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EXSULTET
Easter Proclamation

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Arranged by J. Michael Thompson

Deacon or Priest or Cantors, SATB Choir

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 The Exsultet, or Easter Proclamation, is a venerable part of the Roman rite’s
Vigil of Easter. According to the rubrics, the singing of this chant is assigned to
the deacon. If there is no deacon, a priest may sing it. The rubrics of The Roman
Missal indicate: “The Easter Proclamation may be made, in the absence of a
Deacon, by the Priest himself or by another concelebrating Priest. If, however,
because of necessity, a lay cantor sings the Proclamation, the words Therefore,
dearest friends up to the end of the invitation are omitted, along with the greeting
The Lord be with you.”

The majority of the text is carried by one or two cantors. As The Roman Missal
indicates, Part 1 should be deacon or priest. For the sake of contrast, Part 2 may
be sung by a cantor, preferably a female voice. If a deacon or priest does not sing
Part 1, use a male voice, but make the omissions required by The Roman Missal
(indicated in this edition by brackets).

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The choir acts as a foundation for and backdrop to the chant of the cantors, using
three devices from medieval practice:
a) Ison: singing a sustained tone underneath the chant;
b) Organum: the choir singing in perfect fifths around the chant; and
c) Murmur: singing with the cantor, but “sotto voce,” barely audible.
In order for this to be edifying and practical, the choir must:
a) sing with straight tone. It will be impossible to tune unisons or parallel
fifths with conflicting vibrato.
b) serve as a backdrop to the cantor. The choir’s role is to highlight and extend
the chant, not to be the focus.

This setting works best when the choir is standing in close proximity to the
paschal candle and the cantors. Distance tends to make the chord changes
inaccurate.

Since the Proclamation serves as a transition for the assembly from the Service
of Light to the Liturgy of the Word, it does not end in a loud fashion. The climax
(musically) is the section which begins “This is the night…” After these sections,
the choir pulls back, ending the chant quietly, as it was begun.

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 EXSULTET
Easter Proclamation
Deacon or Priest or Cantors, SATB Choir
The Roman Missal Traditional Roman chant
Arr. by J. Michael Thompson

b ‰I œœ
& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœá œ œ œœ œ œ
Ex- ult, let them ex-ult, the hosts of heav - en, ex - ult, let  Angel  minis-ters of God ex-ult,

bb P
& á
S.A.
Hm

? bb á
T.B.

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b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
œ œ
let the trum- pet of sal - va - tion sound a - loud our might - y King’s tri - umph!

b f œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b á œ œ
œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙

œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙
(hm) sound a - loud our might - y King’s tri - umph!

? bb á œœ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙
f
A
b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ á œ œ œœœ œ
Be glad, let earth be glad, as glo - ry floods her, a - blaze with  light  from her e - ter - nal King,

b bP
& á
Hm

? bb á
P
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b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ
œœ œ œ œ œ
let all cor-ners of the earth be glad, know-ing an end to gloom and dark - ness.
f œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& bb áá ˙˙ œ œ œ
œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙

˙˙ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙
(hm)   know-ing an end to gloom and dark - ness.

? b b áá œ œœ œ œœœ ˙
f
B
b II
œ œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ á á œ œ œœ œ
Re - joice, let  Mother  Church al - so re-joice, arrayed  with  the  lightning of his glo - ry,

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b
&b ∑
Hm
? bb á
P
b I, II

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
œ œ
let this ho - ly build-ing shake with joy, filled with the might-y voic-es of the peo - ples.

bF œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ ˙
b œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙
let this ho - ly build-ing shake with joy, filled with the might-y voic-es of the peo - ples.
œ
œ
? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
F
C
b Deacon/Priest only

&b œ œ œ á á œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
(There - fore, dearest  friends, standing  in  the awe-some glo - ry of this ho - ly light,

b á
&b á
Hm
á
? bb á

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b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
in - voke with me, I ask you, the mer - cy of God al - might - y,

b
& b áá áá ˙˙
(hm) hm
á ˙˙
? bb á áá

b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ á œ
that he,   who has been pleased to number me, though un-wor - thy, a - mong the Le - vites,

b
& b áá

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hm
á
? bb á

b
&b œ œ œ á œœ œ œœ œ œ á œ œ œ œ œœœ œ
may pour into me his light un - shad-owed, that I may sing this can-dle’s per-fect prais - es.)

b
& b áá áá ˙
˙
(hm) hm  
á áá ˙
? bb á ˙

bb
I

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
[The Lord be with you.] Lift up   your hearts.
b
&b ∑ œ œœ œ œ ˙ ∑
[And with your spir - it.]

? bb ∑ œ œœ œ œ ˙ ∑

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b
&b ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ∑
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

b
&b œ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ∑ œ œ œœ œ ˙ ˙
We lift them up to the Lord. It is right and just.

? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ∑
œ œ œœ œ ˙ ˙

E
b
&b œ á œ á œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ
It is truly right and just, with ardent love of mind and heart and with devoted service of our voice,

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& b œ áá œœ áá œœ œœ œ ˙˙ œœ áá
œ œœ œœ ˙˙
It is truly right and just, with ardent love of mind and heart and with devoted service of our voice,

? b b œ áá œœ áá œœ œœ œ ˙˙ œœ áá
œ œœ œœ ˙˙

b œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
to ac - claim our God in - vis - i - ble, the al - might - y Fa - ther,

b œœ
& b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
to ac - claim our God in - vis - i - ble, the al - might - y Fa - ther,

? b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙

b
&b á œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
and  Jesus  Christ,  our Lord, his Son, his On - ly   Be - got - ten.

b
& b áá œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ˙ œ ˙˙
and  Jesus  Christ,  our Lord, his Son, his On - ly   Be - got - ten.
˙˙ ˙˙
? b b áá œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

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F
b II

&b ‰ œ á œœœ œœ œ œ á œœ œ
Who for  our  sake  paid  Adam’s  debt  to the e- ter - nal Fa - ther, and, pouring out his own dear

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá
Hm   hm
á ˙˙ áá
? bb á

b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Blood, wiped clean the rec - ord of our an - cient sin - ful - ness.

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& b ˙˙ áá ˙˙
(hm) hm  
˙˙
? b b ˙˙ áá

G
b I

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
These then are the feasts of Pass - o - ver, in which is slain the Lamb, the one true Lamb,

b ˙ ˙˙
& b áá ˙ áá
Hm

? b b áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙

H
b II

&b á œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
whose Blood anoints the door - posts of   be - liev - ers. This   is   the night,

b ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
& b áá
(hm)   This   is   the night,

˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
? b b áá

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b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
when once you led our fore-bears, Is - ra - el’s chil - dren, from slav - er - y in E - gypt

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá
hm   (hm)
á ˙˙ áá
? bb á

I
bb
I

& á œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
and  made  them  pass  dry - shod through the Red Sea. This   is   the night

b ˙˙ œœ n œ œ œ œ œœ œ ˙

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& b áá œ œ œ œ œ ˙
(hm)   This   is   the night
˙˙ œœ n œ œ œ œ œœ œ ˙
? b b áá œ œ œ œ œ ˙

J
bb
II

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
that with a pil - lar of fire banished  the dark - ness of sin. This is the night

b œœ n œ œ ˙
& b áá ˙
˙ áá ˙˙ œ œ ˙
hm   hm   This is the night
á ˙˙ ˙˙ œ nœ œ ˙
? bb á áá œ œ œ ˙

b
&b œ á á œ œ œ œ
that even now, throughout the world, sets Christian believers apart from world - ly vic - es

b
& b áá
hm
á
? bb á

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b œ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œœ œ œ
&b á œ œ œ œœ œœœ œœœ œ
and from the gloom of sin, lead - ing them to grace and join-ing them to   his ho - ly ones.

b
& b áá ˙˙ á
á áá ˙˙
(hm)   hm hm  
á ˙˙ áá áá ˙˙
? bb á

K
b I

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ
This   is   the night, when Christ  broke  the  prison - bars of death

b œ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œ ˙˙ áá ˙

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b
& œ œ ˙
This   is   the night, hm  

œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb

L
bb
II
& œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œœœ œ œ á œ œ œ
and rose vic - to - ri - ous from the un - der - world. Our birth would have been no gain,

b ˙˙ áá ˙
& b áá ˙
hm   hm  
˙˙ áá ˙˙
? b b áá

M
bb
I

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ œœ œ œ
had we not been re- deemed. O   wonder of your hum - ble care for us!

b ˙˙ áá ˙˙
& b áá
hm   hm  
˙˙ áá ˙˙
? b b áá

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b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ
O love, O char-i - ty be - yond all tell - ing, to ran-som a slave you gave a - way your Son!

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá ˙ áá ˙˙
˙
hm   hm   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

N
b II

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
O tru - ly nec-es - sar - y sin of Ad-am, de-stroyed com-plete-ly by the Death of Christ!

b sotto voce (ison)

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&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
O tru - ly nec-es - sar - y sin of Ad - am, de-stroyed com-plete-ly by the Death of Christ!

? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙

b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ
O   hap - py fault that earned so great, so glo - ri - ous a   Re - deem - er!

b
& b ˙. ˙ œ ˙ á œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙
O hap - py fault that earned so great, so glo - ri - ous a Re - deem - er!

