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At the River

words and music by

Ken Medema and Celia Whitler

Commissioned by the First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana

Dr. Will K. Andress, Minister of Music

Dedicated to and inspired by the memory of

Reverend William Sirman And

Carolyn Grisham Sirman, whose love for music and ministry

can still be heard in the songs we sing.

2004 Ken Medema and Celia Whitler

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Conductor/Accompanist ©2004 Ken Medema and Celia Whitler

At the River

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Words and music by Ken Medema & Celia Whitler

Soloist

Shall - we ga- ther, ga-

2

ther at the ri- - ver? Shall - we ga- ther with the

Solo

4

saints a- bove? Shall - we ga- ther, ga-

6

ther at the river? Ga- ther for to sing - of

Solo

8

God's great love. Sin- ners all a- round

10

the feast- ing ta- - ble. Glad- ly God's good

Choir

Freely

Choir

Choir

Piano

Pno

Pno

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Solo

12

grace we prove. Shall - we ga- ther, ga-

14

ther at the ri- - ver? Ga- ther for to sing - of

Solo

16

God's great love.

18 19


Solo

20


22

saints a- bove?

Choir

Choir

Moderato

S/A

Choir

T/B Hmm. Hmm. T/B Sing,

Sing, Sing, saints a- bove.

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo


24


Solo

26

God's great love. Sin- ners all a- round

28

the feast- ing ta- - ble.

Solo

Glad- ly God's good

30


Choir

Choir

Choir

Approx. 2 beats A Tempo

Hmm. Hmm. For to sing of

God's great love. Sin- ners all a- round the feast- ing ta- - ble.

Glad- ly God's good grace we prove. Hmm.

Pno

Pno

Pno

Approx. 2 beats A Tempo

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Solo

32

ther at the ri- - ver? Ga- ther for to sing - of

34

God's great love.

Solo

36 38

Solo

40

Choir

Choir

Choir

Hmm. For to sing of God's great love.

Sing the - love that made the moun- - tains,

shim- 'ring - snow capped in the sun. Ri- vers - roar- ing

Pno

Pno

Pno

37

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Solo

42 44

Solo

46 48

Solo

50 52

Choir

Choir

Choir

twist ing turn- - ing 'till in- to the sea they run. Sing the - love that

placed the in- - fant, rest- ing - in her moth- er's arms,

graced the earth with glades and for- ests, la- den with a mill- ion

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo

54 5655

Solo

58 59

Solo

60 62

Choir

(immediately to 'm')Slower - with liberty

Choir

A Tempo

Choir

(simile through m.70)

charms. Sing the - Love that fa- shioned mu - sic,

thus to - heal the hard- est heart, Work and - wa- ter

dance and di- - monds, air and az- ure, ants and art.

Pno

Pno

A Tempo

Pno

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Solo

64

Solo

66 68

Solo

70


72

ther at the ri- - ver?

Choir

Choir

Choir

Sing the - love that gave the pro- - phets speech and - strength be-

yond their 'ken.' Love that calls us to re- pent- ance time and time and

yet a- gain.

Pno

Pno

Pno

71

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Solo

Shall - we ga- ther with the

74


Solo

76


78

God's great love.

Solo

Sin- ners all a- round

80

the feast- ing ta- - ble. Glad-

Approx. 2 beats

ly God's good

A Tempo

Choir

Choir

Choir

Hmm. saints a- bove. Hmm.

Hmm. For to sing of God's great love.

Sin- ners all a- round the feast- ing ta- - ble. Glad- ly God's good

Pno

Pno

Pno

Approx. 2 beats

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Solo

82


84


Solo

Ga- ther for to sing - of

86

God's great love.

88

Solo

89

Sing the

90

love that knows our grie- ving,

Choir

Choir

Choir

grace we prove. Hmm. Hmm.

For to sing of God's great love.

Hmm.

Men only - TTBB - thru m.118

Pno

A Tempo

Pno

Legato

Pno

Soloist and Men's Chorus

At the River - 10



Solo

92

Through the

94

long and ted- ious

Solo

night.

96

Sing the

Solo

98

love that brings re- lie- ving,

100

like the

Choir

Choir

Choir

That knows our grief. Hmm.

In the night.

Hmm.

