From "Elijah" 7.

For he shall give his angels charge Felix Mendelssohn

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(1809-1847)
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      
Soprano  For he shall give his an- gels charge o- ver
 
            
 For he shall give his an - gels charge o- ver
 
             
Alto  For he shall give his an- gels charge o- ver

              
 For he shall give his an - gels charge o- ver

 
                
allegro non troppo

          

           
Accomp.

    
  
     






 

      
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    
thee, for he shall give his
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S
   
 
Felix Mendelssohn      
(1809-1847)
thee, for he shall give his
    
      

A thee, for he shall give his

         

thee, for he shall give his
             
   
T
  That they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou go - est,
         
       
  That they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou go - est,
                 
B  That they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou go- est,
          
     
 That they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou go - est,

   
             
             
            
         
             
      
      

1 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn

   
      
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    
cresc.

an- gels charge o- ver thee; that they shall pro -
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S
         
cresc.
    
an- gels charge o- ver thee; that they shall pro -

         
cresc.
   
an - gels charge o- ver thee; that they shall pro -

A
    
cresc.
       
an - gels charge o- ver

thee; that they shall pro -
   
cresc.
        

 that they shall pro - tect thee in

T
   
cresc.
        


that they shall pro - tect thee in
   
cresc.
       
B that they shall pro - tect thee, shall pro -
   
cresc.
       
that they shall pro - tect thee, shall pro -
        
    
       
               
                

()

    

    
  




      
        
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      
   
tect thee in all the ways thou go - est, in all the ways thou go - est;
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S
    
              
tect thee in all the ways thou go - est, in all the ways thou go- est;

                 
  
A
 tect thee in all the ways thou go - est, in all the ways thou go- est;
           
       
tect thee in all the ways thou go - est, in all the ways thou go- est;
 
                   

 all, in all the ways, in all the ways thou go-est;  for he shall give his

T
              
    
 all, in all the ways, in all the ways thou go-est;  for he shall give his
                 
  
B tect thee in all the ways, in all the ways thou go-est;  for he shall give his
           
         
tect thee in all the ways, in all the ways thou go- est;  for he shall give his
  
                                   
                            
      
     
             
   
 
2 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn
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   
      
cresc.
    
S

that their
 
hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
          
cresc.
 
that their hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
   
cresc.  
         
that their hands shall up-hold and guide thee,

A
  
cresc.
 
         
       that their hands shall up-hold and guidecresc.thee,
 
  
 an - gels charge o-ver thee; that their

T
          
cresc.
 
 an- gels charge o-ver thee; that their

         
cresc.  
B

an- gels charge o-ver thee;

that their

  
cresc.
      
an- gels charge o-ver thee; that their
                 
                 
     
   
      
     
  
                 
     
 
      
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     
 
 
S

that their
 
hands shall up-hold and guide

thee, lest
           

 
that their hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
 
          
 
 that their hands shall up-hold and guide thee,  lest thou

A
    
         
 that their
       
hands shall up-hold and
    
guide

thee,
  
  
   shall up-hold and 
 hands shall up-hold and guide thee, guide thee, lest thou

T
               
   
 shall up-hold and
 hands shall up-hold and guide thee, guide thee,
               
   
 shall up-hold and
B hands shall up-hold and
   
guide

thee,
  guide thee,
          
  
hands shall up-hold and guide thee,  shall up-hold and guide thee,  lest thou
   
                                   
   
      
cresc.
 dim.
             
    
     
3 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn
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   
cresc.
          
 
thou dash thy foot a - gainst a stone, they shall up-  hold thee;

S
           
  
 lest thou dash thy foot a - gainst a stone, they shall  up -

    
cresc.
       
