Above the Brightness of the Sun

SSAATTB with Piano, Organ & Flute (opt.)

ð 70 H ŒH ŒH H ŒH ŒH H HH
Sally DeFord

ÜÜÜÜÜ 44 H H H H H H HF H H H H FF
üû : F
2

¬ ° ten.

ÜÜ 4 G G
Piano

Ü
: ÜÜ 4 H H H H H H H H
a tempo

H FF
H ÞF H H H H H H

H HHH H … HHH
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞFFF H H HH H H HH H
üû
FF H H FF
: H H H H H H H H H FF H H H HH
4 6 8

«” …F H H HH H H ¢ F
ÜÜÜÜÜ H H GG ‹‹ GG ‹‹ GG ‹‹
:
Þ FF H H H=H H H H FF
” G‹ G‹ G‹ F
þ ÜÜ Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
ý : ÜÜ
ý Organ ¡
ý Ü
ÿý = Ü ÜÜÜ ˆ F F F F

Ü ¢
Ü Ü H H‹ H H H H H
Vs. 1 Women, Vs. 2 Men:

: ÜÜ ¹ H H H F H H
10

{
r
All the world in sha - dow lay, Ev - 'ry search for truth un -

rH H
ÜÜÜÜÜ H
üû
H H‹ H H H H
All the world was un - a - ware, As the word of life was

: ¹H H H H H‹ H H G H H
¢
G ‹ G‹
Ü Ü H H G H
=ÜÜÜ ¹ ÞH H
H
þ ÜÜ
Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ
ýý :¡ Ü Ü ¹
ý ÜÜ
ÿý = Ü Ü Ü ¹ F ÞF F

Copyright 1997 by Sally DeFord

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Above the Brightness...(Full score)-1
 ÜÜÜÜÜ H G‹ H H H H H H
: H H G‹
12 14

end - ing, Long the age be - reft of Hea - ven's voice,

H H
spo - ken, As a sim - ple boy of ten - der years

H H H
ÜÜÜÜÜ H H H
üû : H H H HH H H H H H H HG H
H H
H H H H H
H H G H
G ÞH H H
Ü Ü H H H H
=ÜÜÜ H H H
H H H H H

þ ÜÜ
Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ
ý : ÜÜ
ý
ý ÜÜ H G G
ÿý = Ü Ü Ü G ‹ G G

¢
ÜÜ
Women (2nd time only):

Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ † H
: ÜÜ H H
16 18

ÜÜ ¬
H H H H H‹
Ah

Ü
: ÜÜ H H
H H H H H F { F
Long the age de - nied His pow'r. Then with - in a si - lent -grove,-

H
heard the long - a - wai - ted truth. There with - in that hal - lowed -grove,-

rH H
ÜÜÜÜÜ H
üû
H H H H H‹ H
: H H HH HH HH F
HF ‹ H ÞH H H
H H { H‹ H H
{ ¬ G
ÜÜ Ü H
H H H H H H H H G
Ü
= Ü H H H H H H H ÞH
H H
þ ÜÜ F F
Ü ˆ ˆ
ý : ÜÜ F F
ý ¢
ý Ü F F
Ü H G G
ÿý = Ü Ü Ü H ‹ { G F ÞF

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 ÜÜÜÜÜ F † H HH G
G G
: H G
20

ÜÜ H H H H
Ah

: ÜÜÜ H H H G‹ H H H H H H
Jo - seph pled for un - der - stand - ing, Of - fer - ing a - loud his

H H
Hea - ven hath the si - lence bro - ken, God speaks once a - gain to

ÜÜÜÜÜ HG H H H H
üû : H H H H H HH H H H H H H HG H
H H G
G G H ÞH
ÜÜ H H H
=ÜÜÜ H H H H
H H
þ ÜÜ Ü
ý : Ü Ü ëFF HF G‹ H H H H HG H
G
ý
ý ÜÜ F F H G
G ÞGG
ÿý = Ü Ü Ü F G‹

ÜÜÜÜÜ † H
H
H
G H G
F
GG GGG‹ ÞHH
:
22 24

Ah

ÜÜÜÜÜ H H G ‹ H H H H H‹ H G‹
: {
hum - ble prayer, Speak - ing all his heart's de - sire,

H H HH H
mor - tal man. Hear His voice, oh sons of earth!

