Pro Nobis Puer Natus Est - Pratt, Tim

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"Composed for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Mary's Priory, Abergavenny 2014."

⌛ Period → Contemporary

◈ Genre / Form Carols

♯ Key F# minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-4)

↕ Range C#2 – D#6

¶ Language → English

Measures 52

Texture Homophonic

Parts 6

Instruments SATB, Organ

Pages 4

CPDL # 34428

Editor Tim Pratt

Posted 2015-01-29

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

C#4 – F#5

Alto

A3 – C#5

Tenor

C#3 – F#4

Bass

F#2 – D4

Organ

C#2 – E#4

¶Lyrics / Text

In the eyes of the oxen, it was just another birth in the barn, A young thing that squalled and suckled, and slept, ''Pro nobis puer natus est''. In the eyes of the shepherds it was a wonder told by angels, an image seared into their fearful minds, ''Pro nobis puer natus est''. In the eyes of the magi, it was the climax of their starled quest, a royal child housed in a squalid shed, ''Pro nobis puer natus est''. In the eyes of his mother, he was perfection born, lying in her arms, her King of kings her soul, her joy, her life, ''Pro nobis puer natus est''.

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