Prayer for Generosity (St.

Ignatius of Loyola)
For A cappella or Accompanied Choirs

Music / Arrangement
Abner Ryan Tauro

Lightly

Soprano

Dear - est Lord,

Dear - est Lord,

teach me to be gen - er - ous;

Alto

F /C

teach me

Tenor

G sus4 G

Dear - est

Lord.

ooh...

ooh...

ooh...

to be gen - er - ous;

teach me

teach me

to be gen - er - ous;

teach me

to be gen - er - ous;

des - erve;

to serve You as You

des - erve;

G sus4

to serve You as You

teach me

F/C

A m A m/G F

Dear - est Lord,

F /C

Dear - est Lord,

Bass

teach me

to serve You as You

des - erve;

teach me

to serve You as You

des - erve;

F /C

to give and not to count the

cost,

ooh...

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to fight and not to heed

the

wounds,

G/B

rest

Dear - est Lord,

Dear - est Lord,

Dear - est Lord,

Dear - est Lord,

teach me to be gen - er - ous;

teach me to be gen - er - ous;

teach me to be gen - er - ous;

teach me to be gen - er - ous;

to toil and not to seek

for

F
G A /B

A m/G

save that

Am

of know - ing

to lab - or and ask not for rew - ard

A /E

rest,

G/B

for

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F /C

to toil and not to seek

to lab - or and ask not for rew - ard

G sus4 G

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G/B

I am

ah

ooh

ah

C m

teach me

C m/B

1.

B sus4 B

to serve You as You des - erve;

teach me

ah

A/E

do - ing Your Will.

to serve You as You des - erve;

teach me

to serve You as You des - erve;

teach me

to serve You as You des - erve;

oh

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B sus4

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2.

Dear

est

Lord.

ooh

ooh

ooh

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