Elijah, 29.

"He watching over Israel"

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

dd 4 n
Soprano
ks ks j
Allegro moderato
ks ks k z
p

a 4 n n n k kz
He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra - el,
dd 4 n
Alto
n n n n n n n n n n n
a 4
dd 4 n
Tenor
n n n n n n n n n n n
a 4
M
d Bass

b d 44 n n n n n n n n n n n n

dd 4
Piano
3 3 3 3 3 3
kkk k kkkkk kk kkkkk
3 3 3 3 3 3
a 4 kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkk k k k
p
d j jk jk jk jk jjk
b d 44 kk n k n k n k n n n

dd k
4
k k k i n n n n
a
slum - bers not nor sleeps;
dd n n n n n n n n n n n n
a
dd n
ks ks k z
p

aM n n n n n n n k k
t
He watch - ing o - ver

d
bd n n n n n n n n n n n n

dd 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
a kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkk kkkkkk k
d j j jk jkj jk jjk
bd k n kj n k n k n k n k n
 2

dd n
7
k k k jz k j n n
a
He slum - bers not, nor sleeps;
dd n n n n n n n n n n
p

a k ks ks
He watch - ing
dd k z k j k k k k j n n
a t
M
Is - ra - el, slum - bers not nor sleeps;

d
bd n n n n n n n n n n n n

dd 3
k k 33 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3
a kkkkk kk k kk kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk k
dd jk jjk jk j jk j
k
b n n n k n k n n

dd n
10

a n n n n n n n n n n n
dd k
cresc.
ks
a kz ks k z ks j n dk z dks k z
slum - bers not nor sleeps; He slum - bers not, nor
dd n n n n n k
cresc.
k k i
aM
He slum - bers not,

d k k k kz k kz k
p cresc.

bd n n n n n n t t t t
He watch - ing slum - bers not nor

dd
kkkk kkkk
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

k k dk k
dk
3 3 3 3
a k kkkk kkkkkk k k kkkkkk k kk k
d jjk j j
b d dkjj dkjj
j
n n n k n k n k n
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dd n
13

ks ks k z
cresc.

a n n n k k kz k j
t t
He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra - el,
dd
ks
cresc.
a di k ks ks k z jz k dk
sleeps; He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra-
dd k k k k kz k j k k kz k
a t t
M
nor sleeps; He slum - bers not nor

d jz k j j e jz k k
bd
sleeps; He slum - bers not, nor

dd 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkk k kkkkk kkkkk
3 3
kk k
3 3 3 3
a k k dk dk k k k k dk dkk k k k k k kkk k
d
b d ik j j ej k k k
n n n k n k n ek n n n

dd pk
16
k k k j j k k
a k k
slum - bers not nor sleeps; slum - bers not nor
dd p j k
a j k k k k k k k
- el, slum - bers not, He slum - bers not, nor
dd j p
k k k k k k k
aM k k k
sleeps. slum - bers not, He slum - bers not nor

d
p

bd j j j j j j
sleeps; slum - bers not nor

dd 3 3 3

kkks o kkkks o
3 3 3
k k k k k k
3
k k
3 3 3
a kk k k k k k kk k kk k
k k kk k k k k k k k k k
p

d k n n n n n n
bd k k k k k k
k k k k k
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dd
19

a j n n n n n n n n n n
sleeps.
dd n n n n n n n n
a j k dk
sleeps. Shouldst thou
dd k k j
sfz
k j dk
a j k dk k
t t
M
sleeps. Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief lan - guish;

d
bd j n n n n n n n n n n
sleeps;

dd 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

k k k k k k kk k k kk kk kk
a kk
dk k k k k kk k k dk k k k k dk k dk dk k k
d j k n k n n n n
bd n k k
k
k
k k k
k k k

dd n
22
k j
sfz

a n n n n n k dk k k
t t
Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief
dd sfz

a dk ks dks j k dk k dk kz ks k k
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
dd k z k k ej
sfz

aM t k k dk k k dk j
t t
He will quick - en thee, Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief,

d
bd n n n n n n n n n n n n
3 3
dd k k o 3
k k dkk k
3 3 3 3 3

dk
3 3 3 3
a dk k k k k k k k k k dk k k k k
k k
dk k kk k k k k kk kk k

dd k k dk k dkk k jk k dk k dk k j
b k k n n k n k
n
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dd k
25
j kz k k
cresc.

