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Clare Benediction

John Rutter

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Sopran u. Alt
Andante tranquillo e legato  sempre espress.
Alt

May the Lord show his mer cy up

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on you; may the light of his pre sence be your guide:

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Tenor u. Bass

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12 
dolce cantando

May he guard you and up hold you; may his spi rit be

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Sopran u. Alt
18  

ev er by your side. When you sleep, may his

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22


an gels watch o ver you; when you wake, may he

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Sopran und Tenor

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fill you with his grace: May you love him and

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Sopran u. Alt
30 ma dolce 

serve him all your days, then in hea ven may you

John Rutter: A Clare Benediction. ALT

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35  dolce

see his face. May the Lord show his

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mer cy up on you; may the light of his

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pres ence be your guide: May he guard you and up

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               
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hold you; may his spir it be eve er by your side.

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57
 cresc.

Ah, ah May you

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poco rall.

 
 cresc. 


65
dim.

love him and serve him all your days, du

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rall.

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72

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dim.

Then in heav en May you see his

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rit.
79 poco meno mosso
dim. 

face, may you see his face.

2 John Rutter: A Clare Benediction. ALT