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It is a thing most wonderful - Moore
For Jonathan Bielby and the choir of Wakefield Cathedral
It is a thing most wonderful
Words: W. Walsham How (1823-97)
Music: Philip Moore (b.1943)
Andante q = c.60
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(Ch.)  
        
             
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
         
 





(Sw.) 

  













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E
p
   p  
  

   
    
 


It is a thing most
won
Al most too
 der  ful,
     



  
 


 









 
 


  
SOPRANO
PL
5
SA
M
8
     
    
    

won
That God’s own
 der ful to be
    
 

 








  





   

 
  
 
11
come
  
 

  

from






heav’n,
And die to
save

 





© 1989, renewed 2005 The Royal School of Church Music.
Son




should








              
     
  






      



a
child



like




14
 






p
 
   
    
 
 



TENOR


BASS

            
And yet I
p
   
             
    
 





 


  





And yet I
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know
that
it
is
know




that




it




is





PL
  
 

true:



E
  
 
me.
 
 

         
 

 






 
and hum  ble lot,
And wept and

  
    
           
   
true:
He chose a
poor
and hum ble lot,
And wept and


    
         


 
 

poor
SA
M
He chose a
 













   



 


mourned
and
toiled
and
            


21
mourned
 
    
  


and





toiled
 






and







died,


died,


    
For love of
    
For love of
  
        











  
     

those who loved


24
him
 

28

SOLO SOPRANO


       




     
       

   




 

 






  
 





p meno mosso
to


mf
      
see



 

 


un poco accel.
    
    
  



The cru el nails
 

 



And shut my
un poco accel.
  






cross,
 
 
 

rallentando 

    
  

 






and try



    
31
  




p quasi recit., meno mosso
    
     

eyes


   
        
I sometimes think a bout the
     

 

SA
M
  
 
 




not.





  
 
him



E
  
    

not.
            


those who loved

PL


rallentando 








S.
A.
T.
B.
mf 
    

The cru  el
 
 
 

mf
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