As We Sing of Hope and Joy

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As We Sing of Hope and Joy
Elizabeth Alexander
(q = 88)
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As we sing
If
A
T
to
day,
a crum bling world we would re
new,
hope and joy
Let this song
our
great est hopes con
tain:
Sing of joy
while
ham mer ing
nail,
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4
each
2
4
of
to
day,
If
bling world we would re
new,
Let this song
our
great est hopes con
tain:
Sing of joy
while ham mer ing each
nail,
4
4
a crum
hope and joy
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4
day,
world we would re
new,
Let this song our
great est hopes con
tain:
Sing of joy
ham mer ing
nail,
4
4
a crum bling
while
hope and joy
each
2
4
As we sing
If
of
a crum bling
Let this song our
Sing of
joy
hope and joy
day,
world we would re
new,
great est hopes con
tain:
each
We must sing
Laugh ter
Sing
of
ly
no
a
of hope while
an guish and
spair.
ry
song,
well fed child
its
tune,
pul ling ev
ery
weed,
or
din
a
2
4
Some know on
ly
We must sing no
Laugh ter
Sing
of
a
of hope while
an guish and
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4
de
spair.
ry
song,
well fed child its
tune,
or
din
pul ling
a
ev
ery
weed,
2
4
Some know on
We must sing
Laugh ter
Sing
of
ly
no
a
of hope while
an guish and
4
4
de
spair.
ry
song,
well fed child
its
tune,
pul ling ev
ery
weed,
or
din
a
2
4
Some know on
We must sing
Laugh ter of
nail,
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4
de
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to
while ham mer ing
Some know on
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to
If
of
2
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As we sing
As we sing
B
of
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Sing
of
ly
no
a
hope while
an guish and
4
4
de
spair.
ry
song,
well fed child
its
tune,
pul ling ev
ery
weed,
or
din
a
for rehearsal only
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Seafarer Press / SEA-008-02
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© 1995, 2005 by Elizabeth Alexander
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How can we lift our
voic
in
this
way
Pealsfrom a nois y
gong will ne
ver
do;
in
eve
ry breath com
Roofs o
heart beat its
re
frain,
its
har
mo
ther and pre
vail;
may
ver ev ery
So shall we sing to
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4
voic
in
this
way while
Pealsfrom a nois y
gong will ne
ver
do;
Roofs o
heart beat its
re
ver ev ery
ge
es
ther and pre
voic
Pealsfrom a nois y
gong will ne ver
Roofs o
heart beat
ver ev ery
ge
es
ry breath com
frain, its
har
mo ny
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cit ies
hewn.
ry to
spare?
pas sion must be
long.
mis
e
from peace ful
cit ies
hewn.
ry to
spare?
in
eve
ry breath com
pas sion must be
frain, its
har
mo
do;
re
ny
e
from peace ful
long.
cit ies
hewn.
ry to
spare?
pas sion must be
long.
vail; may
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4
in
this
way while
Pealsfrom a nois y
gong will ne
ver
do;
Roofs o
heart beat its
re
ther and pre
some have pain and
in
eve
ry breath com
frain, its
har
mo
vail; may
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long.
mis
voic
ge
pas sion must be
some have pain and
How can we lift our
So shall we sing to
spare?
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4
2
4
ver ev ery
some have pain and
eve
way while
ther and pre
es
ry to
vail; may
in this
its
e
from peace ful
in
2
4
How can we lift our
ny
mis
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4
How can we lift our
So shall we sing to
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while some have pain and
2
4
So shall we sing to
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ge
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ny
mis
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from peace ful
cit ies
hewn.
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bear
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seed.
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bear
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bear

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