Ü H H H H
Ü ÜÜÜ H H HH H H H HH GH H
üû
H H HH H H HHH ‹‹‹ r
: H ÞH H
H H H
ÜÜ H H H H H H H
=ÜÜÜ H H H H H
H H H
þ ÜÜ Ü r
H G‹ H H H‹ GG‹
ý : ÜÜ FH H H
G G H ÞH
ý
F H G ‹‹
ý ÜÜ H H GG G
ÿý = Ü Ü Ü G G H‹ {
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 r r r
(Organ plays voice parts)

r 26 r
ÜÜÜÜÜ H
Soprano/Alto

HH ‹‹ HH ÞHH ‹‹ HH (Ü) HH ‹‹ HH ÞHH H ÞH ‹‹ H Ü H ‹‹ H

(both verses):

: H H H H H
25

¬ Not though the pow'rs of hell a - rose to bid the gates of

HH ‹‹ HH HH ‹‹ HH HH ‹‹ HH H (Ü)ÞHH ‹‹
ÞHH HH HH ‹‹ HH
Tenor/Bass Be - hold the skies with glo - ry riv'n, Be - hold the might and

ÜÜÜ H { { {
(Both verses)

= ÜÜ { {
r r r r r
ÜÜÜÜÜ H
üû
‹ ÞHH ‹‹‹ HHH Ü HHH ‹‹‹
: HHH ‹‹‹ HHH ÞHHH ‹‹‹‹ HHH (Ü) HHH ‹‹‹‹ HHH ÞHH HH
HH ÞHH ‹
HHH
H H ÞH H (Ü) H H ÞHH H ÜH ‹ H
¬H
ÜÜ H H H
H H
=ÜÜÜ H H H H H H H H ÞH H H H H
H H H H H ÞH H H «
r r r r
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞH ‹ H H ÞÚ HH ÞHH H‹ H ÞH ‹‹ H ‹
(Ü) H ÞH H ÞHH HH
: H ÞH ‹ ÞH H H ÞH
28 30

‹ HH HH ‹‹
ÞHH ‹ HH H H ÞHH
Heav'n be closed could e - vil's wrath re - strain the hand of

Ü Ü ÞHH ÞH ÞHH Ú HH ÞH H
pow'r of heav'n, Be - hold! the Fa - ther and the Son, The

Ü H H ÞH
= ÜÜ { {
r r r r
ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞHH ‹‹
üû
HHH ÞÚ HH ÞHHH H‹ HH ÞHH ‹‹‹ HH (Ü) ‹ HHH
: ÞHH ‹‹ ÞÞHHH ‹‹‹ HH ÞHH ‹ HH Þ(Ü)Þ HHHH ‹‹‹ HH ÞHH
HH ÞHH H
H Þ Ú HH H
«
ÜÜ ÞH ÞH H H
=ÜÜÜ ÞH H H ÞH
ÞH H ÞH Ú H ÞH H H H H ÞH H ÞH
ÚH ÞH H ÞH
r r 32 ° rØ
ÜÜ H‹ H H‹ H HH ‹‹ Þ Þ
: ÜÜÜ H‹ HH H HH Þ Þ Ü HH HH HH HH HH HH
a tempo

H H‹ H H
r day
HH ÞØH
God, who thus ap - peared to man:

H‹ H ÞHH ‹‹ HH (Ü) HH ‹‹ H H H H H
ÞÞÞ Ü H H H HH H
H
glo - rious of truth has dawned, A - bove the bright
- - ness of - the

Ü Ü H H
=ÜÜÜ { { { Þ H
r r rØ Ø
Ü Ü HH ‹‹ HHH ÞHHH ‹‹‹ ÞÞ Ü
üû
Ü
: Ü Ü HH ‹‹
HH
HH HH ‹‹ HH H HH ÞÞ H H H H H H
H H‹ HH ‹‹ HH HH HH H H H H H H
° H
Ü H ÞH H ÞÞ Ü GG HH
= Ü ÜÜÜ H H ÞH H H H ÞH ÞÞ G H
a tempo

