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 For the 2017 Faith Builders Summer Term Choir

Blest Are They

Adapted from Matthew 5:3-12 by David Haas David Haas
Arranged by Lyle Stutzman
q = ca. 132
   mp
        
2 3 4 5 6 7 8

SOPRANO
      
Oo 1. Blest are they, the poor in spir - it,

   mp
         
 
ALTO

py
Oo

   mp  
TENOR          
 Oo Oo

  
mp

           

co
BASS

Oo

q = ca. 132

                
 
  



     
(for rehearsal only)
      
         
 
t
no
  9
        
10 11 12 13 14 15 16

        
theirs is the king - dom of God. Blest are they, full of sor- row,

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

 Oo Oo

  
         

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




                
      

Copyright © 1985, GIA Publications, Inc. This arrangement copyright © 2017, GIA Publications, Inc.
BSM122 All rights reserved. Used by permission. For information regarding the use of this music, visit www.blueskymusic.net.
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A mf
  17      
       
18 19 20 22 23 24

 
they shall be con - soled. Re - joice and be glad!

 mf
     
     
 
     
Re - joice and be glad!

 
mf

                

py

 
Oo Re - joice and be glad!

   
      
mf
 
       
Re - joice and be glad, be glad!

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



         
       
     
 t   
no
  25      
        
26 27 28 29 30 31 32

 
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!


               
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

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

 Blest are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

            
    
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!


          



    

 

         
 





 
  


     


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B
  33  
           
34 35 36 38 39 40

Yours is the king - dom of God.

 mp
        

     
Yours is the king - dom of God. 2. Blest are the

 mf
         

py
       
 Yours is the king- dom of God. 2. Blest are they, the low - ly ones,

   
mp

            
Yours is the king - dom of God. 2. Blest

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


      
                    
 t  
no
  41
         
42 43 44 45 46 47 48


    

         
low - ly ones, they shall in - her - it the earth. Blest are

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

 they shall in - her - it the earth. Blest are they who hun - ger and thirst,

    
        
are the low - ly ones. Blest are


     



          
                      
  

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C
  49 mp
        
50 51 52 54 55 56

   
3. Blest are they, who show mer - cy,

 mp
   

    
     
they, they shall have their fill. 3. Blest are they, who show mer - cy,


p

      

py
       
 they shall have their fill. 3. Blest are

        
      
they, they shall have their fill.

co

    

 
  



 


   
            
    
 t
no
  57
        
58 59 60 61 62 63 64

       
mer - cy shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of heart,


    
            
mer - cy shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of heart,

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

 they, mer - cy shall be theirs. Blest are the

         
 

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


 
                 


BSM122
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D mf
  65      
       
66 67 68 70 71 72

 
they shall see God. Re - joice and be glad!

 mf
        
     
 
  
they shall see God. Re - joice and be glad!

 
mf

   
          

py
 
pure, they shall see God. Re - joice and be glad!

  
      
mp mf

         
Re - joice and be glad, be glad!

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


 
          
          
 t   
no
  73      
        
74 75 76 77 78 79 80

 
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!


               
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

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

 Blest are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

            
    
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!


          



    

     

    
 





 
  


     


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      E mp

          
81 82 83 84 86 87 88

 
Yours is the king - dom of God. 4. Blest are they

  mp
        
 
   
   

Yours is the king - dom of God. 4. Blest are they, who seek


mp

              

py
 
 Yours is the king- dom of God. 4. Blest are

   
      
mf

        
Yours is the king - dom of God. 4. Blest are they, who seek peace.

co
 
        
  


  
   


   
    
                 
 t
no
  89
   
90 91 92 93 94

    
who seek peace.


    
        
peace. They are the chil - dren of God. Blest are


         
Do

 they who seek peace.

           
    
They are the chil - dren of God. Blest are they who

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


  
      
        


BSM122
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F mf
  95
     
96 97 98 99 100

         
Blest are they, the glo - ry of God is theirs. Re -

 mf
          

 
 
they, the glo - ry of God is theirs. Re -

 
mf

       

py
       
 Blest are they, the glo - ry of God is theirs. Re - joice

              mp mf

     
suf - fer in faith, the glo - ry of God is theirs. Re - joice

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



      
           
 t   
no
  102  
                
103 104 105 106 107 108


joice and be glad! Blest are you, ho - ly are you!


            
   
  
joice and be glad! Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re -

     
         

Do

 and be glad! Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re -

   
           
    
and be glad, be glad! Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re -


        


          
  



    

  

   
         
 

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
rit.
  109
            
110 111 112 113 114 115 116

    
Re - joice and be glad! Yours is the king - dom of God.

 
              



joice and be glad! Yours is the king - dom of God.

          
     

py
 
 joice and be glad! Yours is the king - dom of God.

    
    
         
joice and be glad! Yours is the king - dom of God.

co

rit.

                    


 
    
 t   

 










    


 

Slower q = ca. 116

no
G
   mf
     
118 119 120 121 122

        
5. Blest are they who suf - fer hate, all be - cause of

 mf
      

     

5. Blest are they who suf - fer hate, all be - cause of

  mf 
            

Do

 5. Blest are they who suf - fer hate, all be - cause of

  
mf
           
 
5. Blest are they who suf - fer hate, all be - cause of

Slower q = ca. 116


       

     



        
       

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accel.
  123
   
  
 
124 125 126 127 128 129

       
Me. Re - joice and be glad, yours is the king - dom; shine for


   

  
       
Me. Re - joice and be glad, yours is the king - dom; shine


      

py
        
 Me. Re - joice and be glad, yours is the king - dom; shine

              
    
Me. Re - joice and be glad, yours is the king - dom; shine for

co
accel.

     

     

  

   



                 
 t  

A tempo
no
H f
  130      
     
131 132 134 135 136


all to see. Re - joice and be glad!

 f
    
    
 
     
for all to see. Re - joice and be glad!


f

              

Do

 for all to see. Re - joice and be glad!

    
       
f

   
 
all to see. Re - joice and be glad, be glad!

A tempo

     

  
 
  


 

 
  



   
         
         

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  137      
        
138 139 140 141 142 143 144

 
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!


               
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

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

py

 Blest are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

      
          
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice and be glad!

co

          



    

    


 t    
 





 
  


     


mf

no
rit.
  145     
           
146 147 148 149 150 151 152

Yours is the king - dom of God. Yours is the king - dom of God.

 mf 
                 
Yours is the king - dom of God. Yours is the king - dom of God.

        
mf 
         
Do

 Yours is the king- dom of God. Yours is the king - dom of God.

         
mf
   
  
   
Yours is the king - dom of God. Yours is the king - dom of God.


rit.

               
   

 
 






      
                    


BSM122