Noël

for mezzo soloist and women’s chorus - 5:00 - 2023

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Credits

Lisa Barone: soloist
Kristen McIntire, Elizabeth McIntire, Alisa Conner: chorus
Keith Kirchoff: piano

Program note

Composed by Keith Kirchoff for Christmas Eve at First Parish in Brookline, this Christmas lullaby is meant to evoke the wonder of the Christmas miracle. The soloist acts as a narrator of the story, while a trio of women's voices represent the angels singing above the manger.

Lyrics

(written by Keith Kirchoff)

In the softest moonlight lies a child,
Mary lulls her baby and gently smiles.
He's lying in a manger on a bed of hay
While angels whisper blessings that blessed Christmas day.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Allelu!

Gentle shepherds gather, sheep in tow,
Looking on in wonder at the sweet tableau.
A star shines overhead for all the world to see.
Angel hosts are singing a sacred symphony.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Allelu!

On this night a virgin mild
In dreamless slumber wraps her child.
Gloria in excelsis!
Gloria! Glory!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Allelu!

In the softest moonlight lies a child,
Mary lulls her baby and gently smiles.
He's lying in a manger on a bed of hay
While angels whisper blessings that blessed Christmas day.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Allelu! Gloria! Gloria! Gloria! Gloria!