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A THOUSAND YEARS
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for S.A.T.B. voices and piano

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with optional SoundTrax CD*

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Performance Time: approx. 3:50

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Arranged by Words and Music by
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ANDY BECK DAVID HODGES and CHRISTINA PERRI

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* Also available for 3-part mixed (46378) and S.S.A. (46379).

SoundTrax CD available (46380).
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© 2011 WARNER-TAMERLANE MUSIC PUBLISHING CORP.,

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MISS PERRI LANE PUBLISHING, and 12:06 PUBLISHING

This Arrangement © 2017 WARNER-TAMERLANE MUSIC PUBLISHING CORP.,
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MISS PERRI LANE PUBLISHING, and 12:06 PUBLISHING

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All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

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Sole Selling Agent for This Arrangement: Alfred Music

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To purchase a full-length performance recording of this piece, go to alfred.com/downloads

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for a thou - sand years.

W
         

PeR
I

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IE
EV

as
EV
n
PR

for a thou - sand years.

  PR

h


EW
IE

  
G(„ˆˆ2)

   
O 
EV


 

VI
uE r
EW

PR

                   

W

PPR
VI

W
IE

     
e w

IE
EV

es
EW

EV
PR

  rit. e decresc. 
EirW

97

          
PR 
I


e
EV

qE u
VI
PR

One step clos - er, one step clos - er.

EW

 rit. e decresc. 
s i
PR


W

  
U v

PR
R
I

IE
EV

EV

clos - er.
 
We
PR
re

           
rit. e decresc.
PR

 
W
IE


IE
EV

One step clos - er, one step clos - er.

      
     
EW

EV
al

rit. e decresc.
 
PR
P

EW


PR
I

eg

W
EV

One step clos - er, one step clos - er.

IE
EV


B‹7 A

G(„ˆˆ2)

  
L W

EV

  
PR

  



EW
IE

 
PR
EV

p

rit. e decresc.
I

                 
EV


PR

   
W


PR

W
IE

IE
EV

P
W

EV
PR

EW

PR

46377
EW
VI