Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems

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Voices 1 (2) (3)
Keyboard
63. Were you there?
VOICE 1
VOICE 2
VOICE 3
V # With calm intensity h = 54
v. 1: SOLO or VOICE 1
v. 5: VOICE 1 or TUTTI
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q Š Š
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V # 2 q p p p p
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V# S With calm intensity h = 54
2 Š Š ‰ Š Š ‰ Š Š ‰ Š Š ‰ ‰ Š Š
{ B# 2 Š Š ‰ ‰ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆˆˆ
1. Were you
5. Were you
KEYBOARD mf p legato e espress.
(Man.)
American spiritual
arr. PETER HUNT (b. 1955)
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V #
5
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there when they cru - ci - fied my Lord? Were you there when they
there when they laid him in the tomb? Were you there when they
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V # ˆ ‰ ‰ ‰. Š Š ‰ r Š Š Š Š
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*Swing low, sweet cha - ri - ot, com - in’ for to
V# ‰
Š Š ‰ Š Š ‰ Š Š ‰. Š ‰ Š Š
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ˆ ˆ ˆ
Š
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(Ped.)
* The spiritual ‘Swing low, sweet chariot’ may be sung as an optional counter-melody in verse 5.
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