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FOREWORD

To write a musical work on the Resurrection is such an honor! But how can

anyone adequately portray the power of the Resurrection? How can the gloryof a redeemed life be described in a 16-minute performance? How can a human

choir capture the beauty of Christ for others to see, when we ourselves can’t

even begin to grasp the magnitude of it?

My prayer for this short Easter cantata is that it will be a springboard for both

your choir and your congregation: a catalyst to help them focus on the

beautiful plan of redemption, and on what Christ’s resurrection means to us all.

Blessings, and Happy Easter!

Heather Sorenson

PROGRAM NOTES

This mini-cantata is approximately 16 minutes long if performed seamlessly

from start to finish. This time includes a small Congregational Worship set that

allows for audience participation. However, if you choose not to use the

Congregational Worship set, the cantata could easily end successfully with “In

Christ Alone/Christ Is Risen.”

It is recommended to have two narrators: a male and a female. Stylistically, thenarration will be most effective when read in a warm, sincere tone, rather than

a formal, austere voice.

The narration will begin after the opening song “Christ Is Risen/Christ the Lord

is Risen Today,” and will be underscored by the accompaniment throughout.

While there has been careful consideration given to the timing of the

accompaniment and the narration, it is recommended that you rehearse this

several times to feel how they come together. Narration cues are included inthe piano score.

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Arranged byHEATHER SORENSON

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Joyful! Victorious! ( = ca. 90)

Words and Music byMIA FIELDES and MATT MAHER

for S.A.T.B. voices and Children’s Choir, accompanied

CHRIST IS RISEN

ACCOMP.

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SOPRANO

ALTOChrist

unis.

is ris en- from the dead, tram pling- o ver - death by death, come a -

TENOR

BASS

unis.

wake, come a wake!- Come and rise up from the grave. Christ is ris en- from the dead, we are

one with Him a gain,- come a wake,- come a wake!- Come and rise up from the grave.

THE BEAUTIFUL CHRIST — SATB

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64

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Al le- lu-

ia!-

Him we rise!

Ours the cross, the

Alto. div.

grave, the skies! Come a wake,- come

a wake- and

CHILDREN’S

CHOIR

Christ

sweetly

is ris en- from the dead, tram pling- o ver - death by death, come a -

sing!

sub. p


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wake, come a wake!- Come and rise up from the grave. Christ is

ris en- from the dead, we are one with Him a gain,- come a -


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76

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wake, come a wake!- Come and rise up from the grave.

(end Children’s Choir)

O

Sop. opt. div.

death,

where is your sting? O grave, where is your vic to- ry?-

O church, come stand in the light; our God

emphatically

is not dead!

Bass div.


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82

82

85

85

Our God is not dead! Our

God is not dead, He’s a

unis.

live,- Christ is a -

unis.

live!

Sop. div.

He’s a live!

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Tenor opt. div.


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Gently, with rubato ( q = ca. 94)

BEAUTIFUL ONE

Words and Music byTIM HUGHES

for S.A.T.B. voices with narration, accompanied

ACCOMP.

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Narrator: The most beautiful gift...

The most beautiful person...

p

The most beautiful redemption...

From the moment...

p

and the cattle were among...

...welcomed the tiny Savior.

p

rit.


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26

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Solo (opt. ladies unis.) p

Beau ti- ful

- One I love,

beau ti- ful

-

p

One

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I a dore,- beau ti- ful

- One, my soul must

sing. Beau ti- ful

- One I love, beau ti- ful

-

SOPRANO

ALTO

One

p unis.

that I love,

TENOR

BASS

p

unis.

p


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One I a dore,- beau ti- ful

- One, my


- One.

soul must sing.

(end Solo, rejoin section)


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40

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Moving forward ( = 106)

Moving forward ( = 106)

944

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The beauty of Christ became more evident...

Lives were changed...

His forgiveness to those who mistreated...


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52

56

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Won

unis.

der - ful,- so won der - ful- is Your un fail- ing- love. Your

life* has spo ken- mer cy- o ver - me. No

unis.

eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart could ful ly-

* original text: “cross”


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64

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know how glo ri- ous,- how beau ti- ful- You

are! Beau

ti- ful

- One I love,

beau ti- ful

-

Bass div.


- One, my soul must

unis.


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sing!

My

My soul, my soul must sing.

soul, my soul must sing.

unis.

Beau ti- ful

- One, my soul

unis.

must

m

sing.

m mp


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Slower ( q = 86)

Slower ( q = 86)

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87

88

88

91

91

rit.

