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Douglas Brooks-Davies Trad.

Copyright 2005 Douglas Brooks-Davies
Softly the night is sleeping: For Christmas Eve
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SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Organ

, - - - - - -

, - - - - - -

, - -
Soft
p

ly

- the night,

soft

ly

- the night,

_
,
- -
soft
p

ly

- the night,

soft

ly

- the night,

-
_
,
pp

7
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
soft
p

ly - the night

is sleep

ing

- on beth

le - hem's

- peace ful - hill,

si

lent - the shep

herds -

,
soft
p

ly - the night

is sleep

ing

- on

beth le - hem's

- peace ful - hill.

si

lent - the shep

herds -

,
soft
p

ly - the night

is sleep

ing

- on

beth le - hem's


- peace ful - hill,

si

lent - the shep

herds -

_
,
soft
p

ly - the night

is sleep

ing

on

beth le - hem's

- peace

ful - hill,

si

lent - the shep

herds -

,
p

_
,

12
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
watch

ing

- their gen

tle - flocks

are

still.

,
But
mf
Hark!

the wond

rous - mus

ic

,
watch

ing

- their

gen tle - flocks

are still.

but
mf

hark! the wond

rous - mus

sic

,
watch

ing - their

gen

tle - flocks

are

still.

but
mf

hark! the wond

rous - mus

ic

-
_
,
watch

ing

- their gen

tle - flocks


are

still.

but
mf

hark! the wond

rous - mus


ic

mf

3
_
,

-
-
17
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
falls

from the op'

ning - sky,

_

val
g
ley - and hill

re e

- cho, -

g

e cho, - e
g

ch0, -

,
falls
g
from the op'

ning - sky,

g

val

ley - and hill

g

re e

- cho, -
g


e cho, - e

g
cho, -

,
falls

from the op'

g
ning - sky,
g

-
val
mp
g
ley - and hill
g

re e

- cho -
g
g
_
,
falls

from the op'

ning - sky,
g

-
val
mp
g
ley - and hill

re e

- cho -
g

g

g


g


g
_

g

.
g

p
g
g

g
g
3
3
3
_
,

_
g

g



g
2
22
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,

p

glo
ff
g
ry - to god

on high,

g
glo

ry - to god!

- -
3

,

p

glo
ff
g
ry - to god

on high,
_
g
glo

ry - to god!

_

g
- -
3

, -
glo
ff
g
ry - to god
g
_
on high,

g
g

- - -
_
,
-
glo
ff
_
ry - to god

on high,
g
g

- - -

,

g
f

g
g
_
ff
g
g
g

g

g

pp

l.h.

3
3
_
,

g

g
_

_
_
-

- -
3
28
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

, -
peace
p

on the earth,

good will

- to men.

- -
3

, -
peace
p

on theearth,

good will

- to men.

- -
3

, - - -
good
p

will

- to

men.

- -
_
,
- - -
good
p

will

- to

men.

- -

pp

_
,
-

3
35
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
.
-
come
f

with the glad

some - shep

herds! -

,
come
mf

with the glad

some - shep

herds

- quick

hast'

ning

- from the fold,

-
3

,
come
mf

with the glad

some - shep

herds

- quickhast'

ning

- from the fold,

come

with the

3
_
,
come
mf

with the glad

some - shep

herds

- quick

hast'

ning

- from the fold,

come

with the

,
mf

3
3
_
,

-
40
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

, -
come

with the wise

men,

come

to himpoor

and low

ly,

, -
come

with the wise

men.

- come

to himpoor

and low

ly

,
wise

men

bring ing - in

cense, - myrrh

and

gold,

come

to himpoor

and low

ly,

-
_
,
wise men

bring
_
ing - in


cense, - myrrh

and

gold,

come

to himpoor

and low


- ly,

, -

3
3
3
3
3
3 3
_
,
- - - - -
4
45
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
all

round the cra

dle - throng!

_

come
g
with our hearts

of sun

shine,

g
and
g
sing

the an

gels' -
g
_

,
all
g
round the cra

dle - throng!

g

come

with our hearts

g

of sun

shine,
g

- and

sing
_

the an

gels' -
g

,
all

round the cra

g
dle - throng!

come
g
with our hearts

of sun


shine

- and
g
sing
_
the an
g
gels' -

_
,
all

round the cra

dle - throng!
g

come
g
with our hearts

of sun


shine

- and

sing
g
the

an gels' -

g




g


g
_

g

g
g
f

g
- -
3
3
3
_
,

g


g

_
g

g
- -
3
50
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,
song:
g
glo
ff
g
ry - to god

on high,

g
glo
_
ry - to god!

_


- -
3

,
song:
g
glo
ff
g
ry - to god

on high,
_
g
glo
_
ry - to god!

_

g
- -
3

,
song:
g
glo
ff
g
ry - to god
g
_
on high,

g
g

glo
_
ry - to god!
_

- -
3
_
,
song:
g
glo
ff
_
ry - to god
_
on high,
g
g

glo
_
ry - to god!
_
_


- -
3

,
g
g


ff
g
g

g
g
_

g
g
g
g
g
g
g

_
_
_
_

g

pp

3
3
_
,

g
g
g
g
_
g
g

g
g

_
_

- -
3
5
56
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

, -
peace
p

on the earth,

good will

- to men.

- -
3

, -
peace
p

on the earth,

good will

- to men.

- -
3

, -
.
-
good
mp

will

- to

men.

- -
_
,
- - -
good
mp

will

- to

men.

- -

pp

_
,
-

63
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

, - - -
peace
pp

on the earth.

, - - -
peace
pp

on the earth.

, - - -
peace
pp

on

the earth.

_
,
- - -
peace
pp

on

the earth.

, -

pp

_
,

-

6
68
rall. rall. rall. rall.
rall. rall. rall. rall.
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.

,

- -

,

- -

,

- -
_
,

- -

_
,

7