Cædmon's Hymn
Cædmon (fl. during 657-684)
freely q = 120
Handbell(1)
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
f

  

mf




  






  






 
 ge
mp
Ah
    







f
 



    
-
an
 

    
Ah
 
solo:
    
 
  




      



i-

Ah
he - o - fon - ric - es
mf
Ah
-
    
 

her
p
Ah
Ah

  
sco - lun

Ah
  
 
Nû

Ah
B.



T.


8
A.


Ah
H-bell


  


  
BASS

Peter Bird
Weard,
mp

 



mp

 

Ah

  

  
 

Me - o
Ah
Ah
Copyright © 2005 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.
Ah
Cædmon's Hymn
2
14
A.



Ah
 
            
 tod
es meah
te,
ond
T.
B.


 

 
S.
T.


   
Ah
his


 

Ah
we- orc
   


Ah
Ah


Ah
môd - ge - þanc,
Ah





mp



Ah
 

 
 Wul
 

      


Ah
f



A.
B.


H-bell
  
 
  
          
Ah
Ah
21




Ah
- der - fæ

   

Ah
Ah
 

 
-
Ah

der,

   
Ah


   
   
swâ
Ah

he wun- dra ge - wæs
Ah
   
Ah

 
ê

-
ce
 

Ah
Cædmon's Hymn
28
S.


H-bell

 




A.
accel.










A
(+16%)
mf

3
Adagio (h=70)




 mp


Oo

 mp


Oo


 Drih -
T.

          
ten,
Ah
B.
  

ôr
on
unison
  


 

 

A.
T.
B.

ste - al
de.


Ah
34
S.
-


mf
     


tutti
Nû
       
mf
Nû

Oo




           
 her - i - ge
an
he
    
 
    

her
-
i
-
ge
-
an
he
sco -

Oo

sco -
-
   
o
-
-
lun

lun

fon - ric - es
   
o


fon - ric - es
Cædmon's Hymn
4
39
S.
T.









      
 Weard
mf
 
A.
B.


 

Oo
Oo
      



Me - o

mf

Weard
45
S.

 
 
T.
B.

 
 
 
ond
his
his

môd
-

môd
-
to
-
des
me
     
to
-

des
me

Oo
 
-
 
-



Oo
Oo


 
ge - þanc,

  

  
   


we - orc
Wul
þanc,
 
ah - te


ge -
 
ah - te

 


 
 ond
-



Oo
A.
-

Me - o

     





we - orc

Wul
-

der

-
der
Cædmon's Hymn
5
50
S.

 

 

A.
Ah

fæ
-
-

 



 
Ah
A.


T.
B.





-
ê
-
ê
ce
Drih
 
ce
Drih


-
ten,
f
hê wun - dra ge - wæs
 

f
  

ten,
Ah
   


Ah
-

hê wun - dra ge - wæs



  
swâ



   


swâ
der,

 

Ah

   
55
S.

    
 fæ der,
T.
B.

ôr

ôr





       

       





Ah
on
on
-
-
ste - al
ste - al
-
-
de.
de.
Cædmon's Hymn
B
6
60
S.
mf



Hê
æ - rest
sce
 
 
mf
 
A.
Hê
B.


æ - rest
sce

 

T.


mp


-
-
mp

    

ôp
e - or - ðan
     
-
-
be
    

e - or - ðan
ôp
be


Oo
 
     






Oo
66
H-bell
S.
A.
T.
B.

 
 
 
 


 

-
-
Oo



 
  
 

 





ar - num
ar - num
-


Oo

-



 
he
-
he
-

Oo

o
-
fon tô
hrô
        
o


-

 
-


fe,
 
-
f

fon tô
hrô
fe,







Ah


Ah
Cædmon's Hymn
7
72
S.
 f

hâ
A.
             
