35028028 412 SATB US $2.25 Blessings 412 Words and Music by Laura Story Arranged by Heather Sorenson 1/15 412 BLESSINGS for Tranessa Weaver for S.A.T.B. voices, accompanied * Words and music by LAURA STORY Arranged by HEATHER SORENSON (ASCAP) (d =56-60) Thoughtful, with simplicity 3 412 ACCOMP. n~JJ - v- 5 ~ ...) - 1 - - . ~ 1 ..... ~. ~· 1 1 mp r:l~J -,.. .. ~~_J ~ .. - - . 1 - -"' . -·- unis ~ " ALTO - , @.! - - -- - ' 1 1 mp - .. "" "____" -,9- - J. ~--- for peace,_ - -- ~ 1 -:J~_J -:l~J - - -,j " We pray _ 1 ~ ~-- " ~ 1 -:J~_J -:l~J -. ~ 1 - ~ .0. - l~I 1 -~- for bless - ings._ I~ < "_" . -- We pray_ - ··@. " ""--'" v--r 1 -~ (2:] SOPRANO mp I~ .. r J. -~- L~ - ...- 1 ~ " 12 "' '~ . ··- ' ~ . ~ ?). @. '"--' - "_ ,J 1 - -- -,".. ~ .. * Also Available: . " j J- 1 -- i - •J - ly,_ .. 1 -- - - - for fam -- 1 -G ~ < - -- - com - fort -'~ ... -- "" _...., - - - 1 1 -J J J Score and Parts for Violin, Cello, Percussion, Warm Pad- 35028029 StudioTrax CD - 35028030 S.A.B. voicing - 35029570 S.S.A. voicing - 35029571 Copyright© 2011 New Spring Publishing (ASCAP) and Laura Stories (ASCAP) This Arrangement Copyright© 2011 New Spring Publishing (ASCAP) and Laura Stories (ASCAP) All Rights Administered by New Spring Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Duplication of this publication is illegal, and duplication is not granted by the CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.net licenses. 2/15 - ~ " pro- 412 4 15 I~ " " @_) tee " ' " we sleep._ tion while_ - . 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BLESSINGS - SA TB 5/15 412 7 43 ,1 ~ - .g '- ... •• are Your • • • mer - cies in _ _ dis- guise? __ ~ unis. . - - ~ life k - - " -- - ~ ~ ---.i ._-& - - - - -- ~ i...---i ~ - .. 1 43 .'"' 't_l " - 1 1 ~· .. n ,_ ~ ~ -& --0- 1 u "qJ < . .. , ~ ~ - " " P- 19,_ 46 .;'\ - - - '" '-. ... - , ~ ' 46 j~ ' '-. ' -, .. -"-- ... - ... 1 ~ --- - v-r_....," r· e- 1 a• ~ - ..... ..,; 1 ri - - - _, - _, -~ ~ L--u j - 1 '..J 1 1 ~ 116 ~ More movement (d =60-64) .,, i'l . '- " ... mf . - " " •.._,• Wepray_ for wis mf - - : .'---""" .- " - " ~ : - : '---"" dom,_ - "--" ..,; " " " Your voice_ '-' "-19- : - . ~ ~'-' to hear,_ "--" -- " ~ ~ More movement (d =60-64) 1'1 '-. " < - .. k -~ ~ mf 1 ..... - J - 1 - -- - 1 , ,.,,, .g •• I -·1 1 -1 J - 1 1 1 - 1 i-- 1 - , 1 •'-' ~ --., ~ JJJ _, ~ - -J 1 - -::! ..-i - - ~ J ~ 6/15 BLESSINGS - SATB 412 8 52 11 " ' - ~. '- ---- ... ... " - - - and we cry in an # !!-!! ~ ~ '"- -- ..... = " 52 ,.. -·-u - ~· " . ~ 1 r-- 1 - -J 1 - -- ...