G-5410 BELL The Summons

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Give Your Gifts:
The Basics
Collection G-4946
Compact Disc CD-452
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For
Choir
Assembly
Keyboard and Guitar

John L. Bell

THE SUMMONS
Will You Come and Follow Me
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THE SUMMONS

Text by John L. Bell Tune: KELVINGROVE, Scottish trad.

and Graham Maule Arr. John L. Bell and Gary Daigle

Not too slowly ∞. = ca. 63

Introduction
Capo 3:( D ) ( A 7) ( Bm )

3 Flute ˙ œ œœ ˙
C7
œ
F Dm
b
& 4 œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
3

3 œ
&b4 œ œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
Œ. ˙ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ
? b 43 Œ Œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙

Verses 1–3, 5, 6
( Em7 ) ( A SUS4 ) ( A) ( D) ( A 7)
Gm7 C SUS4 C7
œ
C F

&b ˙.
3

˙ œ œœ ˙ œ ˙˙ œ
œ Œ œ œ œ ˙˙
* œ
Singers, sing verse 1-3 with no interlude. 1. Will you come and fol - low
2. Will you leave your - self be -
If you want to be considered for descant 3. Will you let the blind - ed
(Soprano or Tenor) please sing the 5. Instrumental verse
descant part on page 5 for verse 3. 6. Lord, your sum - mons ech - oes

& b ˙. ˙. œ
˙˙ .. œœ œ œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . œ
˙ œ ˙.
Œ Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ. ˙ Œ ˙
?b ˙ œ œ ˙
˙. ˙. ˙. œ ˙.

*Harmony on Verse 3
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( Bm) ( Em7 ) ( A SUS4 )

& b ˙˙
Dm Gm7 C SUS4

œœ ˙˙ ˙. ˙. ˙ ..
œœ ˙. ˙. ˙
me If I but call your name?
hind If I but call your name?
see If I but call your name?
(instrumental)
true When you but call my name.

& b ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙. ˙˙ ..
œ œ ˙.
Œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ œ
Œ œ œ
? ˙. ˙ ˙
b ˙. ˙. ˙.
œ ˙.

( A) ( D) ( A 7) ( Bm)

& b œœ œœ œœ œ
C F C7 Dm
˙˙ œ ˙˙ œ ˙˙ œœ
œ ˙˙ œœ
Will you go where you don’t know And nev - er
Will you care for cruel and kind And nev - er
Will you set the pris - ’ners free And nev - er
Let me turn and fol - low you And nev - er

& b œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
Œ. ˙ Œ Œ ˙ Œ
? b œœ Œ Œ ˙ ˙.
˙
˙. ˙. ˙

( Em7 ) ( A 7) ( D) ( D 7) ( Em7 )
Gm7 C7 F F7 Gm7

& b ˙. ˙˙ .. ˙. œ b œœ œœ ˙
˙
œ
˙. œ
be the same? Will you let my
be the same? Will you risk the
be the same? Will you kiss the
be the same. In your com - pa -

& b ˙. ˙˙ . ˙˙ .. œœ b œ˙ œ ˙
˙.
œ
˙ œ œ ˙. œ
Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ ˙
?b ˙ ˙. œ œ Œ Œ
˙. ˙. œ ˙.
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#
b
( G) ( F m7 ) ( G)
b
˙.
B Am7 B
œ œ ˙˙
& b ˙˙ bœ ˙. œ œœ œœ œ ˙ œœ
œ ˙
love be shown, Will you let my name be
hos - tile stare Should your life at - tract or
lep - er clean And do such as this un -
(instrumental)
ny I’ll go Where your love and foot - steps

œ ˙. œ ˙
& b ˙˙ bœ ˙. œ œœ œœ
˙. œ ˙˙ . œ
Œ œ ˙. Œ ˙ Œ
? b ˙. œ ˙
˙ œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.

( A SUS4 ) ( A) ( D) ( A 7)
C SUS4 C7
œ
C F

& b ˙˙ .. œ œœ œ ˙˙ ˙ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ
known, Will you let my life be
scare? Will you let me an - swer
seen, And ad - mit to what I
show. Thus I’ll move and live and

& b ˙˙ .. œœ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
œ
Œ œ œ Œ. ˙ Œ ˙
? ˙. œ œ Œ Œ ˙ ˙.
b

( Bm)
Dm
( Em7 )
Gm7 b
(G/A)
B /C
( D)
F

& b ˙˙ œ ˙˙ ˙. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
œ œ ˙. ˙.
grown In you and you in me? To Verse 2
pray’r In you and you in me? To Interlude
mean In you and you in me? To Verse 4
To Verse 6
grow In you and you in me. To Interlude

& b ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙˙ ..
œ œ œ ˙.
Œ Œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ
? b ˙. ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ
˙. ˙.
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Interlude
( D) ( A 7) ( Bm )
˙ œœ œ ˙
C7
œ
F Dm

&b Œ œ œ œ œ
Flute

œ œ ˙
3

&b œ œ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
œ
Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ
?b œ Œ Œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙
œ

1. 2. Final Ending

b
To Verse 3
(Em7 ) ( A SUS4 ) ( Em7 ) (G/A) ( D)
Gm7 C SUS4 Gm7 B /C F

&b ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
3

˙ œœœ ˙ œ

& b ˙. ˙. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
˙ œ ˙. œ œ ˙. ˙.
Œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ
?b ˙ œ œ
˙. ˙ ˙. œ ˙.
˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.