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo

102

mor- ning's heal- ing - light. -

104

Solo

Sing the

106

love that feels our sor- - ow,

108

Solo

Bears our

110

weep- ing, tastes our tears, - -

Choir

Choir

Choir

The mor- ning light, the mor- ning

light. Hmm. Knows our

weep- ing and tears.

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo

112

Love that

114

will not leave us

Solo

friend - less,

116

Ev- en

Solo

118

when no help seems near.

120119

Choir

Choir

Choir

S/A

Will not leave us friend-

less.T/B

Sing

All

the Love of God Al- migh- ty,

Pno

Pno

Pno poco crescendo...

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Solo

122 124

Solo

126 128

Solo

130

Choir

Choir

Choir

now dis- tilled in hu- man frame.

Hum- bly born and liv- ing sim- ply, Je- sus was his

giv- en name. Lamb and Li- on source and Sav- iour,

Pno

Pno

Pno

poco crescendo...

At the River - 14



Solo

132 134

Solo

136 138

Solo

140 141


142


Choir

Choir

Choir

voice and vi- sion, word and way, King and call- ing,

bridge and bro- ther, life and light, and dawn, and day.

Ri- ver

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo

Shall - we ga- ther with the

144


Solo

146


148

God's great love.

Solo

Sin- ners all a- round

150

the feast- ing ta- - ble. Glad- ly

Approx. 2 beats

God's good

A Tempo

Choir

Choir

Choir

sing, saints a- bove, Sing,

river, for to sing of God's great love.

Sin- ners all a- round the feast- ing ta- - ble. Glad- ly God's good

Pno

Pno

Pno

Approx. 2 beats

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Solo

152


154


Solo


156

God's great

157

love.

Solo

158 160

Choir

Choir

Choir

grace we prove. Hmm. Hmm.

For to sing of God's great love.

Pno

A Tempo

Pno

=100

Pno

Gospel Style

At the River - 17



Solo

161

Sing the Love that

162

found us sin- ners,

Solo

bound by lies or

164

guilt or - pride,

Solo

met us in the

166

heal- ing wa- ter,

Choir

Choir

Choir

Oh yeah! We'll

sing! Guilt or pride.

Oh yeah! We'll

Pno

Pno

Pno

At the River - 18



Solo

fed us by the

168

river- side.

Solo

169

Sing that Love which

170

now in- vites us,

Solo

to the feast that

172

ne- ver ends.

Choir

Choir

Choir

sing! Ri- ver- side.

We'll sing! That

love. Ne- ver ends.

Pno

Pno

Pno

At the River - 19



Solo

Down the a- ges

174

now and ev- er,

Solo

sing ing feast- ing,

176

fam- ly friends.

Solo

Down the a- ges

178

now and ev- er,

Choir

Choir

Choir

Oh yes! Oh

sing! Fam- 'ly, friends.

We'll sing!

Pno

Pno

Pno

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Solo

sing- ing, feast-

180

ing, fam- 'ly,

182

friends.

Solo

+ Congregation

Yes,

183

we'll

184

ga- ther at the ri-

Solo

186

ver? The beau- ti- ful, the

188

beau- ti- ful, the

Choir

Choir

Choir

Ne- ver ends. Fam- 'ly, friends.

Yes, we'll ga- ther at the, Yes, we'll ga- ther,

at the river. Beau- ti- ful the beau- ti- ful, the

Pno

Pno

Pno

At the River - 21



Solo

ri-

190

ver. Ga- ther with the

Solo

192

saints - at the ri-

194

ver, that

Solo

flows from the

196

throne of - God.

198

Choir

Choir

Choir

Sing the love that, lives for- ev- er. Ga- ther with the

saints - at the ta- ble by the flow- ing river.

Flows from the throne of - God. Flows

Pno

Pno

Pno

At the River - 22



Solo

200 202

Solo

204 206

Solo

Shall

207

- we ga- ther, ga-

208


Choir

Choir

Choir

from the - throne of - God. From the throne of

God, from the throne of God, of

God. Ri- ver, Sing,

Pno

Pno

Legato

Pno

At the River - 23



Solo

210


212

ther at the river?

Solo


214

God's great

216

love.

Solo

218

Choir

Choir

Choir

saints a- bove. Sing, river,

for to sing of God's great love.

Pno

Pno

Pno

FINE

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