Alpha and Omega - mormolyke.commormolyke.com/previewPDFs/Alpha_and_Omega.pdf · Alpha and Omega for double satb choir 5 min, 30 sec Melissa Dunphy Commissioned for the Saint Louis

Alpha and Omegafor double satb choir5 min, 30 sec

Melissa Dunphy

Commissioned for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus (Philip Barnes, Artistic Director) by John and Barbara Uhlemann

2

for double SATB choir

I saw in my dream: I heard in my dream that all the bells in the city rang again for joy; The gates were opened, and behold, the city shone like the sun: the streets were paved with gold; and in them walked many men, with crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps to sing praises withal. I heard in my dream, that it was said, “Enter ye into the joy of your Lord.” “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord!” And after that they shut up the gates, which when I had seen, I wished myself among them.

Adapted from "The Pilgrim's Progress" John Bunyan

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and earth were passed away. And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, And God shall wipe away all tears; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Adapted from Revelation 21 King James Bible

Oh, what a beautiful city!

Traditional spiritual

Alpha and Omega

Melissa Dunphy

Copyright © 2015

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

I

p

saw, I saw in my dream; I

mf

saw in my dream;

Adagio h=c.40

I

p


mf

saw in my dream;

I

p


mf

saw in my dream;

I

p


mf

saw in my dream;

I

p

saw a

mf

new heav en and a new earth, I saw: Oh,

mf

what a

I

p

saw a

mf

new heav en and a new earth, I saw: Oh,

mf

what a

I

p

saw a

mf

new heav en and earth, I saw: Oh,

mf

what a

I

p

saw a

mf

new heav en and earth, I saw: Oh,

mf

what a

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3 3

Alpha and Omega

Melissa Dunphy

I

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

II

3 3

3 3

3 3

www.mormolyke.com

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

I

p

heard in my dream that all the bells in the cit y rang for joy,

f7

I

p

heard in my dream that all the bells in the cit y rang for joy,

f

I

p

heard in my dream that all the bells rang for joy,

f

I

p

heard in my dream that all the bells rang for joy,

f

beau ti ful cit y! for

p

the first heav en and


p



p



p


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

joy;

p mf

I saw, I saw. The

f

gates were op ened,

14

joy;

p mf

I saw, I saw. The

f

gates were op ened,

joy;

p mf

I saw, I saw. TheThe

f

gates were op ened,

joy;

p mf

I saw, I saw. The

f

gates were op ened,

earth were passed a way. And I

mf

saw, I saw, I saw

f

the hol y cit y com ing


mf

saw, I saw, I saw

f



mf

saw, I saw, I saw

f



mf

saw, I saw, I saw

f


3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3

3 3

3 3

33 3

33 3

33 3

33 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

www.mormolyke.com

Dunphy | Alpha and Omega - Page 2

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

and

f

be hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be

21

and

f

be hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be

down out of heav en. Be

f

hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be

down out of heav en. Be

f

hold, be hold, be hold, be hold, be

down out of heav en.

down out of heav en.

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

hold, be hold, the cit y shone like the sun:

pp

the

25


pp

the

Be

f


pp

the

Be

f


pp

the

hold, be hold.

mf

Oh, what a beau ti ful cit y!

hold, be hold.

mf


Be

f

hold, be hold.

mf


Be

f

hold, be hold.

mf


4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

sun:sun: the

p

streets were paved with gold;

30

sun:sun: the

p


sun:sun: the

p


sun:sun: the

p


The

p

tab er nac le of God is with men, and God shall wipe a way all

The

p


The

p


The

p


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

and in them walked man y men, with

p

crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and gold

35

and in them walked man y men, with

p

crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and gold

and in them walked man y men, palms in their hands, and gold

and in them walked man y men, palms in their hands, and gold

tears; and

p

there shall be, there shall be, there shall be, there shall

tears; and

p

there shall be, there shall be, there shall be, there shall

tears; there

p

shall be, there shall be, there shall

tears; there

mf

shall

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

en harps to sing

f

prais es with al. Oh, what a

41

en harps to sing

f


en harps to sing

f


en harps to sing

f


be no more death,

f

nei ther sor row,

be no more death,

f

nei ther sor row,

be no more death,

f

neinei ther sor row,

be no more death,

f

neinei ther sor row,

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

beau ti ful cit y! Oh, what a beau ti ful cit y! Oh, what a beau ti ful cit y!

rit. 44




nor cry ing, nor pain:




3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Oh!

pp a tempo49

Oh!

pp

Oh!

pp

Oh!

pp

p

for the for mer things are passed ap



for the for mer things are passed a

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Oh!

pp

I

mp

heard, I heard in my dream,

53

Oh!

pp

I

mp


Oh!

pp

I

mp


Oh!

pp

I

mp


way. And

mp

he, he

f

that sat up on the

way. And

mp

he, he

f

that sat up on the

way. And

mp

he, he

f

that sat on the

way. And

mp

he, he

f

that sat on the

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

I

mf

heard in my dream, that it was said,

pp

it was said, it was said, "En

f

ter ye in to the

Allegretto h=84accel. 58

I

mf


pp


f

ter ye in to the

I

mf


pp


f

ter ye in to the

I

mf

heard in my dream; that it was said,

pp

"En

f

ter ye in to the

throne, and he, and he,

pp

he said, he said, he said,


pp



pp



pp


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

joy of your Lord. "En ter ye in to the

63




Be

f

hold, I make all things new.

Be

f


Be

f


Be

f


3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

joy of your Lord. Ho ly, ho ly, ho ly

67




Be hold, I make all things new.




S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

is the Lord! and

ff relentless

O me ga, I am Al pha, I am Al pha and O

71

is the Lord! I

ff relentless

am Al pha and O me ga,

is the Lord! and

ff relentless

O me ga, I am Al pha, I am Al pha and O

is the Lord! I

ff relentless


I

ff relentless

am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha, I am Al pha

I

ff relentless


I

ff relentless

am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha, I am Al pha

I

ff relentless


2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

me ga, O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga,

78

I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga,

me ga, O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am

I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am

and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha,

I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha,

and O me ga, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O

I am Al pha, I am Al pha and O me ga, I am Al pha and O

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

the be gin ning. And

p

af ter that they

Adagio 86

the be gin ning. And

p

af ter that they

Al pha, the be gin ning. And

p

af ter

Al pha, the be gin ning.

I am Al pha, and the end. I

p

will

I am Al pha, and the end. I

p

will

me ga, and the end.

me ga, and the end.

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

3

3

www.mormolyke.com


S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

shut up the gates, which when I had seen,

92

shut up the gates which when I had seen,

that they shut up the gates, which when I had seen,

they

p

shut up the gates, which when I had seen,

give un to him that is a thirst I will give of the fount ain of the

give un to him that is a thirst I will give of the fount ain of thep

I will give of the fount ain of the

p

I will give of the fount ain of the

S.

A.

T.

B.

S.

A.

T.

B.

I

p

wished, I wished, I wished, I wished my self a mong them.

98

I

p

wished, I wished, I wished my self a mong them.

I

pp

wished, I wished.

I

pp

wished.

wat er of life free ly, free ly, free

pp

ly.


pp

ly.


pp

ly.


pp

ly.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

www.mormolyke.com


Documents

Alpha and Omega - mormolyke.commormolyke.com/previewPDFs/Alpha_and_Omega.pdf · Alpha and Omega for double satb choir 5 min, 30 sec Melissa Dunphy Commissioned for the Saint Louis