in celebration of the 95th birthday of Sir David Willcocks

Rejoice and sing!

Words by John Rutter, JOHN RUTTER
incorporating a traditional carol text
SOPRANOS

  Bright

(with ALTOS ad lib.)
q. = 88, q = 132, e = e sempre* mf

and joyful

     

   
       
non legato 1. Re -
   
               

   
f

   
    

 
  
PIANO

   
 
  

  
5
  

light and rhythmic

           
   
- joice and sing! glad news I bring, glad news I bring, glad news I bring; Re -
  
     
   
 

  


   

 
   
mp

             
 

SOPRANOS

 
and ALTOS
9
     
mf
             
  
S.
A.
 
- joice and sing! glad news I bring, On Christ - mas Day in the morn - ing:
I

     
      
TENORS and BASSES
T.
B.   
mf

      
      
      


  

    

mf
                
  
  
il basso
* 7/8 bars in this carol always divide into 3 + 2 + 2 marcato
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   lightly 
A
 
14
   
          

 
  
  
   
saw three ships come sail - ing in, On Christ-mas Day, on Christ - mas Day; I

                   

     
lightly

  
A             
                            

       
         
  


  
18
      
     
 
          
  

 
saw three ships come sail - ing in, On Christ - mas Day in the morn -

      

 
       
         



 
            

  
                 
       
   
     
          
      


        
B
22 f
     
               
 

   
- ing. Re - joice and sing No - well, no - well! Earth’s day of glad - ness is

     
                

      
f

 
 B
 
              
       


 
 
    

  
f più legato

          
          
 4

     cresc. 
26


mf
         
                
  
dawn - ing, For Christ is born in Beth - le - hem, On Christ - mas Day in the


   


                 
      
         
cresc.
mf

                
 
     

             

  
mf
 
cresc.
   
        
 
        

   
31 C

  

f
      

morn - ing.
( f ) marcato

            
        
f 2. And what was in those

   
                 
C

    
   
     
 
f

mf

 

       
   
     
 
      


 unis.
       

35
    

T./B.        
ships all three, On Christ - mas Day, on Christ - mas Day? And what was in those

 

    
 
         
 
      

         
    
   
 