A work for Advent season scored for SSA unaccompanied. Duration ca. 5 minutes
Commissioned by Lorelei Ensemble
Premiered on December 9, 2026 Lorelei Ensemble Beth Willer, Conductor
St. David’s Episcopal Church Baltimore, MD
Text & Transliteration:
ܕܢܰܚܘ̱ ܙܰܠܓ̈ܶܐ ܕܢܰܗܺܝܪܳܐ ܫܒܺܝـܚܳܐ: ܣܰܒܪܳܐ ܕܟ̣ܽܠܗܶܝܢ ܐܶܡܘ̈ܳܬ̣ܳܐ.
ܦܳܪܩܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܡܫܺܝـܚܳܐ: ܕܰܐܢܗܰܪ ܣܰܘ̈ܦܶܐ ܘܦܶܢܝ̈ܳܬ̣ܳܐ܀
ܗܰܘ ܕܰܟܣܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܒܥܽܘܒܶܗ ܕܰܐܒܳܐ: ܒܰܡܪ̈ܰܘܡܶܐ ܗܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܥܳܠܰܡ.
ܨܒܳܐ ܘܶܐܬܬܰܚܬܺܝ ܒܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܪܰܒܳܐ: ܘܰܢܣܰܒ ܦܰܓ̣ܪܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ܀
ܡܳܐ ܬܡܺܝܗ ܕܽܘܡܳܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܘܺܝ ܒܰܢ: ܗܰܘ ܡܳܪܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܽܠ ܡܳܪܳܐ.
ܡܶܠܬ̣ܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܒܶܣܪܳܐ ܘܰܐܓܶܢ ܒܰܢ: ܕܽܘܡܳܪܰܐ ܗ̱ܘ ܘܪܰܒ ܕܽܘܡܳܪܳܐ܀
ܡܡܰܠܠܽܘܬ̣ ܫܽܘܒܚܳܐ ܐܰܣܶܩܝ̱ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ: ܠܡܶܠܬ̣ܶܗ ܕܰܐܒܳܐ ܡܬ̣ܽܘܡܳܝܳܐ
ܕܥܰܠ ܐܰܦܰܝ̈ܟܝ̱ ܢܚܶܬ̣ ܘܰܗܘܳܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܫܳܐ. ܕܢܰܦܢܶܝܢ ܠܰܐܬ̣ܪܰܢ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ܀
He who was hidden in the bosom of His Father in the highest heavens from eternity.
He willed and descended in the love of His Father and took flesh from the Virgin Mary.
How wondrous is the plan that was revealed! He is the Lord of the Highest and the Lord of all.The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. How wondrous and awe-inspiring!
Raise up, O soul, praise to the Word of the Eternal Father, who for your sake descendedand became man (and took human form) to restore us to our first home (Eden)