Gabriel Jackson The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ VS

2 

Gabriel Jackson 

The Passion of 

Our Lord Jesus 

Christ 

vocal score

GABRIEL JACKSON 

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD 

JESUS CHRIST 

for online perusal only 

for soprano and tenor soloists, SATB and ten players 

VOCAL SCORE 

1

Commissioned by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, to celebrate the 750th 

Anniversary of the foundation of the college 

First performed by Emma Tring (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), the Choir of Merton College, 

Oxford, and the Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas, at Merton 

College on 4 April 2014 


Duration: 60 minutes

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118 

7. The End and the Beginning 

S. 

1091 

3 

4 

Steady q = c.72 

p 

What 

we call the be 

3 

4 

3 3 3 3 3 

Pno. 

3 

4 

p 


1096 

S. 

gin ning is of ten the end, 

p 

A. 

And 

to make an end is to 

3 3 

3 3 3 3 3 

Pno. 

1101 

S. 

The end is where we start 

A. 

make a be gin ning. The end is where we 

3 3 3 

Pno.

119 

S. 

A. 

T. 

1106 

from. And ev ery phrase And sen tence that is right 

start from. Ev ery sen tence that is right (where ev ery 

p 

4 

4 

4 

mp 

mp 

mp 

And ev ery phrase And sen tence that 

is right (where ev ery 

B. 

p 

And 

4 

mp 

ev ery sen 

tence that is right (where ev ery 


4 

Pno. 

4 

S. 

1111 

3 

3 

The word 

nei ther dif fi dent nor os ten 

A. 

T. 

3 3 3 3 3 

word is at home, Tak ing its place to sup port the o thers, The word nei ther dif fi dent nor os ten 

3 

3 3 3 3 

word is at home, Tak ing its place to sup port the o thers, The word nei ther dif fi dent nor os ten 

3 3 3 

B. 

word is at home, Tak ing its place to sup port the o thers, 

Pno. 

mp

120 

S. 

1114 

3 

4 

ta tious, The com mon 

4 

p 

A. 

3 

4 

4 

p 

3 

T. 

B. 

ta tious, An ea sy com merce of the old and the new, 

3 

4 

ta tious, An ea sy com merce of the old and the new, 

3 

4 

An ea sy com merce of the old and the new, 

4 

4 

p 

p 

3 

3 

The 

The 


Pno. 

3 

4 

3 

4 

4 

4 

p 

S. 

A. 

1117 

3 

word e xact with outvul ga ri ty, The com 

3 

3 

4 

3 

4 

mp 

mp 

T. 

B. 

Pno. 

word e xact with outvul ga ri ty, The for mal word pre cise but not pe dan 

3 

word e xact with outvul ga ri ty, The for mal word pre cise but not pe dan 

p 

3 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

mp 

mp 

The for mal word pre cise but not pe dan 

mp 

tic, 

tic, 

tic,

121 

S. 

1121 

3 3 3 3 

3 

4 

plete con sort da anc ing to ge ther) 

A. 

mp 

p 

4 

Ev 

ery 

phrase 

and ev ery 

T. 

4 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

3 

3 3 3 

3 3 

3 

3 

p 

4 

3 

3 

S. 

1125 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

mp 

Ev 

ery 

po 

em 

an 

A. 

4 

3 

4 

4 


sen tence is an end and a be gin ning, 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

mp 

Ev 

ery 

po 

em 

an 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

mp 

Ev 

ery 

po 

em 

an 

4 

3 3 3 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

mp

122 

S. 

1129 

p 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

e 

pi taph. 

And a ny ac tion Is a step to the 

A. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

A 

ny ac tion Is a 

T. 

p 

3 

4 

4 

e 

pi taph. 

B. 

p 

3 

4 

4 

e 

pi taph. 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

S. 

1133 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

mp 

4 

block, to the fi 

re, down the sea’s 

A. 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

mp 

4 


step to the fi 

re, 

the 

sea’s 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

4 

a step to the fi 

re, 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

4 

a step to fi 

re, 

4 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

mp 

4

123 

S. 

