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I saw the Lord

Anthem for double choir, SATB soloists and organ

Isaiah 6, vv1-4
John Stainer (1840-1901)

         
Allegro maestoso

            
ff
Soprano       
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,


    

       
ff

 
   
Alto
     
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

    
CHOIR I


   
     
     
ff


Tenor
   
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

              
 
       
ff
Bass 
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

        

           
ff
Soprano       
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

    
 
       
ff

 
   
Alto
     
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

    
CHOIR II

   
    
     
ff

    

Tenor

I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

         
        
     
ff
Bass 
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up,

Allegro maestoso
 
   
  
                    
       
ff

                  


Organ
     
                     
Ped.

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2 Stainer - I saw the Lord

         
   
8

         
S.

   
   
high and lift - ed up, and his train fill - ed the tem - ple.

A.          
 
   

    
   
 -ed the
 fill 
high and lift - ed up, and his train tem - ple.
T.           
 high and lift - ed up,

            
and his train fill - ed the tem - ple.

 
      
B.     

       
high and lift - ed up, and his train fill - ed the tem - ple.

       
S.     

high and lift - ed up, his train fill - ed the tem -

            
   

A.

             
high and lift - ed up,

    
his train fill - ed the tem -


 high
T.

    
 fill - ed the tem
       
and lift - ed up, his train -

 
B.     
   

high and lift - ed up, his train fill - ed the tem -

            
            
   

                         
mf cresc. f mf

                
    

 f         
15

         
S.
       

     
f 
    
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up, high and lift - ed

       
A.
        

I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up, high and lift - ed

                  
 
f

 
T.
    
 
              
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up, high and lift - ed
  f    
B.
     
       
I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up, high and lift - ed

S.    
f
            
   

         
    
ple. I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up.

A.              
f


      
 f         
ple. I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up.

T.          
 ple.

saw the Lord
f        
     
I sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up.

  
        
B.

  
ple. I saw the Lord sit - ting up - on a throne, high and lift - ed up.
      
             
sf      
        
f
     
sf sf
   
     

Stainer - I saw the Lord 3

 
22
 
         
mf
S. 


up. A - bove it stood the

         
mf
A.  
   
up. A - bove it

               
mf

 up.
T.

      His
      
train fill - ed the tem - ple.
  
      
mf
B. 
 
up. His train fill - ed the tem - ple. A - bove it stood the
  
      
mf
S.


A - bove it

      
mf
A.
  
      
A - bove it

           
mf


T.

              
His train fill - ed the tem - ple. A - bove it

       
mf
B.

   
    
His train fill - ed the tem - ple. A - bove it stood the se - ra- phim:
     
        
     
 mf         
  
          


  

 
29
  
 
p
S.
           



se - ra - phim, a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim: each one had six

     
p

         
 
A.

        
stood the se - ra - phim, a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim: each one had six

        
p


T.

         
a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim: each one had six


       
p
B.

    phim,

se - ra - a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim: each one had six

          
p
S.
  

stood the se - ra - phim: a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim:

          
p
A.
      

stood the se - ra - phim: a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim:

              
p

 stood the
T.
 
     
se - ra - phim: a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim:
 

       
p
B.

   
a - bove it stood the se - ra - phim:

                    

   
       
           
p

        
4 Stainer - I saw the Lord

 
       
37
     
         
cresc. cresc.
S.


        
wings; with twain he cov - er'd his face, and with twain he did

       
cresc. cresc.
A.
     

  
and with twain he did
         
wings; with twain he cov - er'd his face,
      
cresc. cresc.

 wings;
T.
  
    cresc.  
with twain he cov - er'd his face, and with twain he did
 
    
          
cresc.
B.

    
wings; with twain he cov - er'd his face, and with twain he did

                  
cresc.
S.  

        
each one had six wings; and with twain he cov - er'd his feet,

        
cresc.
A.
      
   
each one had six wings; and with twain he cov - er'd his feet,

                   
cresc.

 each one had six


T.

