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Christ, Be Our Light: Easter Vigil
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Bernadette Farrell

Unison, Descant
Keyboard, Guitar, Flute, Trumpet in Bb

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 Christ, Be Our Light
(Easter Vigil text)
Assembly, Unison Choir, Descant, Keyboard, Guitar, Flute, and B  Trumpet
Bernadette Farrell

*VERSES (q = ca. 132)

#
Melody & 43 œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ
œ ˙
1. This is the night of new be - gin - nings.
2. This is the night Christ our re - deem - er
3. Now will the fire kin - dled in dark - ness
4. Sing of the hope deep - er than dy - ing.
5. In - to this world morn - ing is break - ing.

#
& 43 œ ˙œ . œ˙ .
œ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ . ˙
˙˙ ..
Keyboard
? # 43 ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙˙ . œ
˙.

#
& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙.
œ
1. This is the night when heav - en meets earth.
2. rose from the grave tri - um - phant and free,
3. burn to dis - pel the shad - ows of night.
4. Sing of the pow’r strong - er than death.
5. All of God’s peo - ple, lift up your voice.

#
& œ œ ˙. œ œ œ˙ . œ œ ˙˙ ..
œ˙ . œ
? # ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ . œ
˙.

© 1993, 2000, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

*Play first four measures as Intro.

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# ˙ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
1. This is the night filled with God’s glo - ry,
2. leav - ing the tomb of e - vil and dark - ness,
3. Star of the morn - ing, Je - sus our Sav - ior,
4. Sing of the love end - less as heav - en,
5. Cry out with joy, tell out the sto - ry,

# ˙.
& œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙
œ ˙.
? # ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙˙ .. ˙ œ
˙. ˙.

#
& œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
1. prom - ise of our new birth!
2. emp - ty for all to see.
3. you are the world’s true light!
4. dawn - ing through - out the earth.
5. all of the earth re - joice.

#
& œ̇ œ œœ ˙ œ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .
˙. œ
? # ˙˙ . œ
˙. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
˙.

REFRAIN

#
Descant
˙. ˙. ˙.
& ˙. ˙ œ
Christ, be our light! Shine out

#
Melody

& ˙. ˙ ˙. œ œ œ ˙.
œ
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.

# ˙.
& ˙. ˙ œ ˙. œœ œœ œœ ˙.
˙. ˙. ˙.
?# ˙ ˙ .. ˙ œ ˙ .. ˙.
œ ˙ ˙.
˙. ˙ ˙.

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# ˙ œ ˙. œ œ
& œ œ ˙
through the dark, shine! Christ,

#
& œ œ œ ˙. ˙.
˙.
Shine through the dark - ness. Christ,

#
& œœ œœ œœ ˙. ˙.
œ. œ œ ˙˙ .. ˙.
J
? # ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙˙
. œ ˙.
˙. ˙.

# ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙.
&
be our light! Shine in your church

#
& ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙.
be our light! Shine in your church

#
& ˙˙ . œ ˙. œœ œœ œœ
˙. ˙˙ ..
? # ˙˙ .. ˙˙ . œ
˙.
˙. ˙.
˙ œ

1-4 Final
# œ ˙. U
˙. ˙.
D.C.
& œ œ ˙ Œ
gath - ered to - day.

#
1-4
D.C. U
Final

& œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙ Œ ˙.
œ
gath - ered to - day.

#
1-4
D.C. U
Final

& œ˙ œ œ ˙. ˙œ . ˙. ˙.
œ ˙. . œ ˙. ˙.
J œ U
?# ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙˙ . ˙˙ ..
˙ ˙. ˙. œ
Christ, Be Our Light (Easter Vigil)
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Christ, Be Our Light
(Easter Vigil text)
(Guitar/Vocal)
Bernadette Farrell
INTRO (q = ca. 132)

# 3 Em ∑
Am7
∑
Bm7
∑
Esus4
∑
& 4

% VERSES
# Em Am7 Bm7 Esus4
& œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ
œ ˙
1. This is the night of new be - gin - nings.
2. This is the night Christ our re - deem - er
3. Now will the fire kin - dled in dark - ness
4. Sing of the hope deep - er than dy - ing.
5. In - to this world morn - ing is break - ing.

# Em Am7 Bm7 Esus4

& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙.
œ
1. This is the night when heav - en meets earth.
2. rose from the grave tri - um - phant and free,
3. burn to dis - pel the shad - ows of night.
4. Sing of the pow’r strong - er than death.
5. All of God’s peo - ple, lift up your voice.