The most wonderful and horrific...

redemption wascomplete.

rit.

molto espressivo

Beau ti- ful

- One I love,

beau ti- ful

- One I a -

dore, beau ti- ful

- One my soul must sing.

no vibrato


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Hushed intensity ( = ca. 74)

Words and Music byKEITH GETTY and STUART TOWNEND

for S.A.T.B. voices with narration, accompanied

IN CHRIST ALONE

ACCOMP.

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Narrator: But this is the gospel...

The beauty of second chances...

This is the beauty of Christ!


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SOPRANO

ALTO

In

unis.

Christ a lone,- my hope is found; He is my

TENOR

BASS

unis.

light, my strength, my song. This Cor ner - -

*Bass opt.

unis.

stone, this sol id - ground, firm through the fierc est- drought and

*Bass opt.

* Top note is preferred


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me; for I am His, and He is mine, bought with the

pre cious- blood

Alto div.

of Christ!

No

remain strong, accented unis.

guilt in life, no fear in

No

unis.

pow’r of

death from life’s first cry to fi nal- breath.


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86

87

87

90

90

hell,

no scheme of man can ev er - take*(pluck)

me from His

molto rit.

molto rit.

hand! And

as He stands

a tempo

in vic to- ry,- sin’s curse has lost its grip on

a tempo

me; for I am His, and He is mine, here in the pow’r of Christ I

*Original word is “pluck.”


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O

Sop. opt. div.

hell, where is your vic to- ry?- O church, come

Bass div.

stand in the light; our God is not dead, He’s a live,-

Christ is a -

live!

Sop. div.

He’s a live!

-

Ten. opt. div.

Ten. opt. div.


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HE IS EXALTED/CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY

Arranged by

HEATHER SORENSON

for S.A.T.B. voices, accompanied

(Congregational Worship)

ACCOMP.

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He Is Exalted by Twila Paris

He

SOP.

ALTO

unis.

is ex alt- ed,- the King is ex alt- ed - on high; I will praise Him!

BASS

TEN.

unis.

He is ex alt- ed,- for ev- er - ex alt- ed - and I will praise His


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Broadly

Broadly

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earth

ry,

re

O grave?

ply:-

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Al

Al le

le-

- lu

lu

opt. div.

-

-

ia!

ia!

-

-

Al

Choral Ending

le- lu,- Al le- lu,- Al

le- lu,-

Al le- lu,- Al le,- Al le- lu,-

Al le- lu- ia!-


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BEAUTIFUL ONE NARRATION

Narrator #1:

The most beautiful gift is one that requires great sacrifice. The most beautiful

person is one who has endured great pain. The most beautiful redemption takes place

when no return payment can be made. Today we celebrate the beauty of Christ.

Narrator #2:

From the moment Christ entered our world, His beauty began to touch this fallen

creation. The crude manger became a symbol of hope, and cattle were among His

first worshipers. You can almost hear the adoration of the angels afar and His mother

near, as they welcomed the tiny Savior.

(CHOIR SINGS)

Beautiful One I love, beautiful One I adore, beautiful One, my soul must sing.


Narrator #1:

The beauty of Christ became more evident as He grew into a man. He loved the

unlovely, embraced the outcasts, and was overcome with compassion for those whowere needy.

Narrator #2:

Lives were changed by simply touching the hem of His garment. And all who came

to Him were accepted: there was no rejection. His forgiveness to those who

mistreated Him showed the beauty of His great love.

(CHOIR SINGS)

Wonderful, so wonderful is Your unfailing love. Your life has spoken mercy over me.

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart could fully know

How glorious, how beautiful You are.


My soul, my soul must sing,

My soul, my soul must sing,

Beautiful One, my soul must sing.

Narrator #2:The most wonderful and horrific display of Christ’s beauty, though, was not in His

life, but in His death. As He traded places with all mankind, redemption was complete.

(CHOIR SINGS)


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IN CHRIST ALONE/CHRIST IS RISEN

NARRATION

Narrator #1: (building in joy and energy)

But this is the gospel we preach: that Christ died, and was buried, and that He rose

again! Our Savior is not dead, but lives even today!

Narrator #2:

So what then should we do with this truth?

Narrator #1:

Believe! Embrace the beauty that has been offered to you:

The beauty of second chances;

The beauty to live in freedom from our past, and our weaknesses.

Narrator #2:

The beauty of repurposed wounds.

The beauty of a Father-God.

The beauty of a risen Savior!

Narrator #1:

This is the Beauty of Christ!

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