LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE

GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)

VERSE I.
Andante maestoso

Soprano
Alto

Tenor
Bass

p SOPRANO SOLO

Let all mor - tal flesh

keep

si - lence,

and with fear and trem - bling

stand;

Andante maestoso

Accompt

pp

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Pon - der no - thing earth - ly

Acc.

mind - ed

for with bless - ing

in

his

hand,

Christ our Lord to

earth

de - scend

eth

our full hom - age

CPDL

to

de

mand.

15

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Acc.


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22

VERSE II.

p BARITONE SOLO

T/B.

King of Kings, yet born

Acc.

29

T/B.

hu - man

Acc.

36

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of

Ma - ry,

as of old on earth

In the Bo - dy

ves - ture

stood,

and

the

Blood

He will give to

all

Lord of Lords, in

He

the

VERSE III
p

Rank on rank the

T/B.

Acc.

faith

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43

host

T/B.

ful

His own Self for heaven - ly

of

heav - en

spreads his van - guard on

food.

the

As the light of light

de -

way


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50

scend - eth

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from the realms of

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- ish

Acc.

64

Acc.

to

Acc.

the

Pres - ence,

may

less

van

Che - ru - bim with sleep -

70

way.

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T/B.

hell

VERSE IV.
mf Poco Animato

At His feet the

mf

mf

cresc.

eye,

Veil their fac - es

cresc.

That the pow'rs of

se - raph;

a -

six - wing - ed

day

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T/B.

end - less

as the dark - ness clears

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57

as with cease - less voice

they

cry,


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Al

T/B.

Acc.

le - lu - ya.

Al

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84

most

ff

Acc.

le

Al - le - lu - ya Lord

T/B.

79

Acc.

ff

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T/B.

ya,

High

men

lu

men.