1136 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

3 

4 

throat Or to an il le gi ble stone: 

A. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

3 

4 

throat to an il le gi ble stone: 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

3 

4 

Or to an il le gi ble stone: 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

p 

3 

4 

Or to an il le gi ble stone: 

4 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

4 

3 

4 

4 

mf 

mp 

3 

4 

p 

S. 

1140 

mp 

p 

4 

3 

4 

and that is where we 

start. 

A. 

mp 

p 

4 

3 

4 

T. 


that is where 

mp 

we 

start. 

p 

4 

3 

4 

that is where 

we 

start. 

We die with the 

B. 

mp 

p 

4 

3 

4 

that is where 

we 

start. 

We die with the 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

mp 

p 

4 

3 

4

124 

S. 

1145 

3 

4 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

4 

See, 

they de part, and we go with them. 

A. 

3 

4 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

4 

T. 

3 

4 

See, 

4 

they de part, and we go with them. 

3 

4 

4 

dy 

ing: 

B. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

4 

dy 

ing: 

3 

4 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

4 

S. 

1148 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

A. 

4 

See, 

mp 

they re turn, and bring us 

3 

4 

See, 


they re turn, and bring us 

T. 

4 

p 

3 

4 

We 

are born with the dead: 

B. 

4 

p 

3 

4 

We 

are born with the dead: 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

Pno. 

4 

3 

4

125 

S. 

1151 

p 

3 

4 

A. 

with 

them. 

The mo ment of 

p 

the rose and the 

3 

4 

T. 

with 

them. 

The mo ment of 

the rose and the 

4 

B. 

4 

4 

Pno. 

mf 

p 

4 

S. 

1154 

4 

3 

3 3 

3 

3 

4 

mp 

mo ment of the yew tree 

Are of e qual du ra tion. 

A 

peo 

ple with out 

A. 

4 

3 

3 3 

3 

3 

4 

mp 

mo ment of the yew tree 


Are of e qual du ra tion. 

A 

peo ple 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

mp 

A 

peo ple 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

mp 

A 

peo 

ple with out 

4 

3 

3 

3 

4 

Pno. 

mp f mp 

4 

3 

4

126 

1157 

mf 

mp 

S. 

hi story Is not re deemed from time, 

for 

hi 

story 

mf 

mp 

A. 

Is not re deemed from time, 

mf 

for 

mp 

hi story is 

T. 

Is not re deemed from time, 

mf 

for 

mp 

hi story is 

B. 

hi story Is not re deemed from time, 

for 

hi 

story 

Pno. 

mf 

S. 

1161 

4 

pp 

p 

is a pat tern Of time 

less mo ments. So, 

while 

the 

A. 

4 

pp 

p 

a pat tern Of time 


while 

the 

T. 

4 

pp 


p 

B. 

a pat tern Of time 

4 

pp 


p 

while 

the 

is a pat tern Of time 


while 

the 

5 

4 

Pno. 

p 

pp 

p 

4

127 

S. 

1165 

mp 

2 

4 

p 

3 

4 

light fails On a win ter’s af 

ter noon, in a se clud 

ed 

A. 

mp 

2 

4 

p 

3 

4 


ter noon, a se clud 

ed 

T. 

mp 

2 

4 

p 

3 

4 


ter noon, a se clud 

ed 

B. 

mp 

2 

4 

p 

3 

4 


ter noon,in a se clud 

ed 

2 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

2 

4 

3 

4 

S. 

1169 

3 

4 

4 

3 

3 

mp 

3 3 

p 

3 

4 

cha pel Hi story 

is 

now 

and Eng 

land. 

A. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

3 

mp 

3 3 

p 

3 

4 

T. 

3 

4 



4 

3 

is 

3 

now 

and Eng 

mp 

3 3 

p 

land. 

