3 Take me to the water

€V bbb 3 . Š Š
i = 75 Trad., arr. Charles Beale

Š Š Š . e r Š Š
Slow committed ballad

Lead
[( )
2 Š Š
1. Take me
Š
to
Š
the wa - ter, take me to the

b . Š Š
(2.) right eous, none but the

b Š
Š Š ŠŠ
-

Upper harmony
V b Š Š Š
 [ 2 ŠŠ Š Š ŠŠ Š. ŠŠ ŠŠ
3 . e r Š
f
Lower harmony
( )

1. Take me to the wa - ter, take me to the

(2.) right - eous, none but the
i = 75
b
V b b 32 Š‰ Š Š Š . ŠŠ .. Še ‰ ŠŠ Š ŠŠ Š
Slow committed ballad
Ab b E

{ B bbb 32 ‰‰ . ‰Š . Še ‰‰ ŠŠ Š
Piano

€V bbb
2

Š. Še Š Š . r Š Š Š Š ‰ Š Š Š Š ‰ .
Fine

r Š Š Š Š.
(repeat v. 1)

[ ( )
wa - ter, take me to the wa - ter to be bap - tized. 2. None but the

b ŠŠe ŠŠ r ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ‰‰ ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ‰‰.. ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ .
right - eous, none but the right - eous shall be saved. 1. Take me to the

V b
[ b Š.Š . r
( )
f
wa - ter, take me to the wa - ter to be bap - tized. 2. None but the
right - eous, none but the right - eous shall be saved. 1. Take me to the

V bbb Še Š‰ Š . Š Š ŠŠ Š =Š/‰‰ b ŠŠ ŠŠ .Š
Fine

Š.‰ ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ ˆŠ. ŠŠ
b b b b bbb b b b
Š
B 7sus E A E /G Fm/A E /B B 7sus E A

Šf ‰
(repeat v. 1)

{ B bbb ‰ ‰ ŠŠ ŠŠ ‰‰ Š Š Š Š Š‰ . Še ‰‰ ŠŠ ŠŠ .
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