a dk k ej ej
t
lan - guish; He will quick - en thee, He
dd
a dk j k dk k j k k dk k
thee, will quick - en thee. He will
dd k j k k k kz k k k j
a dk t
M
in grief lan - guish; He will quick-

d dk k dk j
sfz
k dj k
bd n n k dk
t t
Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief lan - guish;

dd k 3 3 33 3

a dk dk dk k k k k k k dkk k k k dk k dk dk kk k k k k
k k
3 3 3 3

k k k k k k k dk k k k k
3 3
3
dd k k k dk dk k dk j
j
k
k
dj k
b k dk dk k dk dj k

dd k k k ej
28 sfz
k k
f

a k k k dk k k t t
will quick - en thee. Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief
dd f
k k k k
a dj ej k k j kz t t t
quick - en thee, Shouldst thou walk - ing in
dd k j k
f
k k dk k k k
sfz
j
aM dk t t
- en thee, Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief,

d
b d dj ej k ek k k jz n
He, He will quick - en thee,

dd k k k k kk k k k k k k k k k k kk k k
3 3 3

k k e k k k k k k k k dk k k k k k
3 3 3

a dkk k k
3
3 3
3 3 3
k k j
d dj ej k k k
b d dj ej k k k
k
k
k
k
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dd k j k
31
dk k ej k ek k k
a
lan - guish; He will, He will quick - en
dd j j k k k k
a dj ej k k
grief lan - guish; Shouldst thou
dd j k k jz k k j k n
a
M
in grief lan - guish;

d
f
k k j
sfz
k j k
bd n n k k k
t t
Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief lan - guish;

dd dk k k k k k k k dkk k k k k k k k k k 3 k k k 3
3 3
k k
3
kk kk kkk
3

a kk k ek k kk k
3 3 3 3 3
j 3
s ks j k
dd k k k k j k
b k k k k j k j k
k

dd k
34 cresc.

a n n n n n k k
thee; Shouldst thou
dd ks
sfz

a k ks j k j dk
walk - ing in grief lan - guish;
dd k k ek
aM k dk k k dj k
He will quick - en thee, will

d j dk k
b d kz k
t
dk dk
He will quick - en thee,

dd k3 k k k 3
k
3
dkk k k
a k k jj k k k k
3 3 3

d kj k k k k k k k k k dk k dkk k
b d jj k
3 3
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dd
36

ks
sfz
k j k
a dk t j dk
walk - ing in grief lan - guish;
dd n n
a k k dk kz ks j
He will quick - en thee,
dd k dk k k k k k
f
k k
a dk
M
quick - en thee, Shouldst thou

d kz k dk dk j k
f
dk
bd t
He will quick - en thee. Shouldst thou

dd k k k jj k
a dk k
3 3
k k k k k k dk k
3 3 3 3 3 3

d d djk k k k k dk k k k k k k kk dk
b d jj k dk

dd j k kf k
38 sfz
dj k
a k ks ks k k
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
dd n k k k k k j k k k k
f
k k
a t t t t
Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
dd k k k
sfz
j dj z k f
k k k k
aM t t
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
k k j k j k
dd k k k dk
sfz
k
f

b t t
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en,
3 3 3
dd k3 k k k dkk k k k k k fk k k dk kkkk k k k k
f
k k k kk dkk kkk
a k k k k
3 3 3 3

dd kk k k j k j k kf k dk k
b k k j k j k k k dk k
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dd
41

ks ks k z
dim. p
j k k k dk j n n k k
a dj t
thee, He will quick - en thee. He watch-in o - ver
dd j
ks ks
dim. p

a n n k k dk k dj n n n j
thee, He will quick - en thee, He watch-ing
dd j n n
dim.
k k dk
p
ks ks j
a k dj k dk k
M
thee. He will quick - en thee. Shouldst thou walk - ing in grief

d
dim.

bd i k k k k j n n n n n n
He will quick - en thee.

dd 3 k k 3 3 k k 3 dim. k k d dkkk d djjj n n

3 3 3 3

a dkk dk k k k k k k kk kk dk kkkkk kkkkkk k

p

d j kk kk dkkk
dim.
kk d djjj k dk jk n n
b d jj k k
k

dd k z k
45
k j k k k j k
a t k
Is - ra - el, slum - bers not nor sleeps; Shouldst thou
dd
a e kz e ks e k z e ks j k k j k k
o - ver Is - ra - el, slum - bers not, Shouldst thou
dd k j k k k kz ks j n n
aM
lan - guish, He will quick - en thee.

d
p
k k k
bd n n k ks ks j j k
He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra-

dd 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
k k k k k k k k k k kk k k k k k k k k k k k k
3
k k ek ek k ek k k k k k
3
a k k k
j
d k n n n k k k k k k
bd k k k j k n n n
k k
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dd
48
k k j k j k kz ks
a k t t
k k
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
dd
a j k k j j k ks ks k k
walk - ing in grief lan - guish; He will quick - en
dd ks ks k z ks kz ks j k k k k
a k
M
He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra - el, slum - bers not nor

d j j
bd j j jz k
- el, slum - bers not nor

dd 3 3 3
3
3
3
kk k kk k
3 3 3 3 3 3

kkkkk kkk kk k kk k kk k kkkkk kkkkkk k

a k

d j j kj j jk
b d kk n k n k n k n n k n
k k

dd
51
k k k kz k kz
p

a j k j j
dim.

