Christian Bährens
BE THOU MY VISION Choir SATB, alto or bas solo
Christian Bährens
BE THOU MY VISION Choir SATB, alto or bas solo
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For Mixed Choir, Alto or Bass Solo
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Be thou my vision Ancient Irish, transl. Mary Byrne, versed by Eleanor Hull
Moderato
Solo (A/B)
Sopran
Alt
Tenor
do
do
Bass
do
do
Traditional Irish melody
Christian Bährens (*1958)
(q = c. 90)
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
poco rall.
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
The solo may be replaced by a small group. When singing "do": use a very gentle "d", just to give the dark vowel lines a better phrasing structure. Copyright © Norsk Musikforlag AS.
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Solo
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A
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a tempo
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Lord
S
A
do
T
do
B
do
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of
my
do
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B
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thou
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do
that
do
do
save
do
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thought,
me,
do
to
do
my
else
do
all
naught be
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do
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heart,
art.
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do
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Solo
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A
T
B
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wak - ing
or
do
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S
A
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wis - dom
wis - dom
B
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do
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thou
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thou
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thy
pre - sence
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true
my
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word,
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sleep - ing,
do
Solo
er
with
oh
thou
thou
thee
with
thee
my
my
oh
and
and
Solo
S
A
T
B
thou
S
A
thou
with
me,
me,
with
Lord,
Lord,
in
my
in
my
heart,
oh
heart,
thou
thou
oh
first
B
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first
T
oh
Solo
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and
great
on
-
great
God
of
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thou
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ly,
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my
my
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Solo
S
A
T
B
Solo
S
A
T
B
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trea - sure thou
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trea - sure thou
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do
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do
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a tempo
Ri - ches
Ri - ches
do
do
do
do
do
do
art.
art.
poco rall.
do
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do
do
do
I
heed not,
I
heed not,
Ri - ches I
heed not,
Ri - ches I
Ri - ches
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heed
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heed not,
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vain, emp - ty
vain, emp - ty
nor
vain emp - ty
nor
not,
nor
vain emp - ty
vain amp - ty
Solo
praise,
S
praise,
B
A
T
ways:
ways:
B
ways:
in
my
in
my
in
he
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ri - tance,
now
my
-
in
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he
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ri
now
my
in
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he
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he
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he
thou
on
and
thou
on
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and
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thou
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ways:
thou
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thou
ways:
S
thou
praise,
Solo
thou
praise,
T
thou
praise,
A
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tance,
first
in
now
in
first
in
in
my
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al
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al
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heart,
heart,
al
and
heart,
first
and
my
my
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in
al
and
heart,
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my
my
al
and
first
and
first
now
heart
great
great
great
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great
S
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of
T
of
hea
ven,
trea
hea
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of
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ven,
my
trea
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trea
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do
do
do
do
ven,
do
my
trea
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sure
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sure
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sure
my
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God
hea
great
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of
God
ven,
God
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hea
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A
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trea
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B
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Solo
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Great God
S
of
Great God
A
of
Great God
T
of
Great God
B
of
Great God
Solo
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of
heaven's joys,
S
hea - ven's joys,
A
T
B
my
vic - to - ry
hea - ven,
hea - ven,
my
vic - to - ry
my
my
won,
may
I
reach
I
reach
I
reach
won,
may
won,
may
vic - to - ry
won,
may
-
ven's
sun!
o
o
bright
bright
bright
bright
hea
-
hea
hea
hea
ven's
-
won,
hea
o
may
vic - to - ry
bright
heaven's
vic - to - ry
hea - ven,
my
hea - ven,
heaven's joys,
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reach
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my
Heart of
reach
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my
Heart of
my
Heart of
my
Heart
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my
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own
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heart,
T
B
heart,
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S
A
T
B
ev - er
be
-
-
ev - er
be
what -
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be
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fall,
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still
fall,
fall,
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own
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o
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vi - sion,
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sion,
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Solo
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A
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Ru - ler
do
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do
do
do
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all.
do
B
of
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