- -~ - __, -- 1 - 1 ; ~ • -4110- when_ we f1 J - - * ~ ... •J ger - ~ ~ ,J - 1 ~ - 1 - - -........== - 1 " ~ - ~ ~. - ~ - 1 1 - ,, 1 -.- . -· J -J J 55 " I~ - " t_J can .. ~-I - ~" ,_ - ... ... " " not feel -" -" ,_ ---- ... ~ You near. __ ,_ .... ~· ~ ... "'---'" We doubt_ -" -----------· ,_ . = -61-. - Your good- " ~ -~ ~ ' "'"--" Ooh ,.. -u 55 - -· - i........J- -- _--.._ - ~ ~~ 1 ., 1 1 ~ ~· , ~ ~j 1 1 ....,. - - ~in· ~ -- - -J 1 • ~ 1 1 1 .. lm 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ - - ~ ~ ..... - 1 -~ - 58 " I~ - '" t_l ------· ------ = ness,_ - -... ... _, ... ·~· g: . - ~ ' unis. -- . - - -. - - 111 ~· = Yourlo~ we doubt_ -. " = ~. -- " . . -- 58 I~ - " 1 't_l " < ... ~ - -- ~ 1 ...- ~ ~ ~ - -- 1 ~ 1 -~ 1 - ~ •__, ;t - ?7~111 -- 1 1 - - ~ - 1 1 - -- - ~ j -4110- 7/15 BLESSINGS - SATB 412 61 I~ " ums. . •r' ' " ~ .. . " -- -as if ev - • ~ ~ 'ry prom - -·" 1 ... " 1 '° -~ - -J ....1 - # ......, - - --· 1 - -- from_ Your ise - r--1 -- --·- 1 6 @.. ·~ - - ~ ~ ' ~ ,,_---,,_ # 61 r ----- ~ @.. "' 9 ~ , - 1 ~ - ~ -._., Word is not_ • • # --- # ~ ·----- e-nough._ ,,_ ",.-..... ':. ~ 1 JJJ - - • - 1 1 -- • " " 1 .. 1 - - 64 " -" .:: r' @.. -- '-'(J' -- - ~ -- And all _ _ -- " 64 -·" ~ •r ' ~ @.. 1 ..... ""-- ~ • -- ~ You - - I - the while,_ ,.-....." - .. LU -· ~ -• 1 - ~ -• 1 - ~ -• 1 - ~ - - ~ he ar each des - ~ -._., '"--' p'rate plea,_ - -• 1 • • ,_ - 1 ~ -- ~ 1 .n_ -0- .. - - 1 -0- ~ " - ~ 68 and long that we'd_ have faith __ to be-lieve._ 68 r 8/15 BLESSINGS - SA TB 412 10 71 " -" mfunis . - - -- -~ ~ -..Y @, - ~ - - 'Cause what if Your bless -.-. - "...._.,.. -& - ~ ~ -- - - r- I~ - - - ·~ - ~ @.) < ~ - .. ~-- " - • ~ mp ~ - ..,; - - ~ - ~ ~ - -- " .-. ",,.---._ ~ ~ drops? .. 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I - ~ are Your - ~ , r Q Q - 1 1 ~ - - t_I mer - cies . .. - ·-· • in __ 1 • 1 ·~· c.I • • • ------- 4· -6 dis-guise? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ------- 84 '~ • ~ ' ~ < • ; ~ ~ - ;- .. - ~ f - -- ~ 1 When friends .'".. - '-. ~ ---------- --6 "' " 4 • ~ .... - 1 1 - ,_ ,_ ~ '- 1 -- ,_ ~ ~ - f ~ - ~ 1 111 • -,J / 1 -,J / -· •• 4• ~ ~ • -· 1 1 - ,_ ~ ~ -. 1 ~ • .. ------ dark - ness seems_ - ~ # " 1 1 ~ f ~ . ~/ US,_ When ,_ ~ - [@ -... ~/ l""'-l - - - . -. - -- - be-tray _ _ 1 • ~ 4• r- ) - 1 -·- ~ I " " " " - ' " '~ ~ - 1 e· • '-'"""' ,_ ,~. 1110 84 I~ ' 1J -- - • - ~ - • -·- . 1 --- unis. -. - -- 1 -J lr. u .. ~ - • r80 - ~ •J .__,-6 -."..