Mary was the first one

Mark Lowry & William J. Gaither

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Alto Solo  

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Soprano         
                    
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Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

         
     
         
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     
Alto

Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that
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                              
 Ma - ry was the first one to
Tenor

                 
car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

    
Bass
          
Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

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A. Solo          

  
  
S.                              
pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

                          
       
A.

     
pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy
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                           
 pre -cious li -ttle boy
T.

                  
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

        
   
B.   
  
pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

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A. Solo          

        
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 
            
  
S.
     
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

            
         
 
A.
       
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

                               

T.
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                        
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that

 
B.
          
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang- els brought the news of that
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A. Solo          

   
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S.                             
pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

              
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 
       
  
    
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A.

pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy
       
                          
 pre -cious li -ttle boy
T.

                  
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

        
      
B.   
pre -cious li -ttle boy Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

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31 3rd time to coda 
A. Solo                     
       
The shep -herds watched their flocks by night and near -ly fell a - sleep An-

S.       

A.       

      
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T.

 
B.
      

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A. Solo  
    
                             
oth - er lone - ly qui - et night of watch -ing all those sheep. un -til a choir of Ho - ly ang - els pierced the night

S.     
  

    

 
A.

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ooh/oeh

      

T.

   
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B.    
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D.S. al Coda 3

A. Solo         
                     
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with songs of joy Goodnews I bring for Christ the King is Ma -ry's ba - by boy!

S.             

        
A.
    

             

T.

           
B.
   

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A. Solo       

   
  
S.          
and that news brought joy


   
      
A.
    
and that news brought joy

              


T.

and that news brought joy

 
 
              
B.

and that news brought joy

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A. Solo        

                    
    
S.
         
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang - els brought the news of that pre -cious li -ttle boy

                    
   
A.          

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Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang - els brought the news of that pre -cious li -ttle boy

                                  

 Ma -ry was the first one to
T.

car - ry the gos - pel when the ang - els brought the news of that pre -cious li -ttle boy

                      
B.
             
Ma -ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel when the ang - els brought the news of that pre -cious li -ttle boy
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A. Solo         

                        

S.

    
Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

                     
 
A.       

                      
Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

     
 

T.
  
Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy

B.

                      
  
     
Ma - ry was the first one to car - ry the gos - pel and that news brought joy sweet joy