t t t t
thee. He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra - el, slum-
dd k
p dim.
a k k k jz k k j j
thee, He slum - bers not, slum-
dd k k k
p
k j j k
dim.

aM dj ek
sleeps; He slum - bers not, He

dd cresc. j ek k
dim.
b i jz k
sleeps; He slum - bers
3
dd 3
kkkkkkkkk
3 3
k
3
kkk k k k
3
k
3
k k
3 3 3 3 3

a k
k k k k k k k k ek k k k k k k k k
dim.

dd nj n k k
j
dj
j
k
k k k k ek k
b k k ek k
j k
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dd k
54 dim.

a k k k j dj ej j
- bers not nor sleeps; He slum-
dd dim.

a k k k k j j j j
- bers not, nor sleeps. He slum-
dd j z dk k dj
dim.
j j k k ek
a
M
slum - bers not, He slum - bers
dim.
d j j k k k k
bd j j
not nor sleeps, He slum - bers

dd 3 k k 3 3 k k 3 3
k k
3 3 3 3 3 3
k k dk dk e k e k k k k kk k
3
a kj k k k dk k k dk k k k k k kk kk kk ek
dim. p
d k
b d kk n k n n k k
k
ek
ek
k
k
n k
k
n
k

dd p k k
57

k j k k j k
f
k k kz k e kz k
a k t t t t
- bers not, He slum - bers not, He watch - ing o - ver Is - ra-
dd p f
j kz ks
a kk k k j j k k k k
- bers not. He slum - bers not. He watch - ing Is - ra-
dd j zp
k k kk k j n
f k jz k k
aM
not, He slum - bers not, He slum - bers

d
p
k k
f k k dj j
b d jz k j j
not, He slum - bers not, He slum - bers not, He
3 3
dd n n n kk k k kkk k k k 3 k k k k 3 3
kkkk
3 3 3

a k k kk k k k k k k k k k k e k e kk k e k
p f

d
bd kn n n i j
j
j
j
j
j
j
j
k i
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dd e j
61
j k k
dim.
a k k
- el, slum - bers not nor
dd dim.
a j j k k k k
- el, slum - bers not nor
dd j k
dim.
k e jz k k
a
M
not, He slum - bers
dim.
d ek k j j
bd j
slum - bers not nor

dd 3
e k e k
3 3
k k
3
k k k
3 3 3 3

a k k k k k k k k ek k k k k k k k k
dim.

d k k j j
b d kk k
k k k j j

dd dim.
63
p

a j dj ej j k k k k
sleeps; He slum - bers not, He
dd dim. p

a j j j j k k k k
sleeps. He slum - bers not, He
dd dj dim.
j j k k ek jz
p
k
aM
not, He slum - bers not, He

d dim.
k k k k
p

bd j j jz k
sleeps, He slum - bers not, He

dd 3 3
n n n
dk k k k k k k k dk dk k k
3 3 3 3 3
ek ek k
3
a k k k k k k kk k ek k
dim.
d k
bd n k k
ek
ek
k
k
n k
k
n k n n n
k k
 12

dd
66
pp

a j k k n n i
j
slum - bers not, sleeps
dd n n
pp

a j j j isleeps
slum - bers not,
dd k n n
pp
i
a k k k j
M
slum - bers not, sleeps

d j n n
pp

bd j j i
slum - bers not, sleeps
3
dd pkk kk kk kkk k k k k k3 3
k k
3 3 3 3 3
a k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
3 3 3 3 3

d
p
k k k k k k k k k kj k k k 3 3
k k kj k k k k k
bd i k j
n n
i

dd
69
p

a j n k jz k i k k k k
not, He watch - ing Is - ra - el,
dd n n n n
p

a jnot, j jz k k k k k
He watch - ing Is - ra - el,
dd j n n n n
p
j i i
aM
not, He watch - ing

d p
k k k jz k
bd j n n n n j k
not, He watch - ing Is - ra-

dd 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
n n n n n n n
a k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k kk
3 3 3 3 3 3

dd kj k k k k k kj k k k k k kj k k k pp 3 3
k k jk k k k k k k
b n n n n n n n
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pp
dd cresc.
73
k k
dim.
k k k k j
a i j j i
slum - bers not nor sleeps.
dd cresc. dim. pp

a i k jz j j j j i
slum - bers not nor sleeps.
dd k k
cresc.
k k i
dim.
j j
pp
j
a j i
M
slum - bers not nor sleeps.
cresc.
d k k k k
dim. pp
i
bd i i j j
- el slum - bers not nor sleeps.

dd n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n 3 3 3 3
a k k k k k k k k k k k k
pp

d jk jk
bd n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
k n k n

dd n
78

a n n n nnnn
dd n n n n nnnn
a
dd n n n n nnnn
aM

d
bdn n n n nnnn

dd 3 3 3 3
nnnn
a kkkkkkkkkkkk
d j jk ii
b d kk n k n i