------- - - -9 1 -- . ~ . • . • 10/15 BLESSINGS - SATB 412 12 _...., 90 _, '~ - - -- ·r~ ~) -- -- - - the pain_ ~. .... ----- - .. to win,_ we know - - - •-·-----· -,_ -,_ - ~ ~ ~ • - - -- -- 1 1 1 re-minds __ this heart that - ' -- 90 I~ " ..... ~ • • I~ - ", ' '- ~ "' " ~ 93 r '- .... -- ~ • 1 .-.- not_ r - ' '- - ~ ---- • ~ 1 home! - f"-- 1 -0- -,.....____ 1 ,, 1 _, r.J - _, - --CJ CJ - -1 1 - -- - - -- - ll !7 - 1 "!!'- u - -- - - . - - 1 --- - L..J This is ... .., il " -- - 1 _, ~ '- ..... - ~ - / 96 ' f"-- . - '" - ~ ----------j -J " " "' 1 - - 1 ~ - ---- 1 1 -- -- ----- " ~ 1 not ,--.._ !'> • --.. u 96~ I~ -· 1 1 "' _, ,, ~ ~ --- 1 - (8"b)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 _, ~ 1 our ~ - -- r 1 ..- 1 w - -- 1 - 1 = • ~ ~r- - 1 - ~ ... ~ 1\ ~ ~ 1 _, ". -,; 1 1 ~ 1 ~ 1 1 -- --- 8 ·----------------------------------------- this is - - -. 1 _, -· . --· ll • 1 -- -- ~ - -- -- - --- not,_ w 1 ,_ = 1 " - 1 ,_ -,; 1 • 1 - -- ' ~ . -- -,.,- - - • I~ _, ,, -- 1 . = this is -..... 1 1 - 93 , ~ - • '- - ~ 1 --- _, ", -- ~ - -- - i"Ï 1 - - r - •f.' - .... - ... r- - - v= - - - - _, ~ 1 "e- J = ::.....-9" 1 1 - - - our_ !'- 1 1 ~ ~ - 1 - -. - v-1 1 ~ f"-- ~ -1-- 1 11/15 -• 1 _, BLESSINGS - SATB " 412 ,---- 99 11 - --- r•• P- 9 ---- r ' ~ ==-------- 1 ,, •r' . - 13 - . ~- ~ ~ home! .... 6 ,_ - ~ - - ~ - ,,_ >- 99 I~ - - - - -- " -- - 1 .... •r' " ~ -- < ... - ..::: L. -z: ~ 103 - r' ' ~ I ~ "" ~ - -- -J - - .... ff~ . - "' - -1 ~ "" >- J._ - •• .. -e- v - k ' - ~ " k v ~ if 1 1 -- k- ~ >- _J -e- 'Cause what - -- ff I~ - - -- ,_ ~ - ~ ~ f- 1::- 1 } . " >- f- 1 "_ - Your bless L ,,_ >- >- ~ ~ ~ - k v >- >- ' d ~~ ,_ } ~ "" "_~LJ '" - - - -' -- ings co me __ through ' - 1 !!----!! f! " ' - 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ k " ~j: 1 ~e- - ~J~ - ~ 1 .- k v • --v rain - ~- . 11041 Bm-----------------------------------1 103 I~ 1 ' r'" "" ~ - 1 "_ "'" ... _, k ~ - ~ - - ~-- ~~ t-~ ~ ..- '~ k ~ " " ' ~ < ff .... -- '•. ~~. - k " " ""' :n: - - ~ 105 " _, ' 1 ~ -- v 1 . " " ~ ~ - " " " "' 105 n - r' 1 k " k ' - ~ - 1 drops? .. . =-~ k 1 "" What ~ ~ 1 if - "-.- ~ -J - - ---- 1 1 - Your he al f'- - f'"" - r--- -- 1 1 _, ~ - - - ' -- -- -- --1 ing comes_ through *- "--" - ~ • ~ -- -tears?_ "-~ .... - < -... ~-- " " k . k - tl - .. - BLESSINGS - SA TB 12/15 412 14 107 - " 1"1 1 -1 ~ ~ v ' '- 1 - - ~ ,__,- .. - -" - if a thou ; j J J--J --·1 ·-· - r----i -- --- 1 -- --- - -~ What ~ ~ lï 1 1 ~ 1 -- ~-- 1 -1- 1 -- --- ~ -~ ~ ~ sand sleep - n-----J - ~ less nights_ - -r--- (!. ~ v 107 I~ - - 1 ' ~ "~ ~ ~ I .... - ~ '- 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 - - - -~ • • J. i--ï -- " 1 1 - -~ 1 - 1 :' - ~ 109 " j~ ··- ~ ~ I -- - - - ~ 1 takes - - "-" "- IL -,!