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1 2 for r. Paul Kenny Christoher Walker Priest/ Deacon/ Cantor SATB Choir and/or Keyboard With vigor, singing in seech rhythm Ó Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heav - en, exult, let Angel ministers of God ex-ult, let the trum - et of sal - va - tion sound aloud our might -y King s triumh! Be glad, let earth be glad, as glo -ry floods her, ablaze ith light from her e - ter - nal King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knoing an end to gloom and dark - ness. Text 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Cororation (ICEL). All rights reserved. sed ith ermission. Music 2012, Christoher Walker. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR All rights reserved. Published ith the aroval of the Committee on Divine Worshi, nited States Conference of Catholic Bishos. Edition

2 Rejoice, let Moth -er Church al - so re -joice, let this holy build - ing shake ith joy, N N Long Version only Priest/Deacon only arrayed ith the lightning of his glory, # filled ith the mighty voices of the eoles. Therefore, dear - est friends, standing in the aesome glory of this ho - ly light, # invoke ith me, I ask you, # the mercy of God al - mighty,

3 that he, ho has been leased to number me, though unorthy, a - mong the Levites, may our into me his light un - shadoed, that I may sing this candle s er - fect raises. Deacon/Priest only The Lord be ith you. Deacon/Priest/Cantor b Lift u your hearts. Deacon/Priest/Cantor b Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Deacon/Priest/Cantor S A T B It is truly right and just, ith ar - dent love of mind and heart All All And ith your sir - it. b We lift them u to the Lord. All b It is right and just. and ith devoted service of our voice,

4 to acclaim our God invisible, the al-migh-ty a - ther, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, his Son, his On-ly Be-gotten. Who for our sake aid Adam s debt to the e - ter -nal a - ther, ied clean the record of our ancient sin-fulness., in hich is slain the Lamb, the one true Lamb, and, ouring out his on dear Blood, These, then, are the feasts of Passover, hose Blood anoints the doorosts of be-lievers.

5 # This is the night N from slavery in E - gyt N N # This is the night This is the night, hen once you led our forebears, Israel s children, and made them ass dry shod - through the Red Sea. This is the night that ith a il -lar of fire banished the dark -ness of # This is the night N N This is the night that even no, throughout the orld, sin.

6 N N sets Christian believers aart from orldly vices leading them to grace and joining them to his holy ones. This is the night, hen Christ broke the Long Version only 52 ris-on-bars of death N N Our birth ould have been no gain, N Our birth ould have been no gain, and from the gloom of sin, # This is the night, and rose victorious from the underorld. had e not been re - deemed. had e not been re - demed.

7 O onder of your hum - ble care for us! O onder of your hum- ble care for us! # to ransom a slave you gave a - ay your Son! to ransom a slave you gave a - ay your Son! # destroyed comletely by the Death of Christ! destroyed comletely by the Death of Christ! Long Version only 60 O tru-ly bless-ed night, O tru-ly bless-ed night,, O love, O charity beyond all telling,, O love, O charity beyond all telling,, O truly necessary sin of Adam, O truly necessary sin of Adam, O hay fault that earned so great, so glorious a Re - deemer! O hay fault that earned so great, so glorious a Re - deemer! orthy alone to kno the time and hour hen Christ rose from the underorld! orthy alone to kno the time and hour hen Christ rose from the underorld! #

8 9 62 f # f This is the night This is the night of hich it is ritten: dazzling is the night for me, and full of gladness. ick - ed -ness, ash -es faults a - ay, Long Version only 68 drives out hatred, fos - ters con - cord, N The night shall be as bright as day, The sanctifying oer of this night disels 67 restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to mourners, and brings don the mighty.

9 On this, your night of grace, O ho - ly ather, accet this candle, a sol - emn offering, the ork of bees and of your ser - vants hands, this gift from your most ho - ly Church. # an evening sacrifice of raise, But no e kno the raises of this illar, hich gloing fire ig - nites for God s honor, a fire into man - y flames di - vided, #

10 11 78 yet never dimmed by shar - ing of its light, for it is fed by melt - ing ax, dran out by moth - er bees O tru - ly bless - ed night, O tru - ly bless - ed night, to build a torch so recious. hen things of heaven are ed to those of earth, hen things of heaven are ed to those of earth, and di - vine to the human. On this, your night of grace, O ho - ly ather, and di - vine to the human. On this, your night of grace, O ho - ly ather, # Short Version only n

11 accet this candle, a sol - emn offering, the ork of bees and of your ser - vants hands, accet this candle, a sol - emn offering, the ork of bees and of your ser - vants hands, an evening sacrifice of an evening sacrifice of raise, raise, Therefore, O Lord, e ray you that this candle, this gift from your most ho - ly Church. this gift from your most ho - ly Church. may ersevere undimmed, to overcome the darkness of this night. hal-loed to the hon - or of your name, Receive it as a leas-ing fragrance,

12 13 94 and let it mingle ith the lights of heaven. May this flame be found still burning by the Morning Star: the one Morning Star ho nev -er sets, Christ your Son, ho, coming back from death s do -main, 100 has shed his eaceful light on A A men. hu -manity, and lives and reigns for ev - er and ever. - men. A - and lives and reigns for ev - er and ever. All - - A men. f # # u f men.

13 14 Comoser Notes Much of the chant is based on the folloing three tones: # This is the night. General: The long and short versions are included. The may be sung by a solo singer or to singers ho alternate verses. The accomaniment may be (a) sung by a choir throughout, or (b) sung by a choir here text is rinted for them, or (c) layed on a keyboard ith a sustaining tone. If the short version is to be sung, it is helful for the choir to mark the bars of the short version ith a highlighter. Priest/Deacon/Cantor: This art should be sung in seech rhythm emhasizing imortant ords in a hrase and not lengthening the last syllable of each bar. Allo good auses beteen the sections so the text can be assimilated by the assembly. Note the section that may only be sung by the riest or deacon. The Choir: The choir arts should be sung ithout dominating, excet for This is the night, and the laces here they sing the text. The keyboard may lay the chants instead of them being sung by the choir. In this case, the choir sings just the arts here they have been given the text. Otional Keyboard: Give gentle suort on a keyboard, if needed, to hel the choir vocalists sustain their art and to cover their breathing laces. If there is no choir resent, the keyboard may lay the choir arts. Christoher Walker