He Sent His Son SSA, with obbligato for two C instruments

Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott

ð 70 ¢ H H H
Music: Michael Finlinson Moody

H H2H G H H H … H H 4 H‹ H H H H‹ H H H 6 H H H … H
Arrangement: Sally DeFord

3 …
Obbligato:
:Ü 4 { { { {
{
3
üû : Ü 4 GG ‹‹ G‹ H ‹ GG ‹‹ HGH ‹ G H
G Ü GG ‹ ÞG ‹ H H
¢
3 GG ‹‹ GG ‹‹ GG ‹‹ GG ‹ GG ‹‹ G‹
H
=Ü 4 G‹
r
H H H ‡‹ † HHHH H ‹ H H H 12 HH ‹ … H
G‹ H H‹ H H H H G H
:Ü † HHH … H{ H H
8 10

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Obbligato:

üû
Ü H H H r r
: H H H GG ‹‹ HHH HHH ‹‹‹ H H H HG ‹ H H H ‹‹
H H H H H HH HH

G H HG ‹ H H H G H G H H H
Ü
= H H H H‹ G
G G‹ G‹ G‹

G G‹ ‹ G G‹ ‹
:Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ
(tacet) 16
Obbligato:

¢ r
… r … r … H H H H H
:Ü H H H H
H H‹ H G
H H H H H H G
Unison

How could the Fa - ther tell the world of love and ten - der - ness? He sent his Son, a

üû
H H H
:Ü H H H H H
GG ‹‹ G HH H H H
H H H H H HHH ‹
H G G
H H

G‹ G‹
= Ü HG ‹ G G‹
H
G‹
G GG ‹ H H G ‹
This arrangement copyright 2003 by Sally DeFord
Making copies for non-commercial use is permitted.
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… r
:Ü H H H‹ H H‹ H H H G‹ H H H H
H H‹ H G
18 20 22

new - born babe, with peace and ho - li - ness, How could the Fa - ther show the world

üû
GH G H
: Ü ÞGH H H H H HH H H H H H H
GG ‹‹ G
H H
G‹ G‹ G‹
=Ü G‹ G‹ G‹ H‹ G G‹
G G‹

Ü … r H H H … H HH H H H H H‹ r r
: H H H G H H‹ H H H G‹
24 26 28

{
the path - way we should go? He sent his Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know.

üû
HH H
: Ü HH HH HH HH HH Ü HHH HG H HHHH GG
GG H GH H
H
H H H HH GH ‹
H H
H‹ G H GG G H
G‹ ÜG ‹ H G H
= Ü G‹ G‹ G H G G‹

¬ r r r
Ü … H H H H‹ H H‹ H H H H H H H H
Soprano:

: H H G H H‹
30 32

¢
How could the Fa - ther tell the world of sac - ri - fice, of death? He sent his Son to

G H H H H
:Ü G G H H H H H
Alto:

G
(Alto: How could he tell the world of sac - ri - fice, of death? He

üû
Ü H H H GG H H H H
: HG H H H G H H H GGG ÚHH GH H HH
¬
GG ‹‹ H GG H H H G H GG ‹ H
= Ü H H H H G‹

He Sent His Son (SSA)-2

 « HH HH HH
:Ü ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ÞÚ ˆ H H H H H
H
34 36 38
Obbligato:

«
Ü ‹ H H ‹ r ‹ r H H GG‹ H
Ú
GH H H HH H Þ GG ‹‹ GG ‹‹
: H H H H
die for us and rise with liv - ing breath, liv - ing breath.

Ú «
(Sop. II: breath, to rise with liv - ing breath.)

G H
:Ü H H H HH H H G H
Þ
G H G‹
sent his Son to rise with liv - ing breath, with liv - ing breath.)

Þ Ú HHH HHH H H H HH HH HH
üû
G HH
: Ü HH GG H ÚH HHH HGG H H GH H H HH HHH
HHH HH H H H HH
«
H HG H H G H G H Ú HH GG GG
G‹ G H Þ G‹
=Ü H G‹ G H

r r °
Œ
H
Ú HH HH H{ … HH HH H‹
G
G H HH HH … HH HH
42 H ÞHH GH H 44 (tacet) ˆ
: … { …
40

Œ
Obbligato:

Ú Unison
… r H H H H‹ H G … r H H H ŒH °… r H , H ŒH ‹ , r
H H
molto rit.

: H H H H H { {

ŒH °… r H , H ŒH ‹ , r
What does the Fa - ther ask of us? What do the scrip - tures say? Have faith, have hope, live

Ú … r … r H H H
H H‹ H G H H
H H H H H { {
molto rit.

: HH

Ú G

üû
HH HH HH
: HHH GG
G
HH
H
GG
G
G
HH GG H H ÞHHH G H H
G H ÜGGGŒ
° Œ H ŒG
Ú H G ÞG ‹
molto rit.

H‹ G H G H ÜG
= G‹ G G‹ G‹
He Sent His Son (SSA)-3
 Ú H Ø r 46 44
¬
… r H 43 G ‹
H H‹ H H H H
a tempo

: H G‹ G H H G‹
48 50

Ú H Ø r ¬
like his Son, help oth - ers on their way. What does he ask?

H H‹ H H H H G‹
44 … r H 43 G ‹ G‹
a tempo

: H G H H
Ø
Ú HHH H H H H 44 …G ‹‹ H H G 43 GH ‹H H
üû
HH GG HHH HH
: H ÚGG H H ÜHH H H H ÚGGG ‹‹ H H HHH ÜHHH H H H
¬
Ú HH ÚGG H H ÜHH G H 4 F HG ÜHH ‹ GG
43 G ‹
a tempo

G G H 4 ÚF G
=
Ù

°
r r
Ú HH HH HH … HH HH 54 H ‹ H H HH HH HH … HH HH 56ÜGH H H G G‹ ‹ G G‹ ‹
ˆ ˆ {… G {…
:
52
Obbligato:

Ú ¢ °
ˆ H H H G‹ H H H G‹ H H H G‹ G‹
Soprano

¢ °
Live like his Son, Live like his Son, Live like his Son.

Ú ˆ ˆ G‹ H H H H H H G‹ G‹
Alto

: H H H
(Alto: Live like his Son, Live like his Son, like his Son.)

Ú Ü GG ‹‹

üû
ˆ GHH GG HH HH HH H H GHH G HH HH H H
: Ü GG ‹‹ H G H GG H GG Ü GGG HH
H G‹
HH GG
G‹
GG ‹‹
‹ ¢ °
Ú GG ‹ ˆ H G H‹ G H‹ G ÜG ‹ H H‹ G GG ‹‹
= G‹ G G G G

He Sent His Son (SSA)-4