- (!. - ~ n_~ - - -- .- ~ 1 -- ~ ' ~ - .. I -· ~ - - ··- - ____" ... -" ~ ' ~ - gently " ~ ~ " '-' - est dis - -- -q -- ' ~ I~ 1 ~ " 1 I ' - ~ ' , " ~ .... - -::i or the 11121 111 ~ ~ -- T' - ~ ap - point - ments,_ - - I ~ ' - - - - - - ~ What if my great -- I mp I ~ -,J - 1 ~ -,J - sub. '- ~ • ~ 1 ~ 1 ~ 111 _, 1"1 near?_ ' - " --.-----. • _, -J. r-1 ~ ~ -- " < ~-- 1 1 1 ~ ~ -- -l.J -- know _ _ You're to T' 109 I~ unis. --- ~ it are - -- - what __ -- - 1 1 -- ~ '-' ~ ... ,...._ - -- 1 1 ~ ' ~ ' ~ ~ -,J - ~ 1 - 6 6 " " 6 6 ~ c.i j 1 mp - ~ ~ "' 1 " ' - ' ' - ' - , "' 13/15 BLESSINGS - SA TB 412 ach - ing of_ this 117 " .~ - r-- ~ . ~ t) -... ~ ' . - - ~ .--. ~ ~ ~ ~ - " this " world can't - ~ ~ 1 ~ 1 er thirst_ ~~ ~ 1 ~ - a great- 1 ,-_ --- ' life __ -- - - 1 1 ~ 15 f"- ~ f"- - 1 - - u~ " sat - is - fy? _ _ _ _-:J--~.. - - 1 117 '~ ~ .. . 1 . 1 - t.. '~ .." ," ' "' - -- - ~ r; r; r 1 1 1 r; 1 .. } ~ - r '" "" " r;;• ums. - ~ .__ / • - . 1 -- . ~ ~ ~ (i}- - ~ ., - - - ~ ~ ", ' " t.. - ::: ~ " t.. ~ -.___,- the rain,_ ... unis. f"~ " - - ~. ~ ~--p. . - -........-- of this_ ~ r- What if 11201 I~ ~ 1 ~ " . ~ " ' ~ ~ -... ~-- ~ " .. -- r t.. .. 1 ~ .a trials __ .... - ~F r;. r· -- çr - --· __, 1 - - - the storms,_ -life. .. F F - 1 -· -- 1 - 14/15 BLESSINGS - SATB 412 16 123 _, I~ - 1 . -- ~ ~ ··~ @_) - ... , hard - est nights,_ - ~ ~ . ' - - dis-guise? _ - ~ - " " 1• ._ v - - - -........... ~ ~ - 1 ...,,. 1 ~ - " are Your mer - cies in __ - - ~ 123 I~ • •._, ~ - "_r;; " the -- - -- - ------ I ~ ~ " -· ~ 4 @_ - - ~ .t..L 4 u < . - ::." ~ I 126 '~ ,.,, ~ ,,, -- ~ u no vr'b ra to 1 ::." ~ " ' " @_ -, .. - --0- ._.u___ ---u no vibrato - u ~ " ~ - - ::." "' ----- 126 -" . 1 , " ~ " " ~ @_ - ~ r9- ~~ ·- ~ ~ ~ " " ~ ~ - ~ - 111 !9- 1111!°7 129 - ...) 1 - ~ 1 , .. . u ' p - - ~ " to- - - u 1 t:", / ~ 4- - _ . . .-0Ooh men.)* (A ~t:", p / - - ·~ 129 ·~ Slower 1 ~ "" - ~ 1 0 ..: ... • 0 t:", ~ ' ~ --0- @_ ?Je ._, rit. .. "" -,.. ...) 1 .t..L .... . -', - 1 - " " -- '" Slower n. 1 ~ r__, ç--r ':J-1,-. - - " - . -" ~ ~ 1 ", " , - - ~ ~ 1 -·" "' -·" "' - - - - ~ -~ .!.,.L_ TP' p 1 ~ r;; - J J -- 1 -- * Altemate lyrics. 7777 W. BLUEMOUJ'ID RD. P.O. BOX 13819 MlLWAUKEE, Wl 53213 .... .t..L ..--:a t:", .. . 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