       
          
wings; and with twain he cov - er'd his feet,

    
cresc.
B.  

each one had six wings; and with twain he cov - er'd his feet,

      
      
  
       
                  
cresc. cresc.

           

    
43

    
ff dim.
S.    

fly, Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly

       
ff dim.
A.    
 
fly, Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly

           
ff dim.

 fly,
T.
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly
     dim.
 
      
ff
B.

         p
fly, Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly

       
f
S.  


and one cried un - to an - o - ther: Ho - ly, ho - ly,

             
p
 
f
A.  
         
and one cried un - to an - o - ther: Ho - ly, ho - ly,

        
f p


T.

       
and one cried un - to an - o - ther: Ho - ly, ho - ly,
      

    
f p
B. 
          
and one cried un - to an - o - ther: Ho - ly, ho - ly,

   
          
     
  
       
ff
        
f dim.
   
p

 
 
Stainer - I saw the Lord 5

     
51

f
        
cresc.

p

    
S.


is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his glo - ry.

       
p cresc. f

          
A.


is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his glo - ry.

                 
p cresc. f
 

T.

      f 
is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his glo - ry.
         
   
p cresc.
B.

 
is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of his glo - ry.
      
mf
     
S.


ho - ly Lord of Hosts: the

       
mf
A.
    

the

 
ho - ly Lord of Hosts:

           
mf

 ho -
T.

ly Lord of Hosts: the
 
             
mf
B.

  

ho - ly Lord of Hosts:
 
Gt.
 the

           
Full Sw.

        


     
   
         cresc.
  
ff mf
       
      

 
Senza Ped. Ped.

 
59

           
p
S.  


Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly,

     
p
      
    
A.

 
pHo - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly,

              

T.
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly,
 
          
p
B.   
     
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly,

         
cresc. p
S.    
   
whole earth is full of his glo - ry. Ho - ly, ho - ly,

       
cresc. p
      

A.

   
whole earth is full of his glo - ry.

         
cresc. p Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly,
   
 whole earth is full of his glo -
T.

   
ry. Ho - ly, ho - ly,
     cresc.

  
p
B.     
  
       
whole earth is full of his glo - ry. Ho - ly, ho - ly,
  
       



 

   cresc.       
p
            
    
6 Stainer - I saw the Lord

  
68 rall. Piu Allegro
 
      
pp p
S.             
 
ho - ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
 
     
pp p
A.
              

        
 
ho - ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
       
   
pp p

 ho
T.


  
      
- ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
  

         
pp p
B.  
  
ho - ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
      
pp p
S.                
 
ho - ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
 
     
pp p

            
-  ly
A.


ho
 
is the Lord
 
of

 
Hosts. And the posts
 
of the door

      
pp p
      
 ho
T.

         

- ly is the Lord of

Hosts.
p 
And the posts of the door

         
pp
B.

 
ho - ly is the Lord of Hosts. And the posts of the door
 
   
Piu Allegro
 
rall.
                

      pp            
     
p
   
    

 
74

          
S.
     

mov'd at the voice of him that cried,

A.  
   
      
   

        
mov'd at the voice of him that cried,

       
 mov'd
T.


           
  ff   
at the voice of him that cried,
    

B.       

 
mov'd at the voice of him that cried, and the house was fill - ed with

          
S.
     

mov'd at the voice of him that cried,

A.  
   
      
   


mov'd at the voice of him that cried,

     
   
   
 mov'd
T.
  
          
     
at the voice of him that cried,
   

         
ff
B.


mov'd at the voice of him that cried, and the house was fill - ed with smoke, the
 
             
 
  
         
   ff
cresc.

                 
   
Stainer - I saw the Lord 7

 
79

S.      
  

            
ff

 
A.

