SATB choir, piano
reduction, 3 octaves
handbells - Beginning
SKU: GI.G-9393
Veni Jesu / Come, Lord
Jesus / Maranatha.
Composed by Douglas
Green. Advent. Christmas.
Tune Name: Verbum
Supernum Prodiens.
Sacred. Octavo. 4 pages.
GIA Publications #9393.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9393).
English, Latin. Text
Source: Vv. Veni, veni
Emmanuel, Latin, 9th
c., tr. John M. Neale,
1818–1866, alt.;
Translation: John Mason
Neale.
Featuring
three refrain text
options—“Ven
i Jesu,â€
“Come, Lord
Jesus†and
“Maranathaâ€â
€”as well as the
familiar text of “O
Come, O Come,
Emmanuel,†this
piece by Douglas Green
would be a lovely
addition to any
choir’s Christmas
repertoire. The piece
begins with a unison
tenor and bass line and
then steadily adds parts
until it reaches a full
four-part texture.
Handbells provide chords
at the beginning of the
piece and during the
verses, but it can also
be performed a cappella.
For six handbells.