2
for Trey Jacobs and the Turtle Creek Chorale
I
H E A R D
T H E
B E L L S
O N
C H R I S T M A S
D A Y
for TTBB voices, accompanied*
Duration: ca. 4:50
Words by
Music by
JOHNNY MARKS
Arranged by
KEN CLIFTON
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Adapted by
JOHNNY MARKS
Quietly, sustained (? = ca. 78)
TENOR I
3 falsetto P.
16'%
0o.
TENOR II
BARITONE 2 , 4
div.
B A S S
Oo
Oo
9,4
Poo
Oo
Quietly, sustained (? = ca. 78)
bring out r.h.
1'8.
PP
ACCOMP.
mp
12,4
DO NOT
PHOTOCOPY
Copyright © 1956 (Renewed 1984) St. Nicholas Music Inc., 1619 Broadway, New York, New York 10019
This arrangement Copyright © 2013 St. Nicholas Music Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
3
1
Oo
..
Oo
Oo.
Oo
11
oh.
9 ,
:
0o
Oo
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
u n I s .
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4
16)
2
-
4 0o
3
-
4
4
-
0o
Oh
mp
9;,
Oh
I heard
the bells on
Christ-mas
day,
14
lee.
310 0 - 4"
mp
14:
0o.
&
-
And
4
0o.
1 4 .
their old
fa-mil - iar
2:
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car - ols
play.
Told a Regent
div.
And wild and sweet
of
their words re - peat
mp
3 1%
wild
and sweet
re - peat
of
their words re - peat
of
words
their
P
And wild and sweet
P
9;,
70
4 °
And wild and sweet
their words re
their words re-peat of
peat,
23
12015041
A bit faster, playfully
mf
mp
peace on earth, good - will
t o
men. Peace on earth
and
good
will
to
on
earth
mp
mf
peace on earth, good - will
t o
Peace
m e n .
mp
9:
peace on earth, good - will
to
men.
Peace
and
good - will.
mp
mf
peace on earth, good - will
to
men.
With
peace
A bit faster, playfully
Qua*
26
28
mf
mp
D:,
e
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6
c r e s c .
30
.
.
.
.
2 0 . 1
"til
Oh,
m e n .
cresc.
.
and
good
and
.
2. ?
'til
Oh,
will.
W i t h peace on e a r t h -
.
good - will
t o
men.
Oh,
c r e s c .
good
Oh,
m e n .
cresc
9;,
33
ring
ing, sing - ing
on
its
way,
the world
re-volved from
lon is no die one read
re-volved from
til ring-ing, sing - ing - on
ring - ing,
sing - ing
on
33
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its
way,
div.
its
way,
7
36
day
t o day.
A voice, a chime,
a chant sub - lime.
A voice, a chime,-
a chant sub - lime. ?
2: *y
Voice,
s u b
chime,
-
l i m e .
!
.
unis.
voice,
a
a chime,
chant
.
sub - lime of
gua-
?
41 mf
Peace on earth -
and -
good-will
men.
t o
mf
?**:
.
Peace o n
earth -
and _ good
and
Peace
to...
mf
Good
Peace.
will
will
Peace,-
to...
mf
2:*,
peace
39
o n
earth,
good
will
t o
men.
The
41
mf
2:2+
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - TTBB
8
42
Peace
o n
good
good - will
bells
to
earth.
Oh
will.
Oh
Oh
men.
sang
and
peace
good
will.
42.
. . .
rit.
decresc.
O h
decresc.
decresc.
Oh
Oo
div.
decresc.
unis. mp
1 o
Oh
Oh
And
decresc.
9:2.
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - TTBB
9
49 Slower
cresc.
2*
Doo* doo
doo
doo doo
doo _
cresc.
* t o
Doo* doo
doo
doo doo
9:$ °
doo
cresc.
1 4 ó
Doo* doo
doo
doo doo
doo
mf
cresc.
4 °
in
des-pair
bowed my
"There
head.
49 Slower
cresc.
D:# .
mp
cresc.
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo
Oh
"For
hate is
f >
1 2 2 0 2 2
):=
1 °
"For
hateis
2
doo doo
doo
doo doo
doo
"For
Oh
):=?
is
n o peace on
earth,"
"For
said.
hate i s
m f cresc
*Use soft "d," or "loo" instead, for all
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - TTBB
10
57
# 0
and mocks the song
strong
6* ?
of peace
l i . .
strong
0:#
on earth,
?
?
on
earth,
of
peace on earth, good -
of peace
and mocks the song
good -
good -
PIP
is strong
hate
and
mocks
the song
0: #
strong
and mocks the
o f p e a c eo n
song
earth,
good-
57
;
8
9:*
:
:
:
?
=
accel.
62
63
to
heard t h e
men."
m f
De
will
to
heard
men."
the
mf
D : :
will
to
will
to men."
men."
I heard the
heard
the
bells
63
accel.
D:*
= bo
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mf
on Christ-mas
day.
Oh, the
11
a tempo
bells
sing.
"Peace
on
earth."
m
bells
sing:
"Peace
on
Oh
earth."
mf
40
0:#°
bells
sing:
"Peace
on
Oh
earth."
mf
9:#(
$0.
bells
sing:
"Peace
Peace on earth, good -
earth.
o n
mf
a tempo
9:8
70
f =
rall. e cresc.
=
Oh
Ah
Oh
f>
rall. e cresc.
Ah
Oh
rall. e cresc
to
9::
Then
O h
Then
$0
13',
Ah
Then
Ah
Then
rall. e cresc.
9:: =
will
to
men."
Oh
70
rall. e cresc.
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bo
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12
173] Maestoso
pealed
the
bells
more
loud
and
pealed
the
bells
more
loud
and
pealed
the
bells
more
loud
and
pealed
the
bells
more
loud
and
2,',
73 Maestoso
?
? !
?
? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? !
40
:
Opt. div.
:
:
deep:
"God
1S
not
dead,
n o r
deep:
"God
is
n o t
dead,
nor
deep:
"God
is
not
dead,
nor
deep:
"God
is
n o t
dead,
n o r
?',?
9:3
?
?
1 HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY - TTBB
:
?
13
1
doth
he
doth
he
.
.
?
The wrong shall
sleep!
The wrong shall
sleep!
mel.
2:33
doth
2 3 ,
he
sleep!
he
sleep!
The
*
doth
The,
:
82
2 0
fail,
the
right
pre
vail,
fail,
the
right
pre
vail,
b??
9: 3
shall
wrong
the
wrong
shall
fail,
the
pre -
right
right
pre -
82
2:,,
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cresc.
85
with
mel.
cresc.
c r e s c .
with,
vail,
cresc.
9'3,
with,
vail,
9,?,
peace
on
earth,
good
peace
on
earth,
good
with peace on earth,
9',,
87
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will
with peace on earth, good - will, good - will to
15
90
m a r c a t o
men!"
Peace on earth
div:
unis.
8
and good -
marcato
1 8
men!"
Peace on earth
div.
and good -
marcato
UNIS.
96,9.
men!"
Peace on earth
Ah
and good-
marcato
0,,, 9
men!"
Peace on earth
Ah
and good-
90
marcato
1
1
rall.
1
1
:
:
opt. div.
3',
will
to
men!
will
to
men!
will
to
men!
??
div.
? : , ?
will
to
men!
rall.
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