        
  
and the house was fill - ed with

      
ff


T.
 

    
and the house was fill - ed with smoke was
   

B.
  

 
smoke, was fill - ed with smoke, was fill - - ed with

        
ff
S.
 

        
and the

    
ff
A.
  
  
and the house was fill - ed with smoke, the
             
ff
  
 
T.
   
      was fill
    
and the house - ed with smoke, was fill - ed with smoke, the

B.
   
 

house was fill - ed with smoke, was fill - ed with smoke, was fill - -

    
    
         
             

    

      
  

 
84

           
ff fff
S.
     
fff   fill
 - ed with


  
and the house was fill - ed with smoke, the house was smoke.

A.              

      
 
smoke, was fill - ed with smoke, the house was fill - ed with smoke.

       
fff
 
 fill   with
T.

fff    smoke.
    
- ed with smoke, the house, the house was fill - ed
       

B.  

         fff        
smoke, the house, the house was fill - ed with smoke.
        
S.     
fff      
    
 
house was fill - ed with smoke, the house was fill - ed with smoke, was fill - ed with smoke.

A.           
fff      
   
 
house was fill - ed with smoke, the house was fill - ed with smoke.

         
 house
T.

       

was fill - ed with smoke, the house was fill - ed with smoke.
 
     
fff
B.

    

     
ed with smoke, the house was fill - ed with smoke.
  

    
     
  
       

fff
        
 
   

8 Stainer - I saw the Lord

  SOLO       
89
   
         
p cresc.
S.      

O Tri - ni - ty! O
 
U - ni - ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that

          

         
       
                 
 
   
p

cresc.
    

      dim. 
95

     
f pp
S.         

an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of praise we bring. With the songs that

     
     
SOLO mf
A.
    
    
          
O Tri - ni - ty! O U - ni - ty! Be
   
  
       

             dim.       
p

        

 
101

             
dim.
S.   
  
an - gels sing, u - nite, u - nite the hymns of praise we bring, the

            
dim.
A. 
        

pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of praise we

        
SOLO mf
T. 


O

   
               
           
       
            
        

 
107

      
S.
 



praise we bring.

      
p
A.
     
        
bring, we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! O

            
    
 Tri - ni - ty! O
T.

  
U - ni - ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u -
  
 
B.  
SOLO p
    



O Tri - ni - ty! O u - ni - ty! Be

                
   
      
                 
      
 
Stainer - I saw the Lord 9

      
      
113

     
mf cresc.
S.     

O Tri - ni - ty! O U - ni - ty! O Tri - ni - ty! O

    
mf cresc.

        
A.

   
  
u - ni - ty! O Tri - ni - ty! O
       
mf

dim.
  
cresc.

 nite the hymns of praise


T.


we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! Be
 
  
       
mf

dim.
B.

            

    

pre - sent as we wor - ship thee. O


                 
   
   
   
 
mf cresc.
     
    
 

     f              dim.   
119

      
S. 

U - ni - ty! O U - ni - ty! O Tr - ni - ty! O U - ni - ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and

         
dim.

     
f
A.      

u - ni - ty!
 Be pre- sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that

              
f

 pre
T.

    
        
- sent, be pre - sent as we wor
   
- ship thee,
  

 
cresc. f
B.

           
         

Tri - ni - ty! O Tri - ni - ty! O u - ni - ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and

                    
                     
               
    

     
125

      
p mf
  
dim.
S.        

with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the praise we bring, the hymns of praise we

                   
    
dim. p mf
A.
    
 an - gels sing, u - nite 
   
the hymns of praise we bring, of praise we bring. the

             
p mf

 u - nite the hymns of


T.

          
praise we bring, the
         
     
dim.
B.

    
with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of praise we bring.