H ÞH H ÞH H H
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 Ü H HH HH GG
: FF HH HH HH HH H HH G G
34 36

sun, Pur - er than the ra - diant morn - ing,

F H
(Pur - er than morn - ing)

G H G ÚG
=Ü G‹ H G H H G G

HH HH H H HH H HH Ú HH H H H

üû
Ü H H H H H H H H
: HHH
H HG H H H HG H H
GG H HH
H GG ÚH
= Ü H G
G G H H H
H
H
r
Ü H H H H HH
: H HH HH HH HH‹ HH HH H H G
H H H H H H H
H H H
38

Ban - ish - ing the night with Hea - ven's per - fect light, Clear - er than the new day's

H H H H H H H H GH H H H H
H H
(hea - ven's light,)

H H H
=Ü H H H H H H H H H H H H
r
H H H H H‹ H HH H H H H
HH HH HH HH H H HH H HHH H H H HH H H HH
üû : Ü H H H H HH H
HH
H H HH HHH
H H H H H H H H
=Ü H H H H
H H
H H H H

: Ü HG G H HH HH HH HH HH HH HH GG ‹‹ HH HH
40 42

dawn - ing, The Fa - ther spake and Christ our Lord re -

G H H H H H H H H G‹ H H
(re -

Ü H H H H H H H H G‹
= G H
HH H HH HH HH HH H H HH H HH HH H H
üû
Ü H
H H H H HH HH H H H H H H H H H
: H H
HH GG HH G
H H G H G H
Ü
= H H H H
H H H H
H Above the Brightness...(Full score)-5
 HH GG r r
Ü H … H H HH H HH H ‹
: HH HH HH HH H HH G H H H H‹ H
44

{ {
stored to man His Fa - ther's king - dom, The light of truth shines forth up -

H G ÜH H H H H‹ H
H
stored His Fa - ther's king - dom, The truth shines forth)

H H … H H H
=Ü H H H H G H H‹ H
{ {
HH HH
üû
H HH H H H HG
: Ü HG H H H HG H H ÜGH H H
H
H H H H H H
H G
G GG H GG G GG
=Ü G G H G G

r r
H H H‹ HH
:Ü H H Ü HH ‹‹ HH HH HH H HH‹ HH FF
1.

H H
46 48

{
H H H‹ H H H H H H‹ H F
on the earth, a - bove the bright - ness of the sun.

=Ü H H H‹ H H H H H H‹ H F
{ {
r
H H
H H HHH ‹‹ H HH H H H H H
H Ü H H H H H H
üû
H H HH H
:Ü H H Ü HH HG
G
H H HH
H H HHH GG
H H HHH HH G
=Ü H H H
H H H H
H H H
Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ
2.

: ¹ FF
50 52

ˆ ˆ ˆ F
(Organ tacet) sun.

=Ü ¹ F
HHH HH HH H H HH H H H H H
H ÜÜ HH Ü H H H H
üû
Ü H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
: H H H H H H H ÜH H H H H ¹
°
GG ¬ GG HH
G H
GG GG
=Ü H H H ¹ H
H
H H H H H H
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-6
 H H ÜH ÜH H H H (Þ) H H H H H H
Ü ˆ ‡‹ H 56Þ Ú
Flute:

:
54

¬ «
HHH HH HH H H HH ÜÜ HH Ü H H Ú

üû
Ü H H H H H H H H H HHH HH Þ (Þ)GG H H
: H H H H H H H HH H Ü H H H G… H H H HHH HH
GG ¬ «
GG ÜG G Ú … H H H HHH
=Ü H H H ÜG G
Þ G H
H G H
H H H H
þ Ü ‡‹ G Þ Ú (Þ)H H H H H H
ýý : HH H H H H H H G H H
ý Organ ¬ «
ý ‡‡ ‹‹ H H H H H H H G H H H H H H H H
ÜGG G Ú
ÿý = Ü H F Þ F

