Lake

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           
by David Haines
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Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,
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Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,
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Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

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Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,
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      
    
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   6
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long a - go............. ....... ......... .................... Fish swim in the

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long a - go.............
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   
long, long a -
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go Fish swim
 in the

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8       4
4
     
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long a - go, long, long, long a - go Fish swim in the
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     
long a - go,
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long,
  
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long,
      
long a -
4
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go Fish swim in the
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      
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   
  
great lake They are all of one kind, one sin - gle spe - cies Thena

           
           
great lake They are all of one kind, one sin - gle spe - cies Thena

                     
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great lake They are all of one kind, one sin - gle Thena
 
          
great lake They are all of one kind,
    
one
   
sin - gle spe- cies Thena
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 
         

oprano      
mil - li - on years pass - by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

Alto                   

mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink
of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

Tenor                     

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mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

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Bass
   
mil - li - on years pass
              
by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

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24  Crescendo poco a poco

oprano                

And the sun shines a lit - tle warm - er for a
Crescendo poco a poco

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Alto   
              
And the sun shines a lit - tle warm - er for a
Crescendo poco a poco

Tenor                   

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And the sun shines a lit - tle warm - er for a

 Crescendo poco a poco

Bass
                  
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And the sun
2 shines a lit - tle warm - er for a
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oprano
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hund - red thous - and - years or two And the rains fail and un - der

  
Alto                     
hund - red thous - and - years or two And the rains fail and un - der

     

Tenor                 
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hund - red thous - and - years or two And the rains fail and un - der
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Bass
                   
hund - red thous - and years or two And the rains fail and un - der
        
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oprano              

blue skies The le-vel of the lake gra-dual - ly falls And the

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Alto                      
blue skies The le-vel of the lake gra-dual - ly falls And the

 
Tenor                       
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blue skies The le-vel of the lake gra-dual - ly falls And the
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Bass
                    
  blue skies The le-vel of the lake gra-dual - ly falls And the

oprano                             

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sun

  shines a lit - tle war - mer for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Alto                             
sun

  shines a lit - tle war - mer for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Tenor                            

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sun

 

shines

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a lit - tle war - mer for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Bass
                       
sun shines a lit - tle war - mer for a3 hun - dred thou - sand years or two And the
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oprano
      3
rains fail and un - der blue skies Thegreatlake be - comes ma - ny sep-a - rate - pools
,

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Alto
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rains fail and un - der blue skies Thegreatlake be - comes ma - ny

sep-a - rate - pools
,

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Tenor                         
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rains fail and un - der blue skies Thegreatlake be - comes ma - ny sep-a - rate - pools
,

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Bass

                           3

rains fail and un - der blue skies Thegreatlake be - comes ma - ny sep-a - rate - pools
,

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                
,
Dawn breaks on those small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

Alto                      

,
Dawn breaks on those small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

  
                   
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,
Dawn breaks on those small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

 
Bass
                    
,
Dawn
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breaks on those small
4 lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long,
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        
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oprano      6
8  4
4
long a - go............. ....... ......... .................... Fish swim in those
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Alto       
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8
   4
4

      
long a - go............. long, long a - go Fish swim in those
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Tenor        6
8     4
4
        
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long a - go, long, long, long a - go Fish swim in those

Bass  
      6
8
   4
4
      
long a - go, long, long, long a - go Fish swim in those
           
oprano        
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    
  
small lakes They are all of one kind, one sin - gle spe - cies Then a

Alto                         
small lakes They are all of one kind, one sin - gle spe - cies Then a

Tenor                       
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small lakes They are all of one kind, one sin - gle Then a

      
Bass
            
small lakes

They are all of
  
one kind, one sin - gle spe- cies Then a

    
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 
  
           
oprano         
mil- li - on years pass - by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

      
           

Alto    
mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

        
             
Tenor  
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mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

  
Bass
                      
mil- li - on years pass by in a5 sin - gle blink of e - ter -Copyright
ni - ty's© eye....
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      
           
