Take Time to Be Holy

SSAATB w/obbligato for C instrument Words: William D. Longstaff (1822-1894)

Music: Old Irish melody ("Slane")
gently, about 80 Arrangement and additional text by Sally DeFord
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Sop/Alto unis. 8 10 12

Take time to be ho - ly, Speak oft with thy Lord, A-

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bide in Him al - ways, and feed on His word, Make friends of God's chil - dren, help

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those who are weak, For - get - ting in no - thing His bles - sing to seek.

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a tempo

Soprano/Alto

a tempo Take time to be ho - ly, The

Take time to be ho - ly, The world rush - es
Tenor/Bass

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div

world rush - es on, Oo Oo

on, Spend much time in se - cret with Je - sus a - lone, By look - ing to

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alto div.

Oo His like - ness shall

Je - sus, like Him thou shalt be, Thy friends in thy con - duct His like - ness shall

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see.
see.

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Take time to be ho - ly, let Him be thy

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Guide, And run not be - fore Him what - ev - er be - tide. In

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sub. !

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Soprano I & II
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joy or in sor - row, still fol - low the Lord, And look - ing to Je - sus, still
Alto

sub. ! joy or in sor - row, still fol - low the Lord, And look - ing to Je - sus, still

Tenor/Bass

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trust in His word.

trust in His word.

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Take time to be ho - ly, be calm in thy soul, Each

Take time to be ho - ly, be calm in thy soul, Each

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thought and each mo - tive be - neath His con - trol, Thus led by His Spi - rit to

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thought and each mo - tive be - neath His con - trol, Thus led by His Spi - rit to

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foun - tains of love, Thou soon shall be fit - ted, Thou soon shall be

foun - tains of love, Thou soon shall be fit - ted. Thou soon shall be
unis.

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fit - ted for ser - vice a - bove.

fit - ted for ser - vice a - bove.

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