Bright Morning Star's Arising

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Composer
Anonymous
Arranger
the SJMP editors
Difficulty
Moderately Easy radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
General Epiphany (day and season)
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Unaccompanied [a cappella]
Category
Anthems
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

For SATB Choir. An exciting, vigorous, red-blooded close-harmony arrangement of an old Shaker hymn. "Camp-meeting"/shape-note style that adapts well to a number of voice-part distribution options.

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Lyrics

Bright mornin' star's arising,
Day is a breakin' in my soul.

O where are our dear mothers?
Day is a breakin' in my soul.

They are down in the valley prayin',
Day is a breakin' in my soul.

O where are our dear fathers?
Day is breakin' in my soul.

They have gone to heaven shouting,
Day is breakin' in my soul.

Bright mornin' star's arising,
Day is breakin' in my soul.