| Positioning: |
Mixed voices: Men center Basses on top, Tenors on bottom. |
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Part I vs. Part II. |
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All singers start w/heads down, knees bent and hands clasped at chest level. |
| MEAS.1-7 |
On opening vocal Gloria, look and reach up. Slowly clasp hands above
head on excelsis, then drop clasp and head. Repeat w/vocal. M8: lift
head up on Oh. |
| MEAS. 9 |
All look R, placing R palm out and up above shoulder. Repeat to L. |
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M11: slowly bring hands into center, clasp on M12. |
| MEAS. 13 |
Raise clasped hands up for 2 meas., then lower. |
| MEAS. 17 |
IF RESTING: lunge slightly to outside w/low clasp and opt. small pulse (Vol.
1, 17). IF SINGING: step t 3X to R and L. M21: bring hands into a songbook
front. On high stop feet and lift hands. |
| MEAS. 25 |
IF RESTING: low clasp front, lifting and looking up on Oh. IF SINGING:
same as M17. |
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M31: all open and lift palms up on rejoice. |
| MEAS. 33 |
Circle clap above head 2X (piano rhythm), dropping to songbook front on
M35 (opt. step t R and L). |
| MEAS. 37 |
Repeat circle claps, dropping into crossed fists at chest (opt. step t R
and L). |
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M41: lift up crossed fists. open hands above on we, clasp above on
sing, then slowly lower clasp down w/head and knees. |
| MEAS. 47 |
MELODY: as before at M17/ OTHERS: low clasp front, lifting up on We sing
3X. Raise hands up on high. |
| MEAS. 55 |
ALL step t w/small fist punches down to the side. |
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M59: into songbook. |
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M61: stop feet and lift open palms. |
| MEAS. 63 |
As before at M33. |
| MEAS. 77 |
As before from M1-10. |
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M87: bring hands into center. M88: clasp front. |
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M89: lift head up. |
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M90-92: slowly lift clasp up. |
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M93: final note, open hands above ("touchdown" look), look up
w/open stance. |