Þâ midd - an - ge
 
  
   


  
hâ
f
 
-
-
-
lig Scypp - end.
Þâ midd - an - ge
mp
lig Scypp - end.
Hâ

f

-
mp
lig Scypp - end.

monn -cynn
Hâ
-
-
es Weard
-
-
lig
Scypp


lig
Scypp
 
 end.

 
end.
-

es Weard

ê
ce Drih - ten,

-

 
mf
 
ce Drih - ten,
       
Ah

 
ce Drih - ten,
Ah
ê
-
-

æf - ter
 
f

æf - ter

-
-

       
-
-

mf
ce Drih - ten,
f
ê

-


 

ard

              
monn - cynn

-


ê
-

ard

f
B.
-
mf
f
 
     








 


T.
-


mf
   

A.


f
78
S.
lig Scypp - end.

           
hâ
H-bell
-
 

 




   

   
hâ
T.

 
f
B.

 
H-bell
mp
mp
Cædmon's Hymn
8
84
S.


H-bell

   
tê - o - de
   
A.
tê - o - de
 

T.
B.

 
B.


 
f

fir - um




Frê
-


   
Pri -mo
 mf

   
 tig! Nunc

   
 
tig!


mp
Lau


lau
a
-

 



  
 
æl - meh
-
a
æl - meh
-

 
 
-
Frê
-
a
 
 
    
f
-

 
f

-
a
æl - meh
                

ae
-
ther - am


-
-
-


mp
Lau

 
æl - meh
Frê


f
fol - don,


    
fol - don,
   

tig!
T.
fir - um

f



C
mf
  

tig!
A.

Frê
90
S.


-

de
-
-
de

de

-


-
qua tec -tum fin - xit li
-
-
mus


-
mus


-
mus

- ber - is



Cædmon's Hymn
94
S.

 



Ter - rae,
Prae
B.


B.



Prae
 
T.

Prae
 

 
A.
  
-

98
S.

-
 

T.
Cre - a - tor

 
A.
  
-
-
is,
 
 is,

 
- is,

tus.

   
  

 
      

-

ses

-
-

ses
re



- gni
cael


re - gni
cael

ses
re - gni - cael

Cre
  



Cre

Vim
est

- est
est


Cre
-
-
-
a

-
a

a

-
tor
-
-

-

-
me - di -am de - in - de Cus -tos
    


-
              
Ter - ram

-


Vim



Vim

sanc

-
-
 
hom -i -

-

-
-
tor

tor
9
-
-

-

-
Cædmon's Hymn
10
102
S.
num,
Do

 
A.


T.
B.

-
mi

 

cog

-
is,


 
 nem
B.

 

nem
pos - te - a

nem
T.



-
-
-
-
-
vir

ta
-
i

-
fe -
cit,



Su

que

Su


Su
is
-
-
-
-
-
ta
-


ta

-

ti
-
-
o


ti
- o
-
-
  





um,
-
o
or
o
-

ti

um,
-


um,
-
ae


 
que
que
i

nus
-
-
cog
- ter - nus,
 
-
-
- is,
 
 

  
A.
-


105
S.
i
cog
 
-


- is,

   
   

  

-
o
per
-

o
-

per

-

-

-
per
-

Cædmon's Hymn


 


   
108
S.
bem ter
 
A.
B.

rar
-

-
T.
-
um
 
 a



Pa
-

a
Pa
111
- ni
-
 



 Prae

Prae - clar
T.
B.

- clar
 
-
 

-
mi -nus



om -


-
-
-

-
-


tris

tris

 
 
-
tris
Prae -
clar
   
po - tens!

-
-

-
-


(-14%)

   



A.
-

rall.
S.
Do
  
Pa

    
nos - trum,

a
11
-

i;
quam


i;
quam



i;
quam
Do
-
-
mi


  
il




il
il
-
nus

-
-






le,

-

le,

le,
Cædmon's Hymn
12
     

S.
om
-
 mf
  
A.


-

Do

 
Do
-
mi
-
  
 

-

prin - ci
om - ni

  
 om
T.

  


-
-
-
-

ae
-
-
-
ae


-
mi
- nus





-



ter -
-

- pi
- a



ter


- o.
   
mi - ra
- cu - la
  

 
  

 
- ni - a mi - ra - cu - la
om - ni - a mi - ra - cu - la
in - sti

in

-
nus,
nus,
sti
tu
in - sti
-
mf


Now
-

e - bat.
 

  

 

-


  


  
-


nus,

ae

ter -

nus

   
 

nus
  
 
       
A.
nus


   
Moderato (q=120)
in
B.
-

mi
Do
 
 

117
S.
mi
-
mf
B.
ni -po - tens!
 
Do
T.

mf
114
tu
tu
-
-
e - bat.
e - bat.
S.
Cædmon's Hymn
D
121
   

 





we
 

A.