Verses 4 ( D) ( A 7) ( Bm )
F
œ
C7
œ œ œ ˙
Dm
œœœ ˙ œ
&b Œ
Descant

œ œ ˙
3
4. Will you love the ‘you’ you hide If I but

&b Œ œ
Melody

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
4. Will you love the ‘you’ you hide If I but

& b œœ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ
œ
Œ. ˙ Œ ˙ Œ ˙ Œ
? œ Œ Œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙
b œ
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( Em7 ) ( A SUS4 ) ( A) ( D) ( A 7)

&b ˙ ˙. œ œ œ œ
Gm7 C SUS4 C F C7
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
call your name? Will you quell the fear in -

& b ˙. ˙. ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
call your name? Will you quell the fear in -

& b ˙. ˙. œ
˙˙ .. œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . œ
˙ œ ˙.
Œ Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ. ˙ Œ ˙
?
b ˙. ˙ . œ œ ˙. œ Œ Œ ˙ ˙.
˙
( Bm ) ( Em7 ) ( A 7) ( D)
˙ œ œœ ˙ œ
&b
Dm Gm7 C7 F
˙ œ ˙ ˙.
3
œ
side And nev - er be the same?

&b ˙ œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙.
œ
side And nev - er be the same?

& b ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙˙ ..
œ œ ˙.
Œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ
? b ˙. ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ
˙. ˙.
( D 7) ( Em7 ) ( G)
b ˙ œ
œ ˙ œ
&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙
F7 Gm7 B
œ

˙.
Will you use the faith you’ve found To re -
œ œ œ œ
&b œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
Will you use the faith you’ve found To re -

œ ˙. œ œ œ
& b œœ b œ˙ œ ˙
˙.
œ ˙
˙ bœ ˙. œ œ œ
œ
Œ ˙ Œ œ ˙.
? œ Œ Œ ˙. œ
b œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
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#
( F m7) ( G)
b ( A SUS4 ) ( A) ( D) ( A 7)
˙
Am7
œ ˙
B
œ œ ˙
C SUS4
œ
C
œ œ ˙F
œ ˙
C7
œ
&b
shape the world a - round, Through my sight and touch and

&b ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
shape the world a - round, Through my sight and touch and

& b ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ .. œœ œ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ

Œ ˙ Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ. ˙ Œ ˙
?b ˙ Œ Œ ˙
˙. ˙. ˙. œ ˙.

( Bm ) ( Em7 )
b
(G/A) ( D)

&b ˙ ˙.
Gm7 To Verse 5
œ
Dm B /C F
˙ œ ˙. ˙.
sound In you and you in me?

&b ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙. ˙.
sound In you and you in me?

To Verse 5

& b ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ . ˙˙ . ˙˙ ..
œ œ ˙.
Œ Œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ
? ˙. ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ
b ˙. ˙.
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THE SUMMONS
Text: John L. Bell Tune: KELVINGROVE

& b 43 œ
and Graham Maule Scottish trad., arr. John L. Bell

œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
1. Will you come and fol - low me If I but
2. Will you leave your - self be - hind If I but
3. Will you let the blind - ed see If I but
4. Will you love the ‘you’ you hide If I but
5. Lord, your sum - mons ech - oes true When you but

& b ˙. ˙. ˙. œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
œ
call your name? Will you go where you don’t
call your name? Will you care for cruel and
call your name? Will you set the pris - ’ners
call your name? Will you quell the fear in -
call my name. Let me turn and fol - low

& b ˙ œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ œ œ
œ
know And nev - er be the same? Will you
kind And nev - er be the same? Will you
free And nev - er be the same? Will you
side And nev - er be the same? Will you

˙.
you And nev - er be the same. In your
œ œ œ ˙
& b ˙ œ ˙ œ œ
let my love be shown, Will you let my
risk the hos - tile stare Should your life at -
kiss the lep - er clean And do such as
use the faith you’ve found To re - shape the
com - pa - ny I’ll go Where your love and

& b ˙ ˙. œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
œ œ
name be known, Will you let my life be
tract or scare? Will you let me an - swer
this un - seen, And ad - mit to what I
world a - round, Through my sight and touch and
foot - steps show. Thus I’ll move and live and

& b ˙ œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ
œ
grown In you and you in me?
prayer In you and you in me?
mean In you and you in me?
sound In you and you in me?
grow In you and you in me.
Copyright © 1987 Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona Community
GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American Agent. All Rights Reserved

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