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Edward Elgar

The Light of Life

You can freely and lawfully download a printable score for this Work from IMSLP - the Petruccio Muisic Library - though it may not be exactly the same as the one used to make the Midi Files below, and it probably won't be as good as a proper paid-for engraved and printed score.

There is an excellent performance of this Work by the London Symphony Chorus, under Richard Hickox, on YouTube starting here.

Here is a "clickable" Table of the available Midi Files for this Work.

The Light of Life
UNemphasized Soprano 1 Soprano 2  Alto 1   Alto 2  Tenor 1 Tenor 2  Bass 1   Bass 2 
 1: Meditation None None None None None None None None
 2: Seek him that maketh the seven stars None None None None yes yes yes yes
 3: As Jesus passed by None None None None yes yes yes yes
 4: Be not extreme, O Lord None None None None None None None None
 5: Neither hath this man sinned None None None None None None None None
 6: Light out of darkness yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
 7: And when He had thus spoken None None None None None None None None
 8: Doubt not thy father's care (Soloists) None None None None None None None None
 8: Doubt not thy father's care (Chorus) yes As 1 yes As 1 None None None None
 9: He went his way therefore yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
 10: As a spirit didst Thou pass before mine eyes None None None None None None None None
11: They brought him to the Pharisees yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
12: Thou only hast the words of life! None None None None None None None None
13: But the Jews did not believe None None None None yes yes yes yes
14: Woe to the shepherds of the flock yes yes yes yes None None None None
16: Jesus heard that they had cast him out None None None None None None None None
16: Light of the world, we know thy praise yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

That's the end of the Work.

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Files originally uploaded in Aug/22.