2 The ark Enclos mb of Night Genevieve Glen, OSB Timothy R Smith Keyboard?? Am9 INTRO Moderately (q = ca 116)? G VERSE 1? J J 3 1 The dark en- clos - /E Am J /E 2 2 2 tomb /E of J 9 ma7 sus2 /E J night Is pierced by morn - s ma7 Text 1998, The Benedictine Nuns of Abbey of St Walburga Published by OP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 9721 All rights reserved Music 2002, Timothy R Smith Published by OP Publications All rights reserved / 2 2 2 Edition 12213-Z
? 1??? 2 1 prom - ised 2 2 light; G A J REFRAIN Soprano Ó Alto Tenor Bass The torch is Œ /F Fire bursts a-side sin - gle flame Am G/B burns J 2 2 2 all a - J J passed from hand to hand J J ma7 J J lone chill, dark stone: J J Un - til J it 3 The ark Enclos mb of Night
???? J J burns in ev - ry land J J G G/B /E J J And arm cold J J break ith ~~~~~ stran - gle - hold of death Am burn - J J breath Am/ The ark Enclos mb of Night
5 escant Ó Œ J % VERSES 2, 3 2 J???? Œ Œ The earth O hrist, % J The O J % a - strike fire from shouts earth a - hrist, strike fire from shouts you, e may flint ho you you, e may flint ho you ma7 / /E 2 2 2 2 2 strikes all strikes all J life life 2 2 2 2 back back /E its ne its ne days long days long G J song song That J That J The ark Enclos mb of Night
6???? J From In al - un - yield - le - lu - J /F From In un - yield - al - le - lu - J pris - God, oned un - God, der pris - God, oned un - God, der Am G/B J J ias heart r - of J rock free J J ias heart r - of J sus 2 2 2 2 2 an - One an - One cient in cient in rock free J lock Three lock Three J Im - J J J Im - J The ark Enclos mb of Night
7???? Ó The torch is > burns in ev - ry land J J J J burns in ev - ry land J J G G/B /E REFRAIN (escant last time) passed from hand to hand J J J J passed from hand to hand J J ma7 J break break Un - til Un - til it it stran - gle - hold of death stran - gle - hold of death Am Am/ The ark Enclos mb of Night
~~~~~ 8???? And arm cold J And arm cold J J S ΠJ O S ΠJ O ΠJ S 2 breath 2 breath 2 ith ith J J burn - burn - J J The torch is The torch is > Π> ΠFinal rit breath Final rit breath rit Final rit 1 breath 1 breath 1 J J The ark Enclos mb of Night
9 Performance Notes When Easter candle flames in a darkened church, one knos that stone that sealed tomb has been rolled back Fire, that ae-inspir symbol of a poerful, elusive, uncontrollable God, burns and spreads as risen Savior breas life-giv Spirit through entire body of humanity, giv life to hat ould orise remain only lumps of cold (see Genesis 2:7) Freed from cold stone prison of death, e reoice in light of hrist Alleluia! Genevieve Glen, OSB, textriter The ark Enclos mb of Night is a story about Easter fire spread across orld There is a contrast of tension and release beteen verses and refrain The verses, tense ith anticipation, lead to release of refrain hich speaks of torch be passed Verse 1 may be sung by unison choir or, alternatively, by men or omen only If preferred, descant may be sung only on verse Be careful not to accent each and every syncopation, hich can make it sound very mechanical Rar, look to iambic pentameter as y guide to accents; this ill produce a more natural, flo style For example: The dark en-clos- tomb of night (on t accent - and of ) The torch is passed from hand to hand (on t accent from and to ) For added variety, an instrumental interlude beteen verses 2 and 3 (play one verse ith refrain) may feature flute, violin, harmonica, or any instrumental improvisation Suggested use: Easter Vigil, Easter Octave, Easter Season Timothy R Smith, composer The ark Enclos mb of Night
10 Genevieve Glen, OSB The ark Enclos mb of Night (Guitar/Vocal) Timothy R Smith % VERSES 1 INTRO Moderately (q = ca 116) /E 2 J (Keyboard) J /E 2 /E The dark en - tomb of The earth a - shouts back its O hrist, strike ne clos - fire from ma7 / 2 1 1 pierced you, e /F Πby may J From In morn - flint s ho you Fire bursts a - side un - yield - al - le - lu - /E prom - strikes all ised life J ias chill, dark heart of r - night song stone: rock free 2 1 1 Am sin - pris - God, gle oned G/B flame un - God, REFRAIN The torch is burns der all an - One ma7 a - cient in passed from hand to hand G light; days long lone lock Three J Is That Un - til A Im - it Text 1998, The Benedictine Nuns of Abbey of St Walburga Published by OP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 9721 All rights reserved Music 2002, Timothy R Smith Published by OP Publications All rights reserved
11 G G/B /E burns in ev - ry land J J break Am Am/ stran - gle - hold of death 3 And arm cold ith breath The torch is burn - Final rit breath 1, 2 breath S ΠThe ark Enclos mb of Night
12 Assembly Edition THE ARK ENLOSING TOMB OF NIGHT Genevieve Glen, OSB Verses J 2 1 1 The dark The earth O hrist, - s ho you en - a - strike prom - strikes all clos - fire from ised life shouts 2 1 chill, dark - heart of - ias r - stone: rock free light; days long tomb of back its ne J night song Text: Genevieve Glen, OSB, 1998, The Benedictine Nuns of Abbey of St Walburga Published by OP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 9721 All rights reserved Music 2002, Timothy R Smith Published by OP Publications All rights reserved ΠJ Timothy R Smith Is pierced by mornflint you, That e may From Fire bursts a - side un - yield - In al - le - lu - J 2 1- Refrain The torch is J J burns in ev - ry land And arm cold passed from hand to hand ith A sin - gle flame burns Im - pris-oned un - der God, God, all a - an-cient One in lone lock Three break stran - gle - hold burn- Un - til it breath of death ΠFor reprint permissions, please visit OneLicensenet or contact us at 1-800-663-1501