RPL 015b: Fifth Psalm Holy Saturday (Yr A,B,C)

Psalm 51:12-13.14-15.18-19 (R. 12a)

Create a pure heart for me, O God.

Composed
for
Nneoma Okafor (2016)
Obioha Ogbonna
First Sung by Sabina Ebadan (2017)

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Cre - te a pure heart for

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&b ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
A.
œ ˙™ ˙™ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙™
1.
me O God! 2. Cre - ate a pure hea - rt for me, O God;
3. Re - store in me the joy of your sal - va - tion;
For in sa - cri - fice you take no de - light;

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A. & b ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ
re - new a stead - fast spi - rit wi - thin me. Do not
sus - tain in me a will - ing spi - rit. I will
burnt offer - ing from me would not please you. My sac - ri -

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A. &b œ œ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ
cast me a - way from you pre - scence;
teach trans - gre - ssors your ways,
fice to God, a bro - ken spi - rit: a

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&b ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙™
A.
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take not your ho - ly spi - rit from me.
that sin - ners may re - turn to you.
bro - ken and hum - bled heart, O God, you will not spurn.