WHY CAN'T YOU SAY THANK YOU?

BY JUDE NNAM
In a dancing timeq=140
Doh is F | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
 
SOPRANO          
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

ALTO          
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TENOR          

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
        
BASS
 
In a dancing timeq=140

               
               


     
        
             
PIANO
            
  

8 | : | : | :d |d :m |s :l |s :m |r :– |– :– | : | : | |s :l |s :m
:d |d :m
                     

We bring our gifts to You O Lord! All that we have we bring to
| : | : | : s | s : s | d : m | d : | f : f | l : d | t :–
| | | | | | | |– :– | |
: s| | s| : s| d : m | d :

           
           
We bring our gifts to You, we bring our gifts, Lord! All that we have we bring,
| : | : | : | : | |l
:d |m :s :– |– :– | s :– | m : r | m :– | : | :d |m :s

                 
 We bring our gifts to You O Lord! All that we
| | | | f : f | f : f | s :– | s : s | d :– | |
   
: | : : | : : | : : : | :
    
| |

    
 
We bring our gifts to You O Lord!

                
             


    

                       
   
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15 | r | t :– | l : s | : d | d : m | s : l | s : m | r : r | |
   
:– |– :– : :s |m :r
       
         
You O Lord! Stretch out Your hand and pour Your bless - ings on Your
| f : f | l : d | r :– | t
| | | | :– | : s| | s| : s | |d :m |d : |f | : f| | l| :d |t | : d | t| : l |

             
        
all that we have we bring. Stretch out Your hand and pour, O Lord pour Your bless - ings on Your
| l :– |– :– | s :– | m : r | m :– | : | | l :l |l :l |r :m |f :f
:d |m :s

                  
 have we bring to You. Stretch out Your hand and pour your bless - ings on Your
| f : f | f : f | s :– | s : s | d :– | | f :f |f :f |s :s |s :s
        
| : : | :

  
| | | | | |

      
All that we have we bring to You. O Lord pour Your bless - ings on Your
            
          
         


 
     
      
 
         
 

21 | d : d | : |d : r | d : t| |l :– |– : |s :s |m :r |d :d | : |d : r | d : t| |l :– |– :–
 
| | |

                    

child - ren. Here we are O Lord, ask - ing for Your bless - ing, on our fa - mi - lies
|s :s |
| | : |l | : ta| | l| : s| |f | :– | : |t | : d | t| : l| |s | : s| | : |l | : ta| | l| : s| |f | :– |– :–

 
    
            
 
child - ren. Here we are O Lord, ask - ing for Your bless - ing, on our fa - mi - lies
| m :m | : | m : f | m : r | d :– | d : d | r : m | f : f | m : m | : | m : f | m : r | d :– | d : d
                        
 child- ren. Here we are O Lord, we are ask - ing for Your bless - ings, on our fa - mi - lies, fa - mi -
|d :d | : | : | : | f :– | f : f | s : s | s : s | d : d | : | : | : |f :f |f :f
      
| | | | | | | | | | |

              
child - ren. Lord, we are ask - ing for Your bless - ings, on our fa - mi -

 
                       
       




                

           
    
       
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28 | t :– |– :– |d :– |– :– | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
 
|

       
and friends.
| s :–
| |– :– | s| :– |– :– | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

     
 
and friends.
| r : m | f :– | m :– |– :– | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

         
 lies and friends.
| s :– | s :– | d :– |– :– | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
  
| | |

    
 
lies and friends.

