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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Jacob Dishman

Text Author: Charles Wesley

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Item #: G-11137    

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Vocal Forces: SATB

Accompaniment: Piano

Separate Instruments: Violin, Cello

Text Source: Charles Wesley, 1707–1788, alt.

Series: Christmas

Difficulty Level: E/M

Description:

“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” sets the familiar text of Charles Wesley with a much darker, somber musical setting. The tunes traditionally paired with these words express a lighthearted and hopeful expectation of the coming of Christ, whereas Dishman’s setting conveys a desperate need for the Messiah. Composed as a crying-out of prayer that God would send the Savior into the world, the piece builds in intensity from a quiet petitioning to an anguished pleading by the final stanza.

Categories: Choral/Vocal

Seasonal: Advent

Topical: Kingdom of God, Petition, Trust

Scored for: Strings

Number of Pages: 12

Language: English

Format: Octavo

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