               


                
      
      
dim. 
  
            
p
  
mf
    
10 Stainer - I saw the Lord

 
131

     dim.
           
p mf
S.   

bring, the hymns of praise we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! O

   
p

   
dim. mf
A.         

hymns of praise we bring, the praise we bring. O Tri - ni -

                   
p

dim. mf
 
 hymns of praise we bring, the hymns of
T.

      
praise we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! O u -
 
        
p p mf
B.  
 
the hymns of praise we bring. O Tri - ni -

CHOIRS I & II
 
pp
 
sempre pp
S.       

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly is the

   
pp sempre pp
A.
       

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly is the

     
pp sempre pp
 

T.
   
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly is the
 
         
pp sempre pp
B.  

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly is the
      
          
   
   
 
 mf     
               
dim. p

     

  

         
138

           cresc.     
f
S.  

        
  
U - ni - ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of

    
cresc. f
A.
         

    
   
 
ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of
   
           
cresc. f

 - ni - ty! Be
T.

 
pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of
         
 
          
cresc. f
B.

 
- ty! Be pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of
       
p
S.    

Lord of Hosts. The whole earth is

    
p
      
A.


Lord of Hosts. The whole earth is

        
p
 
 Lord
T.

   
of Hosts. The whole earth is
    

   
p
B.

     
   
Lord of Hosts. The whole earth is

                     
        
                       
cresc.
         
 
Stainer - I saw the Lord 11

 
144

                  
mf
S.


praise we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! O U - ni - ty! Be

      
f
A.
            
    
praise we bring. O U - ni - ty! Be pre - sent, be pre - sent, be

                   
f mf

 praise
T.
we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! O Tri - n - ty! O u - ni - ty! Be
   
       
mf
B.   
     
praise we bring. O Tri - ni - ty! Be
    
cresc. f ff p
S. 

full of his glo - - - - ry.

       
cresc. f ff p
A.
 
 cresc.
full of his glo - - - - ry.


f
  ff      
p

 full
T.

   

of his glo - - - - ry.
  cresc.
    
f ff p
B.


full of his glo - - - - ry.

    
   
            
    

         
        
mf

  
     

  cresc.    mf    
150

          
dim.
S.       

pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns, the hymns of

    
cresc. mf
       
dim.
A.         
              
pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of

         
cresc. mf dim.

 pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite
T.
the hymns of
  cresc.      mf     dim.

B.         
 
pre - sent as we wor - ship thee, and with the songs that an - gels sing, u - nite the hymns of
  
pp
   
S.
 

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - - ly.

  
pp

    

A.

 

pp Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - - ly.
   

T.
  

Ho -

ly, ho - ly, ho - - ly.
 
 
    
pp
B.

      
Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - - ly.

                          


 cresc.          dim.
                      
   
12 Stainer - I saw the Lord

  p 
156
    
CHOIR I
 
cresc.
     
ff
S.
  
 p
praise we bring. A - - - - men. A - - -
   
cresc. ff CHOIR I
A.       
    
 p 
praise we bring. A - - - men, A - men. A - -

T.    cresc.      
ff CHOIR I
  
 
 praise  cresc.-    
we bring. A - - - - men. A - men, A -
    

     
p
 
ff CHOIR I
B.  
 
praise we bring. A - - - - - men. A - - -

        
CHOIR II ff
S.


The whole earth is

        
CHOIR II ff
A.


The whole earth is

        
CHOIR II ff


T.

   
The whole earth is

     
CHOIR II ff
B.

 
The whole earth is
 
         
cresc.
      
          
  
ff
 
p Full Sw.
         

    
161

    
rall.

S.     
 
- - men, A - - men. A - men.

A.   
   
 
     
- men, A - men, A - - men. A - men.
 
    
 men,
T.

      
 
A - - men, A - - men. A - men.
 
   
B.

        
- men, A - men, A - - men. A - men.
  
S. 
 
full of his glo - - - - ry. A - men.

A.          
   
full of his glo - - - - ry. A - men.

      
 full
T.

     
     
of his glo - - - - ry. A - men.


B.   

      
full of his glo - - rall. - - ry. A - men.
   
     

   
     
    
          


 
 

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