Praise the Lord O my soul..!
I’ve come across many Tamil choristers who, although eager to sing “four part harmony”, find it difficult to master the art, because of their inability to read music notations. This blog is my humble attempt to help such friends in Christ, to continue to sing four part harmony, even without being able to read notations. So here it is made easy for you… listen to the parts.. Practice.. and Sing unto the Lord.
Certain portions of the Audio
(individual parts) may sound blank, for they are the places where either the 'accompaniment'
or the 'Soprano/Bass Solos' will be played/sung. So, for better understanding (if you can't
read the notations), kindly listen to the Unison with the accompaniment first. The individual parts and the parts with the
Soprano will start playing only from 0.31, since the prelude plays for 30
seconds.
Unison with the Accompaniment
Unison
Accompaniment only
Soprano
Alto
Alto with Soprano
Tenor
Tenor with Soprano
Bass
Bass with Soprano
Sheet Music (9 Pages)
Sheet Music for the Organist
(Prelude & Bass Solo)
There were shep -herds a -bid -ing in
the field,
there were shep -herds a -bid -ing in
the field
keep -ing watch, keep -ing watch, keep
-ing watch
o'er their flocks by night, keep -ing
watch, keep -ing watch
keep -ing watch o'er their flocks by
night,
keep -ing watch o'er their flocks by
night,
And, lo, the an -gel of the Lord came up
-on them
and, lo, the glo -ry of the Lordshone round a -bout them and
they were sore a -fraid, and they were
sore a -fraid
There were shep -herds a -bid -ing in
the field,
there were shep -herds a.-bid -ing in the field
keep -ing watch keep -ing watch keep
-ing watch
o'er their flocks by night, keep -ing
watch, keep -ing watch
keep -ing watch o'er their flocks by
night,
keep -ing watch o'er their flocks by
night,
keep -ing watch oer their flocks watch by
night.
(Soprano Solo) And the angel said unto them,
Fear not;
for, be -hold I bring good ti -dings;
I bring you good ti -dings, good ti
-dings of great joy,
to you and all peo -ple
to you and all peo -ple; good ti -dings
of great joy,
good ti-dings of great joy, good ti
-dings of great joy,
good ti-dings of great joy.
(Bass Solo – For unto you is born this
day)
For un -to you is born this day, A Sa
-viour, a Sa -viour,
A Sa -viour which is Christ the Lord a
Sa -viour, which is
Christ the Lord, a Sa -viour which is Christ
the Lord
I bring you good ti -dings, good
ti-dings of great joy,
to you and all peo -ple, to you and all
peo -ple,
good ti -dings of great joy, good
ti-dings of great joy,
good ti -dings of great joy, good ti
-dings, of great joy.
(Bass Solo – Glory to God in the
Highest)
Glo -ry to God in the high -est Glo -ry
to God
Glo -ry to God Glo -ry to God in the
high -est
Glo -ry to God Glo -ry to God Glo -ry to
God in the high -est
Peace on earth, good will to men,
Peace on earth, good -will to men,
Peace on earth, peace on earth,
good -will, good -will to men. Glo -ry
to God,
Glo -ry to God, Glo -ry to God, Glo -ry
to God,
Glo -ry to God in the , high -est,
(Bass Solo – Glory to God in the
Highest)
Glo -ry to God in the high -est,
glo -ry to God glo -ry to God glo -ry to
God in the high -est
glo -ry to God glo -ry to God glo -ry to
God in the high -est