SATB choir (choir divisi) and oboe - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8791-E Composed by Mark Shepperd. Christmas, Lessons and Carols. 7 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8791-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8791-E). English.This winner of the 2018 VocalEssence and American Composers Forum Carol Contest  is a setting of a text by Valentin Thilo (1607–1662) as translated by Geoffrey W. Daisley (1877–1939). Verse one deals with Christ’s incarnation; the second verse speaks of his reconciling us to God; verse three is a prayer of commitment. The music reaches its climax in the final verse on the lyrics, “Joy fills the world.â€� Appropriate for Christmas and general use.