GOSPEL CANTICLE (BENEDICTUS). Note: When guitar and keyboard play
together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the
melody.
GOSPEL CANTICLE (BENEDICTUS) F
Fsus4
F
1. Blest be the God of 2. With prom ised mer cy 3. My child, as proph et
Fsus4
F
1. rais es up new 2. oath once sworn to 3. tell God’s peo ple
Am
C
1. have the proph 2. we might wor 3. shall God’s mer
F
1. would turn 2. ho li 3. drive a
back ness way
Is will of
F
ra God the
hope A they
long with from
Fsus4
F
our and the
en righ gloom
for bra are
Gm
Gm
us: a Branch for ham from foes to saved from sin’s e
F/A
C
de out on
clared that fear and high shine
Dm
e teous of
C
el who comes to still the cov e Lord you will pre
Dm
F
ets ship cy
Dm
SAMPLE
C
mies ness death
and to and
set us nant re pare the
C
Da vid’s save us ter nal
Gm
all who serve God lead us
C
free call, way,
and the to
F
C
y of er
So that Then
tree. all; sway.
Gm7
with a might of fer lives forth and nev
F
arm praise, cease
Csus4 C
God in to
C sus 4
C
F
wish all in
us our to
harm. days. peace.
Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody. Text: CMD; based on Luke 1:68–71, 72–75, 76–79; adapt. by Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944, © 1989, Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music: FOREST GREEN; trad. English Melody; English Hymnal; adapt and arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958, © Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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GOSPEL CANTICLE (BENEDICTUS) C
(Dsus4) (D) Fsus4 F
(D) F
Capo 3: (A)
1. Blest be the God of 2. With prom ised mer cy 3. My child, as proph et (Dsus4) (D) Fsus4 F
1. rais es up new 2. oath once sworn to 3. tell God's peo ple (F m) Am
(D) F
1. have the proph 2. we might wor 3. shall God's mer (D) F 1. would turn back 2. ho li ness 3. drive a way
for bra are
ets ship cy
long with from
(Dsus4) Fsus4
(D) F
our and the
en righ gloom
us: a Branch for ham from foes to saved from sin's e
clared that fear and high shine (Bm) Dm
e teous of
mies and ness to death and
set us nant re pare the (A) C
Da vid's save us ter nal
(D/F ) F/A
(A) C
de out on
(A) C
ra el who comes to God still the cov e the Lord you will pre
(Bm) (Em) Dm Gm
hope A they
(A) C
Is will of
SAMPLE
(D) F
(Bm) (Em) Dm Gm
(Em) Gm all who serve God lead us
free call, way,
and the to
tree. all; sway.
So that Then
(A) (Asus4) (A) C Csus4 C arm God praise, in cease to
(Asus4) (A) Csus4 C wish all in
(A) C
(D) F
(Em7) Gm7
with a might y of fer lives of forth and nev er
(D) F
us our to
(D) F harm. days. peace.
Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody. Text: CMD; based on Luke 1:68–71, 72–75, 76–79; adapt. by Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944, © 1989, Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music: FOREST GREEN; trad. English Melody; adapt. and arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958; guitar acc. © 2000, OCP. All rights reserved.
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GOSPEL CANTICLE (BENEDICTUS) C
(Dsus4) (D) Fsus4 F
(D) F
Capo 3: (A)
1. Blest be the God of 2. With prom ised mer cy 3. My child, as proph et (Dsus4) (D) Fsus4 F
1. rais es up new 2. oath once sworn to 3. tell God's peo ple (F m) Am
(D) F
1. have the proph 2. we might wor 3. shall God's mer (D) F 1. would turn back 2. ho li ness 3. drive a way
for bra are
ets ship cy
long with from
(Dsus4) Fsus4
(D) F
our and the
en righ gloom
us: a Branch for ham from foes to saved from sin's e
clared that fear and high shine (Bm) Dm
e teous of
mies and ness to death and
set us nant re pare the (A) C
Da vid's save us ter nal
(D/F ) F/A
(A) C
de out on
(A) C
ra el who comes to God still the cov e the Lord you will pre
(Bm) (Em) Dm Gm
hope A they
(A) C
Is will of
SAMPLE
(D) F
(Bm) (Em) Dm Gm
(Em) Gm all who serve God lead us
free call, way,
and the to
tree. all; sway.
So that Then
(A) (Asus4) (A) C Csus4 C arm God praise, in cease to
(Asus4) (A) Csus4 C wish all in
(A) C
(D) F
(Em7) Gm7
with a might y of fer lives of forth and nev er
(D) F
us our to
(D) F harm. days. peace.
Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody. Text: CMD; based on Luke 1:68–71, 72–75, 76–79; adapt. by Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944, © 1989, Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music: FOREST GREEN; trad. English Melody; adapt. and arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958; guitar acc. © 2000, OCP. All rights reserved.
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GOSPEL CANTICLE (BENEDICTUS)
SAMPLE
TRUMPET in B
Music: FOREST GREEN; trad. English Melody; arr. by Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947, © 1991, OCP. All rights reserved.
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