  
Ev' - ry small lake is its own world, some are shal - low, some are -

Alto      
           
  
Ev' - ry small lake is its own world, some are shal - low, some are -

Tenor      
            
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  
Ev' - ry small lake is its own world, some are shal - low, some are -

Bass
        
        
  Ev' - ry small lake is its own world,
 some are

      
shal - low, some are
-

oprano                    

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deep and cool One is crys - tal,


an - oth - er clou - dy Fishes
- sur - vive with -

Alto                           

deep and cool One is crys - tal, an - oth - er
 clou - dy Fishes
- sur - vive with -

Tenor                           

8 deep and cool One is crys - tal, an - oth - er
 clou - dy Fishes
- sur - vive with -

Bass
       
                     
deep and cool One is crys - tal, an - oth - er clou - dy Fishes
- sur - vive with -
    Crescendo poco a poco
              
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oprano          
in them all As the years pass, e - vo - lu - tion chan - ges fish to -

Crescendo poco a poco

 
Alto                        
 
in them all As the years pass, e - vo - lu - tion chan - ges fish to -
Crescendo poco a poco

               
Tenor              
8 chan - ges fish to -
in them all
As the years pass, e - vo - lu - tion
Crescendo poco a poco

   
                 
Bass
       
in them all As the years pass, e - vo - lu - tion chan - ges fish to
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       
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oprano

thou - sands of ge - ne - ra - tions They e -

suit their world O - ver

Alto                      
suit their world O - ver thou - sands of ge - ne - ra - tions They e -

Tenor                    
8 suit their world O - ver thou - sands of ge - ne - ra - tions They e -

Bass
                    
     
suit
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their world O - ver thou - sands of
ge - ne - ra - tions They e -

oprano  3
              
volve and a - dapt to their par - ti- cu - lar pool...
Dawn breaks on those

 ,

Alto       
3

           
volve and a - dapt to their par - ti- cu - lar pool Dawn breaks on those

 ,

Tenor                    
8 3
volve and a - dapt to their par - ti- cu - lar pool...

 ,
Dawn breaks on those


                  
3
Bass

volve and a - dapt to their par - ti- cu - lar pool... Dawn breaks on those

  ,
oprano         
81
             6
8

        
small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go............. ....... .........
Alto
           6
8

       
small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go.............
Tenor
8
           6
8
small lakes un - der Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go, long,

Bass
        
small lakes
     
un - der Af-ri - can skies
     6
8

7long, long a - go, long,

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              
85
oprano 6
8  4
4
.................... Fish swim in those small lakes They are


Alto   6
8
  
    4
4         
long, long a - go Fish swim in those small lakes They are

 
Tenor    
6
8        4
4
         
8
long, long a - go Fish swim in those small lakes They are


Bass
  
6
8
long,
     
long a -
4
4
go
    
Fish swim in those small lakes
   
They are

oprano
 
    
89

                    
of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - rent spe - cies Then a mil-li - on years pass - by

Alto                      
of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - rent spe - cies Then a mil - li - on

Tenor                   
8 of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - spe- cies
rent Then a mil - li - on
  

Bass
        
of ma - ny kinds, all diff'

-

rent
    
spe- cies Then a mil-li - on years
 
pass

by
             
oprano   93


in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

Alto               
 
years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

Tenor                 
8
years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter - ni - ty's eye....

Bass
                
in a sin - gle blink of e - 8ter - ni - ty's eye....