# Em Am7
˙ œ
D G
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
1. This is the night filled with God’s glo - ry,
2. leav - ing the tomb of e - vil and dark - ness,
3. Star of the morn - ing, Je - sus our Sav - ior,
4. Sing of the love end - less as heav - en,
5. Cry out with joy, tell out the sto - ry,

# C Am Dsus4 D
& œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
1. prom - ise of our new birth!
2. emp - ty for all to see.
3. you are the world’s true light!
4. dawn - ing through - out the earth.
5. all of the earth re - joice.

© 1993, 2000, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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REFRAIN
G C G Em Bm
# Melody
œ ˙.
& ˙. ˙ œ ˙. œ œ
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.

# Descant ˙. ˙. ˙.
& ˙. ˙ œ
Christ, be our light! Shine out

Em Am7 D G
# œ
& œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙.
Shine through the dark - ness. Christ,

# ˙ œ ˙. œ œ
& œ œ ˙
through the dark, shine! Christ,

Dsus4 D Em Em/D C
# œ
& ˙ œ ˙. œ œ ˙.
be our light! Shine in your church

# ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙.
&
be our light! Shine in your church

1-4 Final

#
Am7 D G Am/G G
D.S.
G
U
& œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙ Œ ˙.
œ
gath - ered to - day.

U
1-4 Final
# œ ˙. ˙. ˙ Œ
D.S.
˙.
& œ œ
gath - ered to - day.

Christ, Be Our Light (Easter Vigil)

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Christ, Be Our Light
FLUTE Bernadette Farrell

INTRO (q = ca. 132) % VERSES 1-5

# 4
˙. ˙.
& 43 ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.

# ˙. ˙. œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ Œ
&

REFRAIN
˙. œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙
# ˙. œ œ. œ œ ˙.œ œ œ
& J

# ˙. ˙ œ œ. œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. (U˙ ). (Fine)
D.S.

J œ œ œ
&

© 1993, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Christ, Be Our Light
Bernadette Farrell
B b TRUMPET Arranged by Craig Kingsbury

INTRO (q = ca. 132) VERSE 1 REFRAIN VERSES 2, 3, 4

### 3 4 16 17
..
16
& 4
REFRAIN
### œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙ œ œ œ
& ˙ J ‰ œ ˙.
F
## œ œ ˙. œ
& # œ. J Œ Œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙.

### >œ . œ œ œ ˙. œ œ ˙ (repeat twice)

& Œ J œ œ. J Œ ..

VERSE 5
### œ œ œ ˙. œ
& œ
∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰
œ P legato
In - to this…

## ˙. œ ˙.
& # œ œ œ ˙ œ
J ‰ ∑ œ œ
F
### œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙. ˙ œ
& J ‰

REFRAIN
### œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ
& ˙
œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ
J ‰
J
f
### œ . œ. œ œ ˙. œ. œ ˙.
& œ œ œ J œ œ œ ˙
J
J

˙. U˙ ..
## >œ . œ ˙ œ œ. œ œ œ (˙ )
& # ΠJ J

© 1993, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Assembly Edition
CHRIST, BE OUR LIGHT
(Easter Vigil text)
Bernadette Farrell
# Verses
3
& 4 œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙ œ
1. This is the night of new be - gin - nings. This is the
2. This is the night Christ our re - deem - er rose from the
3. Now will the fire kin - dled in dark - ness burn to dis -
4. Sing of the hope deep - er than dy - ing. Sing of the

# 5. In - to this world morn - ing is break - ing.

œ
All
˙
of God’s
œ
& ˙ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ
œ
1. night when heav - en meets earth. This is the night
2. grave tri - um - phant and free, leav - ing the tomb of
3. pel the shad - ows of night. Star of the morn - ing,
4. pow’r strong - er than death. Sing of the love
5. peo - ple, lift up your voice. Cry out with joy,
#
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
1. filled with God’s glo - ry, prom - ise of our new birth!
2. e - vil and dark - ness, emp - ty for all to see.
3. Je - sus our Sav - ior, you are the world’s true light!
4. end - less as heav - en, dawn - ing through-out the earth.
5. tell out the sto - ry, all of the earth re - joice.
#Refrain œ ˙.
& ˙. ˙ œ ˙. œ œ
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
# œ
& œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙ œ ˙.
˙.
Shine through the dark - ness. Christ, be our light!
#
& œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙ Œ
Shine in your church gath - ered to - day.

© 1993, 2000, Bernadette Farrell. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213.
All rights reserved.

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