Philip Ledger

PROMOTIONAL COPY for reading only PoThewer Glorandy composed and arranged by Philip Ledger

Eight hymns with descants for mixed voices and organ 2 3

The Power and Glory

page Times & Seasons 1. Lo! he comes with clouds descending † 5 Advent 2. On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry † 8 Advent 3. Jesus Christ is risen today ‡ 10 Easter 4. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun 12 Ascension/General 5. The head that once was crowned with thorns * 14 Ascension 6. Breathe on me, breath of God 16 Pentecost 7. Thanksgiving hymn 18 Thanksgiving 8. The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended 22 Evening

Appendix with alternative setting of Lo! he comes with clouds descending 25 Advent

Four of the descant arrangements from this publication have been recorded by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, directed by Philip Ledger, on the following CDs:

† An Advent Procession with Carols from King’s (EMI CDM 5 66243 2) ‡ Music for Holy Week (EMI CDM 5 65103 2) * Choral Evensong for Ascension Day (EMI CDM 5 65192 2)

Optional parts for two trumpets are available on sale separately for all the hymns in this collection.

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Also available by Philip Ledger

A SPOTLESS ROSE carol for SATB and organ

ADVENT CALENDAR carol for SSAATTBB, words by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

JESUS CHRIST THE APPLE TREE carol for SATB and organ/piano

JUBILATE DEO (O Be Joyful in the Lord) for SATB and organ

REQUIEM (A Thanksgiving for Life) for soprano and tenor solo, mixed choir, and chamber ensemble with organ, or orchestra (without organ), or organ

THE RISEN CHRIST an Easter cantata with carols for soprano, tenor and baritone solo, mixed choir, and chamber ensemble with organ, or orchestra (without organ), or organ

Published by Encore Publications 5 Lo! he comes with clouds descending

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88) Music: Helmsley and John Cennick (1718-55) 18th-century English melody verse 4 arranged by PHILIP LEDGER

S.  A.                                      1. Lo! he comes with clouds de - scend - ing, Once for fa - voured (Org.) Thou - sand thou - sand saints at - tend - ing Swell the tri - umph

T.               B.                    

                                         sin - ners slain; Al - le - lu - ya! Al - le - lu - ya! of his train:                                       

                            

Al - le - lu - ya! God ap - pears, on earth to reign.

                             

2. Every eye shall now behold him Robed in dreadful majesty; Those who set at nought and sold him, Pierced and nailed him to the tree, Deeply wailing Shall the true Messiah see.

3. Those dear tokens of his passion Still his dazzling body bears, Cause of endless exultation To his ransomed worshippers: With what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars!

verse 4 overleaf

DESCANT                  4. Let all a - dore, let all a - dore thee. ALL OTHER VOICES                     4. Yea, A - men! let all a - dore thee,

                                      Org.                                         High on thine e - ter - nal throne;

              High on thine e - ter - nal throne;  PROMOTIONAL   COPY                           for reading only                                       Take the power, the power and glo - ry:                      Sa - viour, take the power and glo - ry:

                                                               