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Hear my prayer/O for the wings of a dove

W. Bartholomew

based on Psalm 55 vv 1-7

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Solo

Hear

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Andante

Organ
or
Piano
5

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Acc

Acc

ear !

16

S.

Acc

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Take heed


prayer

to


I mourn to thee,

me !

cresc

me !

prayer

cresc

cresc

not

sf

ti - tion

mourn

O God, in - cline thine

do

to Thee,

fp

prayer,

Thy - self from my pe

Hear how in

Hear how in

prayer

With - out thee all is

dark,

me !

Take heed to



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have no

Take heed to

dim

in

pp

I mourn to Thee !

hear how

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Hear my

do not hide,

prayer, O God, in - cline thine

not hide;

Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion

do

my

ear !

Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion

hide !

Acc

13

S.

S.

Felix Mendelssohn
( 1809 - 1847 )

guide,

I have no guide, no

guide;

With


pp

dim
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Copyright 2001 The Choral Public Domain Library. http://www.cpdl.org

Edtion may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed or recorded.

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cresc

out Thee all is dark, I have no guide,

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ear !

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my

a tempo

guide;

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Hear

do

not hide,

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prayer,

O God, in - cline thine

a piacre

prayer,

O God, in - cline thine ear.


f

Hear my prayer, O


colla parte
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Hear my prayer, O

do

not

Hear my prayer, O

my

Thy - self from my pe -- ti - tion

Hear my prayer, O

hide ! Hear

A.

B.

colla voce

Thy - self from my pe - ti - tion

Acc

have no

a tempo

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S.

Acc

S.

poco rit sf

God, in- cline thine ear !

God, in- cline thine ear !

The

e - ne - my

God, in- cline thine ear !

God, in- cline thine ear !

Allegro moderato

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S.

S.

T.

The

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sf

A.

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B.

/
f

I - ni - qui - ty,

god - less come

the

god - less come

the

god - less come

sf

sf

me they

me they

me they

fast !

fast !

fast !

me they

fast !

I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u -

the
f

sf

ha - tred, u - pon

god - less come

I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u - pon

the
f

I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u - pon

I - ni - qui - ty, ha - tred, u - pon

Acc

e - ne - my shouteth

god - less come fast !

e - ne - my shouteth

- pon me they cast !

S.



The e - ne - my shouteth

The e - ne - my shouteth

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The
f

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the
shoutethf

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B.

The wi - cked o - press me,

cast !

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cast !

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cast !

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The wi - cked o -

cast !

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S.

Ah. where shall I

sf

fly ?

Per- plex'd and be - wilder'd, O God, hear my

press me,

A.

T.

B.

Acc

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hear my cry !

God,

hear my cry !

God,

God,

hear my

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O God,
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press me,

God,

A.

press me,

God,

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press me,

cry,

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God,

cry,

my

hear my

God, hear my

hear my cry,

perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O

God, hear my

God


hear my cry

cry ! O God, hear my cry,

cry ! O

perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O

hear my cry,


hear my

sf

cry !



cresc

God,

hear my cry,

perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O


per - plex'd and be -

per -


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cry ! The e - ne - my shou - teth,


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God,

O God, hear my

cry !

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T.

- wil

hear

God,

hear

shou - teth,

shou - teth,

the god - less come

fast,

the god - less come

fast,

the god - less come


The e - ne - my

my

cry !

my

cry !

The e - ne - my

The e - ne - my

cry !

The e - ne - my

perplex'd and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my

cry !

fast,

the god - less come

the god - less come fast,

shou - teth,

O God, hear my

God,

der'd,

shou - teth,

T.

f
sf


A.

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cry

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O God, hear my

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cry

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fast,

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God,

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God,

cry !

God

hear

my

God

cry !

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my

hear

my

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God, O

cry !

cry !

perplex'd

and

be - wil - der'd,

perplex'd

and

be -

cry !

hear my

cry !

cresc

God,

hear my

cry !

God,

God,

God,

hear my

cry !

God,

hear my

God,

hear my

God,

hear my

and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my cry !

God,

cry !

hear

and be - wil - der'd, O God, hear my cry !

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cry

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cry !

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my

hear

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hear my

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O God,

hear my cry !

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hear my cry !

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cry !

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hear

hear

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O God,

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my

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cry !

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cry !

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dim


God,

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cry !
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hear my

cry !
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hear my

cry !
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hear my

cry !

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My soul soul with death - ly

God,

hear my

O
p

God,

breast,

with - in my

God,

pain'd

God,

O
p

God,

hear my cry !

My heart is sore - ly

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God,

God,


Recit


Recit

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cry !

O
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hear my

cry !

hear my cry !

hear my

God,



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hear my cry !

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O God, hear my cry !


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A.


B.


Acc

God,

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T.

pp

dim

te - rror is o - ppress'd,

pp

135

S.

S.

A.

T.

B.

139

T.

Acc

Trem - bling and fear - ful - ness u - pon me fall,

call, with ho - rror

call !

call !

call !


With

sf

o - ver - whelm'd,

o - ver -

With

ho - rror


With

sf

whelm'd,

ho - rror

sf

dim

dim

ho - rror

Lord

hear me

Lord

hear me

Lord, hear
pp

me

call !

Lord, hear
pp

me

call !

Lord, hear

me

call !

pp

ver - whelm'd,

whelm'd,

Lord, hear

me



pp

call !

Sostenuto

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ver -

hear me

Lord
f

ver - whelm'd,

hear me

dim

Lord
f

hear me

hear me call !

o - ver - whelm'd, o

Lord,

cresc

Sostenuto

call, with ho - rror

With ho - rror o - ver - whelm'd, Lord, hear me call, Lord

A.

B.

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Acc

S.


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145

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rest

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cresc

cresc


Far

a - way,

In the

the

a - way,

dim

build

me

nest,

dim

far

a - way, far a -

and re - main

there for e -

and re - main there for e - ver at

ver at

nest,
p

rest:

and

there

for

e - ver

re - main

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me a

wil - der - ness build me, build me a

dim
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wil - der - ness

far

I rove ! In the wil - der - ness build

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pp

a - way, far a - way would I rove !

for the wings, for the wings of a dove !



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Far

f
In

wings, for the wings of a dove !

Con un poco piu di moto

pp

way would

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for the


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S.

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at rest,

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168

S.

and

pp

Acc

re - main there for e

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S.

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rest.

wings

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dove,

the

for

of

cresc

the

of

wings of a

wings of a

dove !

ver

Solo & Tutti


f

at

for the wings, for the wings

wings

of

dove !

Far

dove !

Far


dove !

the

for

the


a - - way

a - way would

a - way,


would I

a - way, far

for

of

a dove !

dove,

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for the wings, for the

wings

there for


wings,

dove,

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of

re - main

O for the wings, for the wings

and

A.

B.

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ver at rest,

T.

B.

far

Far

rove,

rove,

way,

way,

far

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a - way,


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a - way

far

would

a - way

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wil - der - ness build me

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far

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would I

the

and

a nest,


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re

nest,

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and

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there

there

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build

me a

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and

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wil - der - ness build me

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the wil - der - ness build me

a - way

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would I

rove,

far

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far


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build

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nest,

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me


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rest,

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