WITNESS

ORFEON UNIVERSITARIO
DE MALAGA

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Straight eight-note feel Tradicional Spiritual
Arr. Jack Halloran
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Who'll be a wit - ness for my Lord? Who'll be a wit - ness for my Lord?
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Who'll be a wit - ness for my Lord? Who'll be a wit - ness for my Lord?

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Oh I'll be a wit - ness
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Oh I'll be a wit - ness
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 Who'll be a wit - ness
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for my Lord? Who will be a wit - ness for my Lord? Who'll be a

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who'll be a wit - ness for my Lord?Who will be a wit - nes for my Lord? Who'll be a

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formy Lord. I'll be a wit - ness for my Lord. I'll be a wit - ness formy Lord. I
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formy Lord. I'll be a wit - ness for my Lord. I'll be a wit - ness formy Lord. I
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wit - ness, wit - ness who'll be a wit - nes for my Lord, be a wit - ness, wit ness;

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wit - ness, wit - ness who'll be a wit - nes for my Lord, be a wit - ness, wit ness;

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will be a wit - ness for my Lord. There was a man of the Phar - i - sees, His
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will be a wit - ness There was a man of the Pha - i - sees, His
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for my Lord.

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I'll be a wit - ness for my Lord. there was a man of the Phar - i - sees, His
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name was Ni - co - de mus and he did-n't be lieve. The same came to Christ by nigth,
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name was Ni - co - de mus and he did-n't be lieve. The same came to Christ by night,
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 name was Ni - co - de mus and he
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Wanted to be taught out of hu -man sight. 'de - mus was a man who de - si - red to know how a
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man can be born when he is old. Christ told Ni - co - de -mus as a friend,
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man can be born when is Christ told Ni - co - de -mus as a friend,
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man can be born when he's old. Christ told Ni - co - de - mus as a friend,

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for my Lord. You'll be a wit - ness for my Lord, soul is a wit - ness
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for my Lord. You'll be a wit - ness for my Lord, soul is a wit - ness
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be a wit - ness for my Lord. you'll be a wit - ness, soul is a wit - ness

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Wit - ness soul is a wit - ness

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for my Lord. You read a -bout Sam - son from his birth he was the
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You read a -bout Sam - son, from his birth he was the
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for my Lord. You read a-bout Sam - son, from his birth he was the

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for my Lord You read a-bout Sam son, from his birth he was the

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strong -est man that ev - er lived on earth f Way back yon der in an cient times he
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strong -est man that ev - er lived on earth. f Way back yon der in an cient times he

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killed ten thou - sand of the Phil - lis - tines Then old Sam - son went a - wan - d'rin' a - bout
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Sam -son's strength was nev - er found out. 'Til his wife sat up - on his knee.
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Sam -son's strength was nev - er found out. 'Til his wife sat up - on - his knee. She said,
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 Sam- son's strength was
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nev - er found out. 'Til his wife sat up - on his knee. She said,
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Sam- son's strength was nev - er found out 'Til his wife sat up - on his knee. She said,

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"Tell me where your strength lies, if you please!" Sam - son's wife, she talk so fair

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Well, old Sam - son's wife, she talk so fair

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 Well, old Sam - son's wife, she talk so fair
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Well, old Sam - son's wife, she talk so fair

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f
       

 

f  


Sam - son said, "Cut it off!"

           
   
   
Sam - son said, "Cut it off!"
    
   
f
     
 Sam - son

                 

said, "Cut it off!"
        
 
Sam - son said, "cut off a my hair! Shave my head just as clean as your hand, and my

  
67

            
   
Sam son was a wit - ness for my Lord. Sam
 
              
 
Sam son was a wit - ness for my Lord. Sam
     
     
 Sam - son was a wit - ness, Lord.

          
 
  
             
strength will come like a nat - ur - al man" Sam - son was a wit - ness, Lord.

      
71

              

 
  
son was a wit - ness for my Lord. Sam son was a wit - ness for my Lord, soul
    
           
     
    
son was a wit - ness for my Lord. Sam son was a wit - ness for my Lord, soul

        
        
 Sam - so - n was a wit - ness, Lord. Sam - so n was a wit - ness, Lord,

       
          
       
Sam - so n was a wit - ness, Lord,
Sam - so - n was a wit - ness, Lord.

6
              
75 ff

           
is a wit - ness for my Lord. There's an -oth - er wit - ness there's
   
ff
                  


 
is a wit - ness for my Lord. There's an -oth - er wit - ness There's
  
           
ff 
 
     

 
 soul is a wit - ness

for my Lord. There's an-oth - er wit - ness

            ff 
 
     
   
  
soul is a wit - ness for my Lord. There's an-oth - er wit - ness

             
79

       
an -oth - er wit - nes There's an -oth - er wit - ness there's

               

  
an -oth - er wit - ness There's an -oth - er wit - ness There's

               
   
 There's an - oth - er wit - ness There's an - oth - er wit - ness,

                 

  
There's an - oth - er wit - ness There's an - oth - er wit - ness,

       broader
 tempo    

83

      
      
an -oth - er wit - ness for my Lord! My soul is a wit - ness for my Lord!
  
             

     
  
 
an -oth - er wit - ness for my Lord! My soul is a wit - ness for my Lord!

     

 
         


       
 
an-oth - er wit - ness for my Lord! My soul is a wit - ness for my Lord!

          
    
       


 
   
an-oth - er wit - ness for my Lord My soul is a wit - ness for my Lord