            
             
      


 
           
     
                
    
         
VERSE 1
| | | |s :l |s :m |r | t :–
  
: | : : | : :d |d :m :– |s :s |l :s
 
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              
The Lord cre - at - ed you, you are beau - ti - ful!
| : | : | : | : | : s| | s| : s| |d :m | d : t| |l | :– | d : d | r :– | d : t|

    
   
  
     
The Lord cre - at - ed you, you are beau - ti - ful!
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

       

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
       
 

           

  
         
    



                    
  
           
               
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42 | :d | s : l | s : m | r : r | : l | t :–
|d :m |– : | :d |s :l |s :m
|d :m
          
| |

      
     
He de - signed you and made you u - nique, O! yes! This is the mir - a - cle of
| : s| | s| : s| |d :m |d : t| |l | : l| | : f| |s | :– |– : | : s| | s| : s| |d : m | d : t|

            
         
He de - signed you and made you u - nique, O! yes! This is the mir - a - cle of
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      
 

           
                    



 
  
                
           
             
      
REFRAIN
48 | r :r |r : | :s |m :r |d :d | : |d :r | d : t| |l :– |r :d |t :– |– :–

| |

                   
cre - a - tion. O! It's won - der - ful! Why can't you say thank you?
|l :l |l : | :d |t :l |s :s |
| | | | | | | : |l | : ta| | l| : s| |f | :– | l| :– |s | :– |– :–

                  
cre - a - tion. O! It's won - der - ful! Why can't you say thank you?
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      
 

         
   

          


       
  


 
          
  
 


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  
   



 
  
 WHY CAN'T YOU SAY THANK YOU? (Contd) BY JUDE NNAM
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54 | :d |d :m |s :l |s :m | r | :s | t | |s :l |s :m
       
:r :– |l :s :d |d :m
       
        
Did I hear you say that God left you with - out a gift? Were you born with a de - for -
| : s| |r
| s| : s | |d : m | d : t| |l | : l| | :d :– | d : t| | : s| | s| : s| |d : m | d : t|

     
              
  
Did I hear you say that God left you with - out a gift? Were you born with a de - for -
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      



               
     
  
   
 

        
     

  
 

   
    
  
        
   
  



60 | r : r | : l | t :– |– : | :d |s :l |s :m | r :r |r : | :s |m :r
|d :m
            
| |

           
ma - tion? O! No! Your legs, your hands, your sens - es are in - tact! How much did
| l : l | : f | s :–
| | | | |– : | : s| | s| : s| |d : m | d : t| |l | : l| | l| : | :d | t| : l|

     
   
         

 
ma - tion? O! No! Your legs,Your hands, your sens - es are in - tact! How much did
| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      
 

        
  
                   


 
 
         
                 
  
     
         

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 WHY CAN'T YOU SAY THANK YOU? (Contd) BY JUDE NNAM
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         
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           
you pay? Why can't you say thank you? If you real - ly in - sist that
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| | : |l | : ta| | l| : s| |f | :– | l| :– |s | :– |– :– | : s| | s| : s| |d : m | d : t|

     
            
you pay? Why can't you say thank you? If you real - ly in - sist that
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      

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      
 

    
                    



            
             

 

   
    
  
        

72 | r | :s |t | | s : l | s : m | r : r | : l | t :–

:r :– |l :s :d |d :m |– :
      
| |

              
you are with - out a gift, find time to vis - it the hos - pi - tals, O! Yes!
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            
  
 
 
 
you are with - out a gift, find time to vis - it the hos - pi - tals, O! Yes!
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      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      
 


       
     
  
          

 

       
   


  
         
   
  
 

Copyright © NNAM 2003
  
   



 
  
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            
           
Go round the streets and see the beg - gars, then come back with grat - i - tude. Why can't you
| : s | | s| : s| |d : m | d : t| |l | : l| | :d |t | :d | t| : l| |s | : s| | : |l | : ta| | l| : s|

     
          
 

   
Go round the streets and see the beg - gars, then come back with grat - i - tude. Why can't you
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      

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | :
      
 

              

          

    
 
           
 
REFRAIN
 
    
     
         
    






84 | l :– |r :d |t :– |– :–
 
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           
say thank you?
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  
      

say thank you?
| : | : | : | :

         

| : | : | : | :
         
 
Copyright © NNAM 2003

    

      



     
               
    Dedicated to
MICHEAL ORJI (Okosisi)
ST. JUDE'S PARADISE CHOIR
ST. JUDE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AMECHI - AWKUNANAW
ENUGU, NIGERIA.
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 
 

     
     
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