Star Carol

Música y poesía: John Rutter

  
Brightly q = 136

SOPRANO      


ALTO       


      

TENOR

 
BASS
    

        

Brightly q = 136
   
               

           
            
   
  

 
mf leggiero
Piano
      
     
       
 
        

5 mf lightly
               
  
for a boy is born in Beth - le - hem, in a low - ly man - ger lies;

   
come from hea ven's high - est glo - ry with his mes -sage of good cheer:
 
mf lightly
 
           
        
for a boy is born in Beth - le - hem, in a low - ly man - ger lies;

    
come from hea -ven's high - est glo - ry, with his mes -sage of good cheer:
 mf  
lightly
           
  
 1.Sing
         
this night, for a boy is born in Beth - le - hem, Christ our Lord in a low - ly man - ger lies;

    
  
 
2.An - gels bright, come from hea -ven's high -.est glo - ry, Bear the news with his mes -sage of good cheer:
mf   
   
1.Sing this night Christ our Lord
2.An - gels bright Bear the news

   

              
  

     



  
   



   
 
 


Copyright © John Rutter

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                
     
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         
come and wor -ship at his cra - dle, Hur - ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of
for a King is come to save us,

  
        
         
         
come and wor -ship at his cra - dle, Hur - ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of
for a King is come to save us,

            
                         
 Bring your gifts, come and wor -ship at his cra

- dle, Hur - ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of

       
"Sing, re - joice for a King is come to save us,

    
    
    
   
Bring your gifts, Hur - ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of
"Sing, re - joice

     
     
  
                
   
    
p lightly
    
      
   

            
 

 
A Refrain
   
13
f
            
   
Ma - ry! See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas night! Fol -low me


    
f

          
   
Ma - ry! See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas night! Fol -low me

     
f
           
 Ma    
- ry! See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas night! Fol -low me

  
                

f
  
Ma - ry! See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas night! Fol -low me


          A           

                       
  
mf f

          

 
       
       
    
       


   
  simile
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B
    
20 mf lightly 1.

                   
       
joy -ful - ly; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry


    
mf lightly
     
            
joy -ful - ly; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

   
mf lightly

                
   
 joy -ful - ly; 
Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

          
mf lightly
  
         
joy -ful - ly; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry B
    
         
    
1.

                     

    
       
 mf leggiero


mf

     
      
          


     


     

C
 
26 p dolce e legato
   
2.
  
            
Ma - ry 3.See, he lies in his mo -ther's ten -der keep - ing; Je - sus Christ in her



p dolce e legato
  
       
Ma - ry Ah

 p dolce e legato
         
 Ma - ry Ah


 
p dolce e legato
       
Ma - ry Ah Ah

C
 2.
          
          
  p dolce  
   

          
  
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                       
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          
lov -ing arms a - sleep. Shep -herds poor, come to wor -ship and a - dore him, Of -fer their hum - ble gifts be -fore the son of


         
  
Ah Ah Ah

   
       
 Ah Ah Ah

        
     
Ah Ah

 
37
D Refrain
   
p legato
            
   
Ma - ry See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol -low me

 p legato
  
 
                 
See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol -low me

   
         
p legato
      
 See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol -low me

 
p legato
  
 
 
 
            
See his star shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol -low me

          D
           
                  
 
       
p
           
  
     
  
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   
44

                 
  
joy -ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

 
                    
  
joy -ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry


                
   
 joy -ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

              
  
     
joy -ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

    
                              
   
                 
         

  f
E
 
50

               
   
     
4.Let us all pay our hom -mage at the man - ger, Sing his praise on his joy -ful Christ -mas NIght! Christ is come, bring -ing

 f    
                  
   
4.Let us all pay our hom -mage at the man - ger, Sing his praise on his joy -ful Christ -mas NIght! Christ is come, bring -ing

 f
                          
 4.Let us all pay our hom -mage at the man - ger, Sing his praise on his joy -ful Christ -mas NIght! Christ is come, bring -ing

            
              


f

4.Let us all pay our hom -mage at the man - ger, Sing his praise on his joy -ful Christ -mas NIght! Christ is come, bring -ing

E
 
               
         
      


f

          
      








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                    
F Refrain
 
55 mf
f
        

pro -mise of sal -va - tion; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry! See his star

    
mf f
                       
 
pro -mise of sal -va - tion; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry! See his star

                 
mf

     
f
   
 pro -mise of sal -va - tion; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry!

See his star

                  
mf

     
 
 
f

pro -mise of sal -va - tion; Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry! See his star

             

F
   
       
       
           
    
   
f

mf

             
  
              
 
   
 

G
    
mf
       
61

           
        
shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol - low me joy - ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem

      
mf
        
  
        
shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol - low me joy - ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem


mf
 
  
        
          
 shin
   
-ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol - low me joy - ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem

      
            
mf

         
shin -ing bright In the sky this Christ -mas Night! Fol - low me joy - ful - ly Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem

             G
                 
       
       
   
         
mf

             
  

 


 



    
simile
 7

        cresc.      
Poco largamente rall.
    
67 f ff
         
   
and see the son of Ma - ry, Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

  
ff
          
cresc.


f

          
   
and see the son of Ma - ry, Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

   cresc.
                     
f ff
 

  
and see the son of Ma - ry, Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

      
f
         cresc.

ff

            
 

and see the son of Ma - ry, Hur -ry to Beth - le - hem and see the son of Ma - ry

 
   
Poco largamente rall.

                          
          
  
f

cresc.
 
ff
 
    
       
   