T.
B.

S.
mf

Now
we



the


A.

 
the
B.

    
should
should praise
  
should praise,


mf

Guar

we

-
  
should
praise
Now
we
 
Guar - dian of

praise
Hea

 
the

dian of
the
-
-

ven,
 
 

-
ven,
might
    
 

Guar - dian of
Guar - dian
  
Hea
-
      

should praise,
 
-


     


mf
  
should praise

      

     

should praise
T.
   

praise,



 
   


 
 
126
should
Now
 
13
Hea
 

of
Hea
-
ven,


-


-
Cædmon's Hymn
14
  

131
S.
    


might


A.
of
  
the Cre - a
-
B.

 
 might

   
 
 
of
the Cre - a

thought,
T.
B.

-
 
might of the Cre - a


thought,


and

-
 
the work
  


  
the work

  
 thought;




 
 


thought;
tor;
      
 
137
A.
-
     

ven,
S.
tor,

his

sub - tle

 
            
  
of the Cre - a
T.
  

 


his

tor,

tor,
sub
 
sub
 
his sub
-
     

of the
and
glor
- i - ous
  
of the glor
-
tle
 
and his

-

Fa
  
i -ous Fa

   


work
of the glor - i
- ous
Fa


ious
Fa

   
work
of the glor
-
-

tle

tle
 
-
-

 
-

-
Cædmon's Hymn
 

 
142
S.

B.

 
 ther,
work of the glor - ious Fa
work
   


 

147
A.


B.
the
how
 
  
won
ders,
   
He all
won -
 
-
ders,
  

He all
 
  


 how

glor - ious

-
-
of the


won
T.
glor
 



ther,
S.
of the
-

             

ther,
T.
       
   
ther, work
A.
15
rall.
ther,

ious Fa - ther,
 

the
Fa -
  
ther, how
    
 
glor
-



Fa
-
ther,
  
  
  

 
  
  
  
  
e - ter - nal Lord, or
ders, e - ter -nal Lord,
E - ter -nal Lord,
or

-
-
-
 

 
how
He all
-
ig -
  
 
in - al -
 
ig - in - al - ly
     
ig - in - al - ly

 
or

  
won - ders, e - ter- nal Lord, or
He all
Fa - ther,
 

-
 
i - ous
 
  
ig - in - al - ly
 
Cædmon's Hymn
16
E
S.
a tempo (q=120)
      

153
f











 
ly es -tab -lish - ed.
 f


A.
 
es - tab - lish - ed.
T.
 f
     
 es - tab - lish - ed.

   
 
B.

mf

es - tab - lish - ed.
 

159
S.

He


        

first
shap - ed,
A.
T.


     

mp

 



 
first
  
 
shap - ed, for
           


Earth's
Hea
-
ven
as roof,

Ho

 


chil - dren,
 
-

-

-
mp

He
mp
B.


for Earth's
Ho - ly Cre - a


He
 
f

mp

first
   


 

chil
-
dren,
Hea - ven
poco a poco crescendo
  




  
- ly Cre - a
-
tor.
Then mid
-
Cædmon's Hymn
17
  

164
S.
     

tor!
-

    
A.
     

as roof,
T.
B.
S.

A.


Ho

 
 man
T.
B.

-
Ho
-
tor!
-
ter -nal
 
-
ly
kind's


-
 
ly Cre - a
- kind's
-
-
poco a poco crescendo
chil -
  
   
dren,
Hea ven
as roof,

 
Keep - er,
made
-
tor.

Then mid
  
Keep - er,
e
 
for
dle Earth:
ter -nal

mf
Lord

e

-
dle Earth:
  
-
men:

-
ter
  
man
-
kind's
   
ter - nal Lord,
af

    
our
af -

Mas
Then, mid
 

 
-

   
-
    

   



   

- ter - wards
Cre - a
tor!
tor!

