couldn t get names of women straight, except for Mary Magdalene. We present-day Christians may also be slow to believe, but verse two transitions from history to a strong, personal affirmation of faith risen Lord, present here bread we community. Christ has died is risen. Though ody of Christ is still beg crucified wherever re is war or violence or justice, death is not end. We who have known sorrow know delight. We rise with Christ. We rejoice. M.D.R. This beautiful descriptive text is set to a noble sturdy tune that carries weight of se most holy events of faith. Take y time. Sg carefully from depths of y personal experience of Christ. Feel sorrow despair (verse 1); bright light of early morng dawn (verse 2); supreme joy of new life (verse 3). Use dicated dynamics to ir fullest extent. The build from verse 1 to 3 is a gradual crescendo, a musical expression of resurrection. The brass timpani add to, but must never domate, sound of human voice. As best option, have y assembly (if y know tune) jo on verse J.H. dition 11501-Z
for Richard Clarke THAXTD, 13 13 13 11 13 13 Tune by Gustav Holst (1874 1932) M. D. Ridge Arranged by Jeffrey Honoré 3 Trumpet I & II C Trombone I & II ani, Organ 4 Tpt INTRO With breadth strength ( = ca. 69) Sw. 8', 4' flutes Ped. 16', 8' Text 1999, M. D. Ridge. Musical arrangement 1999, Jeffrey Honoré. Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Instrument parts are available from publisher, edition 7026
4 VRS 1 8 VRS 1 Tenor/ass Three world was bro ken; Lord of life lay dead. flutes + strg celestes no Ped. 12 Take up y cross, he told us who fol lowed where he led. II 16 Would we now hang tor ment with thieves on ev ry side, + 8' flute
5 I 20 Pass o ver shat tered, hope cru ci fied? 24 8'flute I 28 II Three we hid si lence, bit ter fear grief. T Three we clung to geth er where he had washed feet. +8 ' flute
6 32 Tpt VRS 2 Soprano/Alto Three Gt. 8', 4' (boxes closed) + Gt. /Ped. His 40 36 tomb, + 4' + Sw. /Ped. Ped. on third day, wom en came at dawn. S A y said, was emp ty, his bro ken bod y gone. tr
7 Tpt 44 I II II tr S A T 48 Tpt Who could be lieve ir sto ry? The dead do not a rise, he walks a mong us, with own eyes a rise yet a rise (open boxes) + 2' (no breath) we ve (no breath)
8 52 Tpt tr tr tr 56 Tpt seen him at this ta ble; we ve shared his bread we. Hearts tr tr tr burn g bright with us, we ve seen his glo ry she. Sw. 8', 4', 2' marcato + mxt. Gt. /Ped.
9 61 Tpt marcato ten. VRS 3: ( = ca. 64) VRS 3: S/A T/ ( = ca. 64) + Sw. /Gt. Gt. F C ( = ca. 64) more broadly Three 66 more broadly more broadly more broadly + 8' reed world was bro ken an stant healed, tr ten. ten. + Gt. /Ped.
10 Tpt I 70 God s cov e nant of Tpt 74 II I S A T mer cy mys ter y re vealed. Two thou s years are one day God s e ter nal sight, mxt.
11 Tpt I 78 II I Tpt 82 più più II yes ter day s sor rows are this day s de light Though still Christ s bod y suf fers, pierced dai ly by sword, + mxt.
12 Tpt 86 rit. + reeds tr tr tr yet death has no do m ion: ris en rit. rit. Christ rit. rit. is
13 89 Tpt allargo marcato tr div. Lord! allargo allargo div. allargo allargo Al le lu ia! (Ped.) div. div. tr full organ
14 (Hymn Version*) THAXTD, 13 13 13 11 13 13 Tune by Gustav Holst (1874 1932) M. D. Ridge Arranged by Jeffrey Honoré Three Three Three Dm/F Take His God s /D Would Who Two up tomb, cov F we could thou y y e now be s F7/C Gm hang lieve years world on world F7/C cross, said, nant was was ir are /D he told was emp of mer /D bro third bro F/A tor sto one us ty, cy ment ry? day ken; day, ken who his /D with The fol bro mys F Lord wom thieves dead God s of en an lowed ken ter on do e life came where bod y ev not ter Text 1999, M. D. Ridge. Musical arrangement 1999, Jeffrey Honoré. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 N Hassalo, Portl, OR 9721 All rights reserved. F lay at stant Cm/ he y re ry a nal side, rise, sight, Gm dead. dawn. healed, led. gone. vealed. *Melody keyboard.
15 Dm/F Three Hearts yet burn death we g has F7/C clung bright no to with do /D geth m er us, ion: where we ve he seen ris had his en washed glo Christ F7sus4 ry is feet. she. Lord! Dm/F Three we ve Though still seen we Christ s him F7/C hid at bod y this si suf /D ta lence, ble; fers, we ve pierced bit dai shared ter his ly fear bread by F Gm grief. we. sword, Adim/C yet Gm Pass he yes o walks ter maj7/f ver a day s /D shat mong sor Cm7 tered, us, rows are Cm/ hope with this Cm cru day s Gm/ ci own de F/A fied? eyes light. Gm
16 Assembly dition THR DAYS THAXTD we could thou Three we ve Though Three Three Three yet Lord wom told emp mer bit shared dai geth m of en an now hang be lieve s years Pass he yes ter his ly life came us ty, cy fear bread by er us, ion: who his o ver walks a ter day s seen still lay at stant ir are where we ve dead. dawn. healed, fol lowed where bro ken bod mys ter y tor ment with sto ry? The one day shat tered, mong us, sor rows are we him Christ s hid at bod grief. we. sword, world on world was was Take His God s this y Three Hearts yet bro third bro he y re hope with this si ta suf he had washed seen his glo ry ris en Christ is up tomb, cov thieves dead God s led. gone. vealed. burn death on do e cru ci own day s de feet. she. Lord! ken; day, ken y y e ev not ter lence, ble; fers, we g has Text: 13 13 13 11 13 1 1999, M. D. Ridge. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 N Hassalo, Portl, OR 9721 All rights reserved. Music: Gustav Holst (1874 1932). cross, he said, was nant of Would Who Two ry a nal we ve pierced clung bright no side, rise, sight, fied? eyes light. to with do For reprt permissions, please visit OneLicense.net or contact us at 1-800-663-150