3 

4 


is 

now 

and Eng 

land. 

mp 

p 

B. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

3 

3 3 

3 

4 


is 

now 

and Eng 

land. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4 

3 

3 

4 

3 

4

128 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1173 

3 

4 

4 

f 

3 

4 

With 

the 

SOLO 

TEN. 

3 

4 

4 

f 

3 

4 

S. 

3 

4 

4 

With 

the 

3 

4 

A. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

T. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

B. 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4 

3 

4 


mp 

4 

4 

3 

f 

3 

4 

3 

4 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1177 

3 

4 

draw ing of this Love and the voice of this Call ing 

SOLO 

TEN. 

3 

4 

draw ing of this Love and the voice of this Call ing 

3 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4

129 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1181 

4 

3 

4 

SOLO 

TEN. 

4 

3 

4 

S. 

A. 

mp 

We 

mp 

4 

shall not cease from ex plo ra tion 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

T. 

We shall not cease from ex plo ra tion 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

B. 

We 

mp 

We 


4 


3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

S. 

1185 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 


And the end of our ex plor 

ing Will be to ar 

A. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 


ing, to ar 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 


ing, to ar 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 


ing, to ar 

4 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4

130 

S. 

1189 

4 

mf 

3 

4 

4 

rive where we start 

ed And to know the place for the 

A. 

4 

mf 

3 

4 

4 

T. 

B. 

4 

4 

4 


mf 


mf 



3 

4 


3 

4 


3 

4 

4 

4 

4 

Pno. 

4 

mf 

3 

4 

4 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1193 

3 

4 

mp 

4 

Through 


the un known, 

S. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

first 

time. 

A. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

first 

time. 

T. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

B. 

first 

mp 

time. 

3 

4 

4 

first 

time. 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

mp 

3 

4 

4

131 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1197 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

re mem bered gate 

When the last of earth 

4 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

4 

mf mp mf 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1200 

3 

4 

mf 

4 

left 


to dis co ver Is that which was the be gin 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4 

4 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1204 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

ning; 

SOLO 

TEN. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

mf 

At 

the source of the long 

4 

3 

4 

7 

Pno. 

mp 

mf 

5 3 

4 

3 

4

132 

1207 

mf 

mp 

SOLO 

SOP. 

The voice of the hid 

mp 

SOLO 

TEN. 

est ri ver 

Pno. 

5 

3 

3 3 


mp 

1210 

f 

SOLO 

SOP. 

den wa ter fall 

Pno. 

mf p mf

133 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1213 

p 

4 

And 

the child ren in the ap ple tree Not 

SOLO 

TEN. 

p 

And 

the child ren in the ap ple tree Not 

4 

4 

Pno. 

p 

4 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1217 

4 

3 

4 

mp 

4 

known, be cause not looked for 

SOLO 

TEN. 

4 

3 

4 

3 3 

mp 

3 

4 

known, be cause not looked for 

S. 

4 

p 

3 

4 

4 

mf 

mp 

not 


known, But heard, 

half 

A. 

4 

p 

3 

4 

4 

mf 

mp 

not 


half 

T. 

4 

p 

3 

4 

4 

mf 

mp 

B. 

4 

not 

p 


3 

4 

4 

mf 

half 

mp 

not 


half 

4 

3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

4 

p 

mf 

3 

4 

4

134 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1221 

p 

3 

4 

p 

4 

in 

the still ness Be 

tween two 

SOLO 

TEN. 

p 

3 

4 

p 

4 

in 

the still ness 

Be 

tween 

S. 

pp 

p 


3 

4 

4 

heard, 

in the still ness 

A. 

pp 

p 

3 

4 

4 

heard, 


T. 

pp 

p 

3 

4 

4 

heard, 


B. 

pp 

p 

3 

4 

4 

heard, 


3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

3 

4 

4

135 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1225 

4 

waves of the sea. 

3 

4 

f 

SOLO 

TEN. 

4 

two waves of the sea. 