H
Ú H‹ H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H‹
: { H H H H H H H
58 60

{
Ú HH HH HH H H HH HH

üû
H H H H HH G HH HH HHH
: HH HH H H HHH H H H H Ü GG H
H H H H H H
H H G
H H H H H H H HHH
=
Ú H H H H H H Ü GG
G H H
G H H H H H H H
G H H
þ Ú H HH HH Ü HHH ‹‹‹
ýý : FF HG H H H H H H H H H H HHH HHH
{ H
ý
ý Ú FF GG FF H HH
G‹ H G G GG
ÿý = F G
G
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-7
 ¢ r
r r r r
(Organ plays voice parts)

Ú 62Þ
Ü
Ü Ü H ‹‹ H ÞH ‹‹ ÜH ‹ H H‹
GG ‹‹ H (Ü) H ‹‹ H H H
poco rit

H H ÞHH
a tempo

: G H H H H H H H‹ H H‹ H
64

ÞH

ÜH ‹ H H‹ H
GG ‹‹
H H H
Not though the pow'rs of hell a - rise in vain to seal the

Ú H Þ Ü HH ‹‹ H H‹
H H‹
H
H
H‹
H‹ H H ÞH
= F ÜÜ (Ü) H ‹ H H‹ H
{ { { { {
‹ ÜH ‹ H H‹
Ú G‹ H Þ ÜÜ H H ÞH ‹ H H‹ H ÞH H H H H
a tempo

Ü { { { { {
poco rit

:
¢
r r r r r
Ú F Þ Ü H‹

üû
Ü HH ‹‹ HHHH HHH ‹‹‹‹
HHH ÞHHH ‹‹‹ HH (Ü) HH ‹‹‹ HHH HHH
a tempo

: FFF H Ü Ü HH ‹‹‹ HH ÞHH

poco rit

H Ü H
HH H H H ÞH
H H H ÞH ‹ HH (Ü) HH ‹ HH ÞH H Ü HH ‹‹ H H
H
¢
H
Ú … H H ÞG ÞÜ H H H H H
= G G ÜÜ H H H H H H H ÞH H H H H
H H H H ÞH (Ü)H H

r r r r
ÜÜÜ ÞHH ‹ H H ÜÜ HH ÜH
H
(Þ)H ‹
Ú H‹
H ÜH ‹
H H‹
H ‹
H ÚHH ÞH H ÞHH
H
H
:
66

ÜH (Þ)H ‹ H H‹
Ü Ü HH Ü HH H H ÞH Ú HH H H
clo - ven skies shall re - vel - a - tion - cease- - to shine and

H H H
Ü
= Ü H ÞH ‹ H H‹ H ÞH
{ {

ÞH ‹ H ÚH H ÜH ÜH (Þ)H ‹ H ÜH ‹ H H‹ H ÞH H H H
ÜÜÜ { { { {
:

r r r r
ÜÜ Þ H ‹‹ ÜHH (Þ)Þ HH ‹‹ ‹
HHH ÜÜ HHH ‹‹‹
üû
Ü H ‹ HHHÜÜÜ HH HH Ú(Þ) HH ‹‹ HHH ÚÞHHH ‹‹‹‹ HH ÞHH HHH
: ÞHH ‹ H Ü HH H H H H HH ÞH
H H
ÜH ÞH H H
Ü
=ÜÜ ÜH H ÜH H ÞH H H H H ÚH H ÞH
ÜH H
H ÞH H H ÚH ÞH
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-8
 « ° rØ Ú
ÜÜÜ HH ‹‹ H H ‹‹ H HH ‹‹ HH H HH ÞÞÞ HH HH HH HH HH
a tempo

: H H H HH
H
68 70

{ {
H‹ H ØH H H H H H H
fill the earth with truth di - vine, A - bove the bright - ness of the

H‹ H H‹ H H
fill the earth with truth di - vine, A - bove the bright - ness of the

