A Carol of Joy
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A Carol of Joy is festive carol that embodies the joy, hope, and reverence Christmas evokes in hearts around the world. The text calls for us to lift our voices in praise and let “glorious song flow out" as the earth rejoices in the miracle of His birth. The music alternates between fast, buoyant sections of proclamation and slower, gentler passages that reflect on the significance of the Nativity.
Commissioned by Arcady Ensemble under the artistic direction of Ronald Beckett, A Carol of Joy premiered on November 28, 2020, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Text: A Christmas Song
an anonymous poem A carol of joy, a carol of joy, For the glorious Christmas time; While the heavens rejoice and the earth is glad, Let the merry bells sweetly chime. Let us seek the crib where our Saviour lies-- See, the shepherds are kneeling there; Let us offer, with Mary and Joseph, Our worship of love and prayer. A carol of praise, a carol of praise, With the angels let us sing; Let us welcome with notes of rapturous joy Our Saviour, our God and King. Oh! would we could offer him worthy gifts, Oh! would that our hearts could love, With some equal return, the Holy Child, Who for us left his throne above! A carol of joy, a carol of joy, Let the whole earth gladly shout; She has waited long for this promised day, Let the glorious song flow out. A carol of praise, a carol of joy, Let us sing for the Christmas time, While the heavens rejoice and the earth is glad, And the merry bells sweetly chime. |
Duration
3'
Year of composition
2020
Voicing(s)/ensemble
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