A
 dash thy foot, dash thy foot, they shall  up -
           
  
 lest thou dash thy foot a - gainst a stone, they shall  up -
   
cresc.
            
 
 dash thy foot a- gainst a stone, they shall 

T
             
 lest thou dash thy foot a - gainst

a
  
stone,

      
B  lest thou dash thy foot a - gainst a stone,
 
cresc.
 
     
dash thy foot a - gainst a stone, they
          
   
                      
    
     
              
 
       
  
 
       
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       
for he shall give his an- gels charge o- ver thee;

S
      ()          
hold thee; for he shall give his an- gels charge o- ver thee;  that their

      ()        
  

A
 hold thee; for he shall give his an- gels charge o- ver thee; that their
       
       
hold thee; for he shall give his an - gels charge o- ver thee;
            

 up - hold, up - hold thee,  that their

T
      
    
 shall up - hold, up - hold thee,
       
  ()

B they shall up - hold thee,  that their

  
   
shall up - hold thee,
 
                  
cresc.

  
    ()    
         

()

     
      
  
4 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn
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           
  
 that their
S
    
hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
              
()

 hands shall up-hold and

 
guide thee,
 
they shall up-hold and guide thee,
       
      
hands shall up-hold and guide
 thee, they shall up-hold and guide thee,
A
   
              
   that their hands shall up-hold and guide

thee, they shall up-hold and

       
 
 hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
  that their

T
          
 that their hands shall up-hold and
              
   
hands shall up-hold and guide thee, they shall up-hold and guide thee,
 
B
      
    
 that their hands shall up-hold and guide thee,
   
              

          ()  
                
              
     
   
  
      
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     
 they shall up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect

S
 
              
 they shall up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect
    
             
 
A
 they shall up - hold and guide thee; that they shall pro -
       
       
 guide thee, up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect
             

()
   
  hands shall up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect thee in
 
T
               
  guide
 thee, up - hold and
  guide thee;  that they shall pro - tect thee in
               
B  they shall up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect thee in
        
      
 they shall up - hold and guide thee;  that they shall pro-tect thee in
     
              

     
  
 
  
 
     
 
     
       
          
        
    
5 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn
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        
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  
        
thee in all the ways thou  go - est, they shall pro- tect thee, they,  they

S
              

thee in all the ways thou  go - est, pro- tect thee,
  
             
tect thee in all the ways thou  go - est, pro- tect thee,

A
  
              
thee in all the ways thou  go - est,
  shall pro- tect thee,
               
 all the ways thou go - est,  they, they shall pro- tect thee,

T
        
        
 all the ways thou go - est,  they shall pro- tect thee,
               

B all the ways thou go - est,  shall pro- tect thee,
        
     
all the ways thou go - est,  shall pro - tect thee,
 
                                
       
   
                     
  
       
              
    
        
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  dim.
 
      
shall, they shall pro - tect thee  in all the ways,  go -
the ways thou

S
        
dim.
          
 that they shall pro - tect thee  in all the ways thou  go-
 
dim.
            
 they,     
they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou go-

A
   
dim.
           
  go-
that they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou
  
         
dim.
  
  that they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou  go -

T
          dim.

    
  that they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou  go-
            dim.
    
B  that they shall pro - tect thee in all the ways thou  go-
        
dim.
     
  all the ways thou  go-
they

shall
  
pro - tect thee in

          
      

         
  
6 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn
  
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         
  
est, they shall pro - tect thee, shall pro - tect

S
          

 est,
  
they shall pro - tect thee,
 
       

A est, they shall pro - tect thee,
      
    
est, they shall pro - tect thee,
             
 


T est, shall pro - tect thee, they shall pro - tect thee, pro - tect thee
         
 
 est, they shall pro - tect thee,
            
B est, they shall pro - tect thee,
     
     
 est,
                
they shall pro - tect
  
thee,
               
      
       
   
  
      
 
      

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         
 
thee,  they shall pro - tect thee.

S
          
 they shall pro - tect thee.

           
 
 they shall pro - tect thee.

A
    
     
 they shall pro - tect thee.
 
         
  they shall pro - tect thee.

T
    
     
  they shall pro - tect thee.
            
B  they shall pro - tect thee.
    
     
 they shall pro - tect thee.

           
                  
    

       
    
    
7 For he shall give his angels charge - Mendelssohn