? bb ˙ . ˙ œ ˙ á œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙

bb
I

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ œ
O   tru - ly bless - ed night, wor - thy alone to know the time and hour

b áá
& b œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ˙ œ œ œ ˙˙ ˙˙
O   tru - ly bless - ed night, hm  
áá
? b b œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ˙ œ œ œ ˙˙ ˙˙

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P
b
&b œ œ œœœœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ
when Christ rose from the un - der - world! This is the night of which it is writ - ten:

b ˙˙ áá áá
& b áá ˙˙ ˙˙
hm   hm  
˙˙ áá áá
? b b áá ˙˙ ˙˙

b II

&b œ á œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ
The night shall be as bright as day, daz-zling is the night for me, and full of glad - ness.

b
& b áá ˙ áá ˙˙ á ˙˙

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˙ á
hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

Q
b I
œœœ œœ œœ œ œ
&b ‰ œ á œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ
The sanctifying power of this night dis - pels wick - ed - ness, wash-es faults a - way,

b
Unison
p
& b áá ˙
˙ œœœ œœ œœ œ ˙ áá ˙
˙
hm   dis - pels wick - ed - ness, hm  
á ˙˙
Unison
œœœ œœ œœ œ ˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á
p
R
bb
II

& œ á œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œœ œ
re - stores innocence to the fall - en, and joy to mourn-ers, drives out ha - tred,
F
b œœ œ œ œ n œœ œ œœ ˙
& b áá áá
œ œœ œ ˙
áá ˙˙
(hm)   and joy to mourn-ers. hm  
á áá œœ œ œ œœ n œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á œ œ
F

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S
b I

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ á
fos - ters con - cord, and brings down the might - y. On this, your night of grace, O

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙ œœ áá
(hm)   On this, your night of grace, O
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙ œœ áá
? bb á

T
b II

&b œ œ œ œ á œœ œ œœ œ œ œ á
ho - ly Fa - ther, accept this candle, a sol - emn of - fer - ing, the work of bees and of your

b n œ œœ œœ ˙˙

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b áá œœ n œ œ œ œ œ ˙ áá
& œ œ œ œœ œ ˙
ho - ly Fa - ther, accept this candle, a sol - emn of - fer - ing, hm
n œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ áá œœ n œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œœ œ ˙ áá
? b
b

b
&b œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ á œœ œœ œ œ
serv-ants’ hands, an evening sacri - fice of praise, this gift from your most ho - ly Church.

b
& b áá ˙
˙ áá ˙
˙
áá ˙
˙
(hm)   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

U
b I

&b ‰ œ á œ œ œœ œ á œœ œœ œ œœœ
But now we know the praises of this pil - lar, which glowing fire ig-nites for God’s hon-or,

b
& b áá ˙˙ á
á
˙˙
hm   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

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b
&b œ á œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œ
a fire into many flames di - vid - ed, yet nev - er dimmed by shar - ing of   its light,

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙
hm   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

b
&b œ á œœ œ œ á œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œœ œ
for it is fed by melt-ing wax, drawn out by moth-er bees, to build a   torch so pre- cious.

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& b áá ˙ á
˙ á ˙ áá
˙
˙
˙
hm   hm   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á ˙

b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ á œ œ œ
O   tru - ly bless - ed night, when things  of  heaven  are  wed  to those of earth,

b
& b áá ˙
˙
áá ˙
˙
hm   hm  
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙
? bb á

b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ á
and di - vine to   the hu - man. There - fore, O Lord, we pray you that this  candle,

b ˙˙ œœ
sotto voce
œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ áá
& b áá œ œ œœ œ
hm   There - fore, O Lord, we pray you hm
á ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ áá
? bb á œ œ œœ œ

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b
&b á œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ á
hallowed to the honor of your name, may per - se - vere un - dimmed, to overcome the dark -

b
& b áá ˙˙ áá ˙˙ áá
(hm)
á ˙˙ áá ˙˙ áá
? bb á

bb
II

& œœ œœ œ œ œ á œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ness of   this night. Re - ceive it as a pleas - ing fra - grance, and let it min-gle with the

b ˙ áá

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& b áá ˙ ˙
˙ áá
(hm)   hm   hm
˙˙ áá
? b b áá ˙˙ áá

b œœœ œœ œœ á
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœ œœ œ œ
lights of heav - en. May   this flame be found still burn - ing by   the Morn-ing Star:

b ˙˙ Unison

& b áá ˙. ˙ ˙ á ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙
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(hm)   May this flame be found still burn- ing by the Morn - ing Star:

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Unison
˙ ˙ á ˙ ˙ œ ˙

b I

&b œ á œœœ œ œ á á œ œ œ
the one Morning Star who nev - er sets, Christ your Son, who, coming back from death’s do-main,

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&b œ á ˙ œ œ œ á á œ œ œ
the one Morning Star who nev - er sets, Christ your Son, who, coming back from death’s do-main,

? bb œ á ˙ œ œ œ á á œ œ œ

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&b á œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
has shed his peaceful light on hu - man - i - ty, and lives and reigns for ev - er  

b
&b á œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
has shed his peaceful light on hu- man - i - ty, and lives and reigns for - ev - er

? bb á œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
and ev - er. A - men.  

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b œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
&b œ ˙ ˙
and ev - er. A - men.  

? bb œ ˙ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
˙

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