Ü Ú
ÞÞÞ H H H H H
=ÜÜ H‹ H ÞH ‹ H (Ü) H ‹ H ÞH H H
{ { {
H H H H H H H Ø H
ÜÜ H H H H Ú
: Ü † ÞÞÞ ‡ ‹
« °
r r rØ
Ü ‹ ‹ Ú
H H ÞÞÞ H H H H H
üû
H‹ H
HH ÞHH ‹‹ H HHH ‹‹‹‹ HH H HH
: Ü Ü HH ‹‹ H H‹ HH
H H HH HH HH H H H H H
H
H
« ° H
H ÞH H GG HHH
Ü ÞÞÞ Ú
a tempo

Ü
= Ü H H ÞH H H H ÞH G
H ÞH (Ü)H ÞH H H
H H

r
Ú H HH HH GG H H H H H‹
: FF HH HH HH HH H HH G G H H H H H H H
72 74

sun, Pur - er than the ra - diant morn - ing, Ban - ish- - ing the night with

F H ÚG H H H H H H
G H G
(Pu - rer than morn - ing,)

Ú G‹ H
= H G H H G G H H H H H

H H H H H H H
Ú HHHHH H G H H H H H H‹ ÚH H H H
:
r
ÚHH HH H H HH H H H H H H H
üû
H
: HH
H H
H H HH H H GHH H H H H Ú HH HH H H HH H H HH‹
H H HH
H
H H H
G H
G H H GH HH HH
Ú H H H G
H H H Ú HH H H
= H H H H
H H H H H
H H
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-9
 Ú H H H H
: H HH HH HH GH H H H H H H
H H HG G H H
76

hea - ven's per - fect light, Clear - er than the new day's dawn - ing, The

H H GH H H H H H H G H H
Ú H
(hea - ven's light,)

H H H H H H H H H
= H G
H G H H H H G
Ú H H H H G H H H
:

Ú H HH H H HH HH HHH HHH
HH H H HH
üû
H
: HH HH HH HH HHH H HHH H H H HH H H H
H H
Ú H H HHH HHH HHH H
H H H H H
= H H H H H H
H H H
H

Ú
: HH HH HH HH HH HH GG ‹‹ HH HH HH HH HH HH HH HH
78 80

Fa - ther speaks and Christ our Lord shall e - ver guide His - Fa - ther's
-

H H H HH H H G‹ H H H
Ú H H H H H H H H
(shall guide His Fa - ther's
-

= G‹ H H H H H

H H
Ú H H H H H H H H H H H H
‡‹
:

Ú HHH H H H H H HH HH H H
H H
üû
H H H H H H H H HH
: H HH HH H H G H
H H
GG
G HHH G
G
Ú H H GH H
= H H H H G
H H H H
H
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-10
 GG r 82 r H r 84
Ú HH … H HH HH HH HH H ‹ H H ‹‹ HH HH HH HH
: G H H‹ H H H Ü HH ‹ H HH
{ { {
king - dom, The light of truth shines forth up - on the earth, a bove the - bright ness

G ÜH H H H H‹ H H H H‹ H H H H H
king - dom, The truth shines forth)

Ú G … H H H H H H H H
= H H‹ H H H H‹
{ { {

Ú HHHHH H H H F
† ‡ … H H H H H H
:

HHH H HH
Ú HH HH HH H Ü HH
üû
H HHG H H H H
: H H ÜGH H H H HHH H H H Ü HH HHHHH
G H H H H H
H HHH
Ú H H H GGG H H HHHHH
H H
H H H H HHH H H
=
H H H H H H
H H

ª
Ú G GG FFF F GG FFF FFF
: GG G ÞÜ GG
86 88

G G F G G F F
of the sun! (of the sun.)

Ú G G F ÞG ÜG F F
= F F

G F H Ü H H H H ÞH F F
Ú … H H H
:
ª

Ú H H H H H H H ÜÞ HHH Ü HHH HHH HH HHH HH GG

G
H H H H H H ÜH H
üû
G
: HHH H H H GGG G FF
ª GG F
H H GG
Ú H H HH G H ÜH GG
= H H ÜH ÞÜ HH Ü HHH HH HHH G = G F
H H H H ÜH
:
F
H H G
Above the Brightness...(Full score)-11