3 

4 

f 

S. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

mf 

Be 

tween two waves 

of 

the 

A. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

mf 

Be 




the 

T. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

mf 

Be 



the 

B. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

mf 

Be 



the 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

f 

4 

3 

4

136 

S. 

1228 

p 

4 

A. 

sea. 

p 

4 

sea. 

p 

T. 

4 

sea. 

p 

B. 

4 

sea. 

6 9 

4 

Pno. 

mf 

6 

p 

4 

S. 

1231 

4 

f 

Quick 

now, here, now, al ways– 

A. 

4 

f 

Quick 



T. 

4 

f 

Quick 


B. 

4 

f 

Quick 


4 

Pno. 

4 

ff

137 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1235 

mp 

(Cost 

ing not less 

mp 

SOLO 

TEN. 

(Cost 

ing not less 

p 

3 3 3 


S. 

A con di 

tion 

of com plete sim pli ci ty 

A. 

p 

3 3 3 

A con di 

tion 


p 

3 3 3 

T. 

A con di 

tion 


B. 

p 

3 3 3 

A con di 

tion 


Pno. 

p 

3 

3

138 

1238 

SOLO 

SOP. 

than ev ery thing) 

SOLO 

TEN. 

than ev ery thing) 

mp 

S. 

And 

mp 

all shall be well and All 

A. 

And 

mp 



T. 

And 

mp 


B. 

And 


Pno. 

3 

mp 

1241 

mf 

S. 

man ner of thing shall be well When the tongues of 

mf 

A. 


mf 

T. 


mf 

B. 


Pno. 

mf 3

139 

1244 

f 

mf 

S. 

flame 

f 

are in fold 

mf 

ed 

A. 

flame 

f 

are in fold 

mf 

ed 

T. 

flame 

f 

are in fold 

mf 

ed 

B. 

flame 

are in fold 

ed 

Pno. 

f 

5 

6 

S. 

1246 

f 

ff 

3 

4 

In 

to the crowned knot of fi 

re And the 

A. 

f 

ff 

3 

4 

In 



re And the 

T. 

f 

ff 

3 

4 

In 


re And the 

f 

ff 

B. 

3 

4 

In 


re And the 

Pno. 

f 

5 

3 

ff 

3 

4 

3 

4

140 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1249 

3 

4 

ff 

4 

And 

the 

SOLO 

TEN. 

3 

4 

ff 

4 

And 

the 

S. 

3 

4 

fff 

ff 

4 

fi 

re and the rose are one, 

A. 

3 

4 

fff 

ff 

4 

fi 


T. 

3 

4 

fff 


ff 

4 

fi 


fff 

ff 

B. 

3 

4 

4 

fi 


3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

fff 

ff 

3 

4 

4

141 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1252 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

fi re and the rose are one, 

the 

fi 

re 

SOLO 

TEN. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

fi re and the rose are one, 

the 

fi 

re 

S. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

and 

the fi re and the rose 

are 

one, 

A. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

and 


are 

one, 

T. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

and 



are 

one, 

B. 

4 

3 

4 

f 

4 

3 

4 

mf 

and 


are 

one, 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

3 

4 

Pno. 

f 

4 

3 

4 

4 

3 

4

142 

SOLO 

SOP. 

1256 

4 

rall. 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

SOLO 

TEN. 

and the rose are one. 

mp 

4 

3 

4 

4 

S. 

and the rose are one. 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

A. 

4 

and 

mp 

the fi re and the rose are 

3 

4 

4 

T. 

4 

and 

mp 


3 

4 

4 

B. 

4 

and 

mp 


3 

4 

4 

4 

rall. 

and 


3 

4 

4 

Pno. 

mf 

4 

mp 

3 

4 

4 

S. 

1260 

4 

A tempo 

p 


3 

4 

A. 

4 

one. 

p 

3 

4 

T. 

4 

one. 

p 

3 

4 

B. 

4 

one. 

p 

3 

4 

one. 

Pno. 

4 

4 

A tempo 

p 

3 3 

3 

3 

4 

3 

4 

pp 

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