Limited Range Arrangement of

Ride the Chariot

(CHOIR 3 pt. with solo/optional 4 pt.) revised 1/16/14 from 4/30/13

Full score African-American Spiritual

Arranged for middle school voices by Robert L. Colaner

Performance Suggestion: Let all Sopranos I & II sing together on the Soprano I part on the first pass.
On succeeding repeats, add the Soprano II/Countertenor part, then the Alto/Tenor part, and finally the bass part (if used),
thus singing the repeated section four times before continuing past the repeat sign. Finally, on the D.S. repeat, sing acapella.

.
2 3 4
Solo
(may be sung one &b c
octave lower)
F
.
2 3 4

&b c
Soprano I/
Countertenor

F I'm gon - na

&b c .

Soprano II

F
I'm gon - na

? c n b
Alto/
b .
Tenor

F
I'm gon - na

?b c .
2 3 4

Bass
(optional)
I'm gon - na

j . j j
2 3 4

&b c
.. b ..
.
. b
..
. ..
J .
F J J
j
Piano

? c . . . . j
b . . .
. . J . .
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%5
& b ..
6 7 8

Solo

% 5j j j j
.
6 7 8

Sop. I/ &b .
Cntr.
ride in the char-iot in the morn - in' Lord. I'm gon- na ride in the char-iot in the morn - in' Lord. I'm get-tin'
%
& ..
b

Sop. II

ride in the char iot. I'm gon- na ride in the char - iot. I'm get-tin'
% n b n b
A/T
? b ..

ride up in the char - i ot I'm gon- na ride up in the char - i - ot. I'm get-tin'

? b %..
5 6 7 8

ride up in the char - i ot. I'm gon- na ride up in the char - i ot. I'm get-tin'

% 5
& b ..
6 7 8

? ..
Pno.

b


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Continue to repeat until all voice parts have entered.

Play piano cue notes as needed for each part's initial entrance.
fi 11
..
9 10 12

Solo &b

fi 11
& b j . ..
9 10 12

. . . j
Sop. I/
Cntr. J
read - y for that judge - ment day. My Lord! My Lord! I'm gon - na
fi
&b . . j ..
Sop. II
b
read - y for that day. My Lord! My Lord! (I'm gon - na)

b fi . . n b
A/T
?b

J ..
read - y for that judge ment day. My Lord! My Lord! (I'm gon - na)

? fi 11. j
..
9 10 12

B b .
read - y for judge ment day. My Lord! My Lord! (I'm gon - na)

fi 11
..
9 10 12

& b b



b
..
.


..
..

j

Pno.
? . n b
b . J ..
. .
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13 14 15 16 17

&b

Solo

Are you

read-y my broth-ers? __ - _ Are you read-y my sis-ters? _ _ Do you
13 14 15 16 17

Sop. I/ & b . .

Cntr.
My Lord! Oh, yes Lord!

Sop. II & b . .

My Lord! Oh, yes, Lord!

? . .
.
J
A/T b
My Lord! Yes, Lord!

? . . j
.
13 14 15 16 17

B b
My Lord! Yes, Lord!

13 14

..
15
j 16 17

& b ... ... .

.
j

Pno.
? . . ..
b
. .
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subito p 21

18 19 20

Solo &b
want to see Je - sus? _
18 19 20 subito p 21 crescendo

Sop. I/ &b . b n b
Cntr.
I do! _ And I want to know for cer - tain that He's
subito p crescendo

Sop. II &b
b . b
I _ And I want to know for cer - tain that He's

. p n
subito
crescendo
?
A/T b
I do! _ And I want to know for cer - tain that He's
crescendo
?b
18 19 20 subito p 21

B .
I do! _ And I want to know for cer - tain that He's

subito p 21
..
18 19 20

&b
b .

b





? ..

Pno.

b

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22
D.S. al Coda
fi 23 24

Solo &b

22
D.S. al Coda
fi 23
j
24
U
Sop. I/ &b
. . .
Cntr.
com - ing for you. I'm gon - na My Lord! My Lord!
D.S. al Coda
fi U
&b
.
j .
.
Sop. II

com - ing for you. I'm gon - na My Lord! My Lord!

?b
n b
D.S. al Coda
fi . . . U
A/T J
com - ing for you. I'm gon - na My Lord! My Lord!

?b
D.S. al Coda
fi . . U

22 23 24

B J .
com - ing for you. I'm gon - na My Lord! My Lord!

22
D.S. al Coda
fi 23 24

& b



Pno. n b
?
b