OCP sheet PREVIEW129170 music Exsultet Chant No Assembly Edition, Cantor, a Cappella The material that you have requested is copyrighted. Copyright law requires you to obtain a license from the copyright holder before reproducing any copyrighted material. Copyright law also requires you to print copyright lines with all reproductions of copyrighted material. Oregon Catholic Press administers the copyright to this text and music that you have requested. You are hereby granted a license by Oregon Catholic Press to reprint this text and music. 5536 NE Hassalo | Portland, OR 97213 | 1-800-548-8749 | ocp.org 2 Exsultet Sacramentary Edition b œ | - | & b œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Re- joice, heav- en - ly pow-ers! Sing, choirs of an - gels! bb œœœœ œ œ œ PREVIEW& œ œ œ œ œ ˙ \ œ œ Ex - ult, all cre - a - tion a - round God’s throne! Je - sus Christ, our b | b œœ- œœœ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ King, is ris - en! Sound the trum- pet of sal - va - tion! b œ- - | œ & b œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ Re - joice, Oearth, in shin - ing splen - dor, ra - diant bb œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ ˙ \ œ œ œ œ in the bright- ness of your King! Christ has con- quered! Glo - ry bb - | œ & œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ fills you! Dark - ness van - ish - es for ev - er! bb œœ œ œ- œ œ - | & œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Re- joice, O Moth - er Church! Ex - ult in glo - ry! bb œœ œœ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ˙\ The ris - en Sav - ior shines up - on you! The English translation of the Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) from The Roman Missal © 1973, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. (ICEL). All rights reserved. Used with permission. Published with the approval of the Committee on the Liturgy, National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Note: For the short form, the parts within square brackets are omitted, and parts to be added are indicated in the music. Parentheses around a text indicate that it is to be sung by a deacon or priest only. Edition 10960-Z 3 b | b œ œ œ œ œœœ- œ & œ œ œ œ œ Let this place re - sound with joy, ech - o - bb œ & œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ing the might - y song of all God’s peo - ple! PREVIEW(Deacon or Priest only) b - œ - | & b œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ [(My dear - est friends, stand- ing with me in this ho - ly light, bb œ œœ œœ œ - | & œ œ œ œœ œœœœ join me in ask - ing God for mer - cy, that he may give bb & œœœœœ œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ his un- wor- thy min - is - ter grace to sing his Eas- ter prais - es.)] b (Deacon or Priest only) All Cantor/Deacon/Priest & b œœœ œ œ˙ œœœ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ (The Lord be with you. And al - so with you.) Lift up your b All Cantor/Deacon/Priest & b ˙ ˙ œœœ œ œ œœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks b All & b œœœ œ œ ˙ œœœ œœœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise. b œ - | & b œœœœœœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œœ It is tru - ly right that with full hearts and minds and voic - es Exsultet 4 b œ- - | & b œœœœœ œ œœœœ œœœœ we should praise the un - seen God, the all - pow - er - ful Fa - ther, b & b œœœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ ˙ PREVIEWand his on - ly Son, our Lord Je - sus Christ. b - | & b œ œœœœœœ œ œ œ œœœœœ For Christ has ran- somed us with his blood, and paid for us the price bb œ - | & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ of Ad - am’s sin to our e - ter - nal Fa - ther! bb œ - | œœ - | & œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œœœ This is our pass - o - ver feast, when Christ, the true Lamb, is slain, b & b œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ whose blood con - se - crates the homes of all be - liev - ers. bb œ œ œ - | œœ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ \ This is the night when first you saved our fa - thers: b œ & b œœœœœœ œ œ œ œ you freed the peo - ple of Is - ra - el from their b - | & b œ œœ œœœœ œœœ œ ˙ slav - er - y and led them dry - shod through the sea. Exsultet 5 b | & b œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ ˙ [This is the night when the pil- lar of fire de- stroyed the dark-ness of sin!] b | - | œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ œ œœ PREVIEWThis is the night when Chris-tians ev-ery-where, washed clean of sin and freed b - | & b œœœ œœœœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ from all de - file - ment, are re-stored to grace and grow to - bb œ œ œ | œœ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ geth- er in ho - li - ness. This is the night when Je- sus Christ bb œ - | & œ œ œ œœœ œœœœ œœœ œ ˙ broke the chains of death and rose tri- um- phant from the grave. b - & b œ œœœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ [What good would life have been to us, had Christ not come b - | & b œœœ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œœœœ as our Re - deem - er?] Fa - ther, how won - der - ful bb œœœœ & œœœœ ˙ \ œ œ œ ˙ \ your care for us! How bound - less your mer - ci - ful love! b & b œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ To ran - som a slave you gave a - way your Son. Exsultet 6 b - | œ - | & b œ œ œ œœœ œ œœœœœ œ œ œœ O hap - py fault, Onec-es-sar-ysin of Ad - am, b œ - | & b œœœœ œœœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ PREVIEWwhich gained for us so great a Re- deem - er! [Most blessed of all nights, b & b œœœœœ œ œœœ œ œ ˙ œ œœ cho- sen by God to see Christ ris - ing from the dead! Of this night bb - œ- | & œ œ œ œœœœœ œ œœœœ scrip- ture says: “The night will be clear as day: it will be- come bb œœ & œœœ œ ˙ œ œ œœœœ my light, my joy.” The pow - er of this ho - ly b - œ - | - | & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœœœ night dis - pels all e- vil, wash - es guilt a - way, b - | & b œœœ œ œ œœ œ œœœ œ ˙ œ œœ re- stores lost in - no- cence, brings mourn - ers joy; it casts out b - & b œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ha - tred, brings us peace, and hum- bles earth - ly pride.] Short form only b - œ - | & b œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ The pow- er of this ho - ly night dis- pels all e-vil,wash- es Exsultet 7 b - | - | & b œœœ œœœ œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ guilt a- way, re-stores lost in- no-cence and brings mourn - ers joy. b - | - | & b œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œœ PREVIEWNight tru - ly blessed when heav - en is wed- ded to earth and man b œ & b œœœ œ œ œ ˙ œœœœ œ œœ is rec - on- ciled with God! There- fore, heav - en - ly Fa - ther, in bb œœ - | & œ œ œ œœ œœœœœœœ the joy of this night, re - ceive our eve - ning sac - ri - bb œ- | & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ fice of praise, your Chur - ch’s sol - emn of - fer - ing. b - | & b œ œœœ œ œ œ œœ œ œœœœ œ [Ac - cept this Eas - ter can - dle, aflamedi-vid-ed but b - | & b œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œœœ œ ˙ un- dimmed, apil-laroffire that glows to the hon - or of God. b - | & b œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ Let it min- gle with the lights of heav - en and con - tin - ue b & b œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œœœ œ ˙ brave - ly burn - ing to dis - pel the dark - ness of this night!] Exsultet 8 Short form only bb œœ œ & œ œ œ œ œ˙\ œ œ Ac - cept this Eas - ter can - dle. May it b & b œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ ˙ PREVIEWal - ways dis - pel the dark - ness of this night! b œ - | & b œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œœœ May the Morn - ing Star which nev - er sets find this flame bb œ - œ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œ still burn - ing: Christ, that Morn - ing Star, who came back from bb œ œ- œœœœœœ - | & œ œ œ œœœ œ œ the dead, and shed his peace- ful light on all man- kind, your Son b All & b œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ ˙ œ˙ ˙ who lives and reigns for ev - er and ev - er.