for my friend, Chris Ryder and the 2011 Randolph Macon College Chamber Singers

A Prayer

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

Piano
(for
rehearsal
only)

mp

4

q = 90

The
mf

best

The
mf

best

"The

mf

best of

all

The

all

Do
mp

all

the

mp

all

Do

q = 90

Fo

Do

the

God

is

with

us.

God

is

with

God

is

good

you

can,

good

you

is

with

us."*

the

good

you

can,

good

us.

rall.

all

means you can,

all

By

By

can,

with

By

can,

us.

is God

you

the

is:

rP
er

best

(*Thought to be his last spoken words)

is

is

As in prayer ( q = 60 )

Do
mp

us
al

SOPRANO

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As in prayer ( q = 60 )
mf

Music by
Deen E. Entsminger

John Wesley

SATB a cappella

all

By

all

Copyright 2011 Colla Voce Music, Inc.

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International Copyright Secured Made In USA All Rights Reserved
www.collavoce.com

means you can,

means you can,

means you can,

rall.

In all ways

plac - es,

plac - es,

In all ways and plac

In all ways
a tempo

14

At

all

- es,

can,

At

all

At

As

long

long

As

long,

can,

As

To

times,

To

all

times,

As

times,

To

as

you

all

all

as

long,

peo - ple you

peo - ple you

peo - ple you

long

as

ev - er

can.

mf

you

ev - er

you

can.

ev - er

can.

as

mf

all

mf

as you

long

To

all the peo - ple you

plac - es,

Fo

can,

times,

rP
er

can,

and

all

and

At

a tempo

us
al

slightly slower

In all ways and

nl
y

a tempo

ev - er

mf

can.

q = 60 (fluxuate dynamics with attention to chord texture, momentum, length of note)

A
mp

A mp

men,*

men,*

- men,

men,

men,

men,

men,

molto rall.

23

men,

men,

men,

a - men,

Fo

men

men,

men,

rP
er

a - men,

molto rall.

men,

men,

men.

men.

men.

a -

men,

men.

*Carry the final syllable of "amen", within phrase markings, into the next word
without the appearance of a corporate breath being taken; attempt to make the entire
"amen" section seamless as possible.

men,

men,

a -

men,

men,

q = 60

us
al

men,*

men,*

mp

nl
y

20 mp