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                   
And the sun shines a lit - tle cool - er for a hund - red thous - and -

Alto                      

And the sun shines a lit - tle cool - er for a hund - red thous - and -

Tenor                       

8
And the sun shines a lit - tle cool - er for a hund - red thous - and -

Bass 
     
                
And the sun shines a lit - tle cool - er for a hund - red thous - and
  
oprano      
102

             
years or two And the rain falls and un - der grey skies The

   
Alto                    
years or two And the rain falls and un - der grey skies The

     

Tenor               
8
years or two And the rain falls and un - der grey skies The

  

Bass
      
years or two
   
And the rain
  
and un - der
   
grey skies The
falls

    
105 
oprano                   
le-vel of the lake will gra-dual - ly rise And the sun shines a lit - tle

Alto             
         
le-vel of the lake will gra-dual - ly rise And the sun shines a lit - tle

Tenor                       
8
le-vel of the lake will gra-dual - ly rise And the sun shines a lit - tle
      
Bass
       
le-vel of the lake will
       
gra-dual - ly 9 rise And the sunCopyright
shines a lit - tle
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108
oprano

cool - er for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Alto                     
cool er for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Tenor                    

8
cool - er for a hun - dred thou - sand - years or two And the

Bass
      
 
             
cool - er for a hun - dred thou - sand years or two And the

  
oprano         
111
              
3
rain falls and un - der grey skies Thegreatlake, re - born, in the dawning
- light lies

Alto                  3
     
rain falls and un - der grey skies Thegreat lake, re - born, in the dawning
- light lies

Tenor                      
8 3
rain falls and un - der grey skies Thegreatlake, re - born, in the dawning
- light lies

                     
3
Bass

rain falls and un - der grey skies Thegreatlake, re - born, in the dawning
- light lies
  
                   
115
oprano

Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

 
Alto                     
Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,

 
Tenor
8
                   
Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,


Bass
      
Dawn breaks
             
on the great lake un - der Af-ri - can skies long,
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        
119
oprano      6
8  4
4
long a - go............. ....... ......... .................... Fish swim in the

,
Alto       
6
8
    
4
4
     
long a - go............. long, long a - go
, Fish swim in the

Tenor        6
8      4
4
      
8
long a - go, long, long, long a - go
, Fish swim in the

Bass
       6
8
    4
4
     
long a - go, long, long, long a - go Fish swim in the
,
  
                      
sempre

oprano
124
 
great lake They are of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - rent spe - cies Thena

sempre 
Alto                        
great lake They are of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - rent spe - cies Thena


sempre

Tenor                       
8 spe- cies
great lake They are of ma - ny kinds, all diff' - rent Thena

 
sempre

Bass
               
great lake They are of ma - ny kinds, 11 all rent
   
spe- cies Thena
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oprano
        
            
mil - li - on years pass - by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -

Alto                 
mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -

Tenor                 
8
mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -


Bass
     
mil - li - on years pass by
    
     
in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -
  131                     
oprano    
ni - ty's eye.... Then a mil-li - on years pass - by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -

Alto                      
ni - ty's

eye.... Then a mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -

                      
Tenor
8

ni - ty's eye.... Then a mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -
      
Bass
    
ni - ty's

eye.... Then a

mil-li - on years
           
pass by in a sin - gle blink of e - ter -
                      
oprano   
135

 
ni - ty's eye.... Then a mil-li - on years pass - by in a sin - gle blink of e- ter -

                    
Alto

ni - ty's

eye.... Then a mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e- ter -

Tenor      
                  
8
ni - ty's eye.... Then a mil - li - on years in a sin - gle blink of e- ter -

        
Bass
     ni - ty's

eye.... Then a
           

mil-li - on years 12 pass by in a sin - gle blink of e- ter -
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     
oprano
139
   
2
141-142

143
         
ni - ty's eye.... Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der

Alto       
2
           
ni - ty's eye.... Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der

Tenor       
2
          
8
ni - ty's eye.... Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der

Bass
         
           2

ni - ty's eye.... Dawn breaks on the great lake un - der

 
145

oprano                     6
8
4
4
Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go............. ....... ......... ....................

Alto               6
8
    4
4
Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go............. long, long a - go

Tenor               6
8      4
4
8
Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go, long, long, long a - go

Bass
                6
8
    4
4
Af-ri - can skies long, long a - go, long, long, long a - go
 
oprano  
150

Alto   
Tenor   
8

Bass
  
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