Lord,
         
   
Cre - a

  
Earth's
 

Ho - ly
E
Cre - a

poco a poco crescendo
- dle Earth: man
169
Ho - ly
for
    

  

   
    
shap - ed

poco a poco crescendo
Earth.
-
ter - wards
 
Mas - ter

al -
Cædmon's Hymn
18
   


174
S.
al
might

 
A.
Keep
-
-
 
mf
er,
e

-

Mas - ter
  
-
    

y!
af
al - might
  
 
ter -nal Lord,

-
ter -wards made
mf
 

 
migh
- ty!
    
mf
Mas - ter
al
-


-
might
-

for
  
         
 made
for men:
our
Earth: Mas - ter
T.
B.
-
 
 
poco a poco crescendo
al - might

-
 

-
-
ty!
rall.
    
 
179
S.
-

A.


men:

y!
The

our

Mas

-

Earth.
ter

al -


Mas
-
 
He
 
first

shap


-


ed,

ter
poco a poco crescendo
poco a poco crescendo

might
 

-
-
poco a poco crescendo
      
 - y!
Mas
-
T.
B.
       

-


al - might



ter
al
 



for

Earth's
-

-
might -



-
 
y!
 

chil - dren,
Cædmon's Hymn
19
(-20%)
   

183
S.


A.

-ty!

 
 Mas
T.
B.

 

y!
-
 
Mas
 
-

al - might
-
ven as roof.
-

-
  

al - might -
f
  
al -
-
f
ter
Mas -ter
-
might
 
-
might
  
-
 
The
al -

al
Mas
          


Hea


- y!
ter
f
ter

-




Mas





The
- ter
  
f

might
-

mf
F


188
H-bell
S.

  

- y!


 
mf

Al

 

A.
Adagio (q=80)

B.
  
- y!
le


Al

 

 y!

 



f
 

Al
mp
-
mf
-
 
lu
mp
-
mf
Al


mf
y!
T.
-


le
p
 
-

-
lu
-


le
-
 
le
mp
p
-

ia.
 
-

ia.
p
mp



lu - ia.


lu
-
p

ia.

Cædmon’s Hymn
Nū scolun herigean
heofonrices Weard
ond his mōdgeþanc,
Meotodes meahte
weorc Wuldorfæder,
swā hē wundra gehwæs
ōr onstealde.
ēce Drihten,
Hē ærest sceōp
eorðan bearnum
heofon tō hrōfe,
hālig Scyppend.
monncynnes Weard
Þā middangeard
ēce Drihten,
æfter tēode
firum foldan,
Frēa ælmehtig.
---------------------------------------------------{Pronunciation: - = syllable : = dipthong; á, à = stronger, weaker stress}
Noo skáw-lunn héh-ri-gæ:un
héh:aw-fon-reech-ehs Wáwrd
ond hiss móde-geh-thàwnk,
Méh:aw-tàw-dess ma:uk-teh
wéh:ork Wóol-dawr-fà-dehr,
swáa hay wún-draw geh-was
áy-che Drík-ten,
óar on-stá:ull-deh.
Hay áh-rehst skéh:oap
éh:awr-thawn bá:ur-num
héh:aw-fawn tow hrów-feh,
háa-lig Sküpp-ehnd.
Thaa míd-awn-yàh:urd
máwn-künn-ness Wáwrd
áy-che Drík-ten,
áf-ter táy:aw-deh
fíh-rum fáll-dawn,
Frý:uh ál-mèhk-tig.
---------------------------------------------------Nunc laudemus Praeses regni caelestis,
Vim Creatoris, cogitationemque Suum,
opera Patris Praeclari; quam ille, Dominus aeternus,
omnia miracula ab principio instituebat.
Primo aetheram qua tectum finxit
liberis Terrae, Creator sanctus.
Terram mediam deinde Custos hominum,
Dominus aeternus, postea viris fecit,
orbem terrarum nostrum, Dominus omnipotens!
Latin translation by Amanda Greenberger
---------------------------------------------------Now we should praise the Guardian of heaven’s kingdom,
the Creator’s might, and His subtle thought,
the work of the Glorious Father; how He [all] wonders was,
eternal Lord, originally establishing.
He first shaped, for Earth’s children,
heaven as roof, Holy Creator.
Then middle-Earth: mankind’s Keeper,
eternal Lord, afterwards made
for men: our Earth. Master almighty!
Copyright © 2005 by George Peter Bird.
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