A Clare Benediction

7
for Clare College, Cambridge A Clare Benediction SSA version Words and music by JOHN RUTTER Andante tranquillo e legato ( J = c.84 ) SOPRANOS 1 and 2 mp semplice espress. VOICES 1^ i 1. May the Lord show his PIANO mp legato con $eb. sempre J J. J' I J m Lj r r mer - cy u p - on youj- may the light of his pre-sence be your m m I ALTOS mp dolce cantando guide:- May he guard you and up - hold 7 m Also available for mixed voices, ur\accompanied or viith organ (E166), and for unison voices with piano (U172). © Oxford University Press 1998. Not for sale in the USA. Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

description

Choir music

Transcript of A Clare Benediction

Page 1: A Clare Benediction

for C l a r e College, C a m b r i d g e

A C l a r e B e n e d i c t i o n SSA version W o r d s a n d m u s i c b y

J O H N R U T T E R

Andante tranquillo e legato ( J = c.84 ) SOPRANOS 1 and 2 mp semplice espress.

VOICES

1^ i 1 . M a y t h e L o r d s h o w h i s

PIANO mp legato

con $eb. sempre

J J. J ' I J m Lj r r m e r - cy u p - o n y o u j - m a y t h e l i g h t o f h i s pre - sence be y o u r

m

m

I ALTOS mp dolce cantando

g u i d e : - M a y he g u a r d y o u a n d u p - h o l d

7

m Also available for mixed voices, ur\accompanied or viith organ (E166), and for unison voices with piano (U172).

© Oxford University Press 1998. Not for sale in the USA. Printed in Great Britain

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

Page 2: A Clare Benediction

16 SOPRANOS 1 and 2

m p

y o u ; m a y h i s s p i - r i t b e e v - e r b y y o u r s i d e . . W h e n y o u

J .

2]

m cre5c.

s l e e p , : m a y h i s a n - ge l s w a t c h o - v e r y o u ; _ w h e n y o u

J .

f I r I r cresc.

2 5

i SOPRANOS and ALTOS m/" cre5C.

\ w a k e , m a y h e f i l l y o u w i t h h i s g r a c e :- M a y y o u

I - L Z r r r I r

2 9 y m a dolce _(2

d i m . mp

l o v e h i m a n d s e r v e h i m a l l

f m a dolce

y o u r d a y s , T h e n i n d i m . ^

l o v e h i m a n d s e r v e h i m a l l y o u r d a y s ,

J J r ^ r ^ r ? r > r r r r

Page 3: A Clare Benediction

h e a - v e n . m a y y o u s e e . h i s f a c e .

— ^ p = _ ^

mp

. i A ^ . . : / ^ _ J - H

— i - A — i ~

— ^

I^^^ ^ „

^ f

_ 1

cow SOPRANO 1 ' mf

SOPRANO 2 2 . M a y t h e L o r d ' s l o v i n g k i n d - n e s s s u r

m f

A L T O 2 . M a y t h e L o r d ' s

m f

- T 0 '

l o v - i n g k i n d - n e s s s u r -

J r - k '^-h-M-- K - 1 . 1 J 1 ̂ 1 •r 1 1 - f r r r r

^ p o c o cre5C. - T ^ r - =

—d •J d _J , 0

mm - r o u n d y o u ; . k e e p y o u s a f e a s y o u ) o u r - n e y o n y o u r

i SU

r o u n d

i y o u ; k e e p y o u s a f e a s y o u ) o u r - n e y o n y o u r

• J -SL-r o u n d y o u ;

k e e p y o u s a f e a s y o u ) o u r - n e y o n y o u r

Page 4: A Clare Benediction

4 7

i w a y : _ ? v l a y h e l e a d yo* a n d i n -

w a y : M a y h e l e a d y o u a n d i n

w a y : - M a y h e l e a d y o u -

51

- spire y o u as h e g r a n t s y o u t h e g i f t o f e a c h n e w

s p i r e - y o u as h e g r a n t s y o u t h e g i f t o f e a c h n e w

a n d i n - s p i r e y o u as h e g r a n t s y o u t h e g i f t o f e a c h n e w

Page 5: A Clare Benediction

d a y . . A h -

• d a y . .

i M a y h e b l e s s a l l y o u r l o v e d o n e s a n d

P ^

d a y .

mp

59

E v - ' r y f r i e n d , e v - ' r y s t r a n - g e r a t y o u r

c h e - r i s h t h e m ; . E v - ' r y f r i e n d , — e v - ' r y s t r a n - g e r a t y o u r

1 ? e v - ' r y s t r a n - g e r a t y o u r

— J ' " Z J — 1 ' & f ^ > r r r r r

c r e i c .

J J J n

—«

H!? r r r

Y'

jp —

> r r r r r c r e i c .

J J J n

—« J;j= J r = J / J

Page 6: A Clare Benediction

63 cresc. f d o o r : I n t h e n a m e o f

cresc.

h i s S o n ,

f ̂ o u r

d o o r : I n t h e n a m e - o f h i s S o n ,

cresc.

h i s S o n , - o u r

d o o r : I n t h e n a m e o f h i s S o n , his S o n , - o u r

J 1 J - J h 1 J — ' I . J J j 1 r ' r r r r r r r r r r r

cr esc. / J .

\* \i " r '

poco r a i l . 67 citm.

i a t e m p o

P

S a v i o u r C h r i s t , M a y G o d b l e s s y o u , n o w a n d e v

d i m . p

S a v i o u r C h r i s t , M a y G o d b l e s s

d i m . ^

y o u ,

S a v i o u r C h r i s t , -

poco r a i l . a t e m p o

n o w a n d e v

W F r r r r I-t r ^ - ^ — >

. . . J J J — . _sl ^ n f 4 ' " ' t - '

—»—1

Page 7: A Clare Benediction

8

72

e r m o r e , -

mp

m a y G o d b l e s s y o u — _ n o w a n d

LU

3

c o

c o CO £ m

O < 00 CO

e r m o r e , - m a y G o d b l e s s

p - m j j

y o u -

1* T

m a y G o d b l e s s y o u -

5 3 ; mp

1 ^

77

I e v ~

p o c o m e n o m o s s o 'CZ- r i t . d i m .

- e r - m o r e , \ n o w a n d ' e v

n o w a n d e v - e r - m o r e ,

P

n o w a n d e v

d i m .

n o w a n d e v - e r - m o r e ,

i

r a i l .

n o w a n d ev

p o c o m e n o m o s s o rit.

P p r >

e r - m o r e .

PP r>

e r - m o r e .

PPrs

er - m o r e .

t :

- 9^

PP