G-2958 HAAS Blest Are They 1.

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From the collection/recordings

Blest Are They

The Best of David Haas: Vol. 1
Compact Disc CD-340

To Be Your Bread
Collection G-2887
Compact Disc CD-172

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For
Choir
Assembly
Keyboard and Guitar
with Two C Instruments

David Haas

BLEST
ARE THEY
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for Barbara Colliander

The Beatitudes
BLEST ARE THEY Words and Music by
Matthew 5:312 David Haas
Vocal Arrangement by
David Haas and Michael Joncas
Tenderly, prayerfully = ca. 112120
Introduction
A bSUS4 Ab
Capo 1: (G SUS4) (G )
bb3 ..
& b b 4

F legato
? b b b 43 . . ..
b . . . .

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Verse 1
( D/F # )
A bSUS4 Ab E b/G Db
(G SUS4) (G ) (C )
b
& b bb
5

1.
Blest are they, the poor in spir - it, theirs is the

bb
& b b

? bb b . . .
b . . . . .

E bSUS4 E b A bSUS4 Ab A bSUS4 Ab

(D SUS4) ( D ) (G SUS4) (G ) (G SUS4) (G )
bb
&bb
10

. . .

king - dom of God. Blest are they,

bb
&bb

? bb b . . .
b . . . . .

A part for 2 C Instruments is available separately from the publisher, G-2958INST. A Guitar Edition
(including vocal harmonies and capo chords) is also available, G-2958G.

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 ( D/F #)
3
E b/G Db E bSUS4 Eb D b/A b Ab
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (C/G) (G )

b
& b bb
15

.

full of sor-row, they shall be con - soled. Re -
b
& b bb .

? b b . . . . .
b b . . . .
.
% Refrain
( D/F #)
f Db E bSUS4 Eb Ab E b/G A b/E b
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (G ) ( Em ) (G/D)
b b . . . . .
&bb
21 Fm

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> >
joice and be glad!
> >
b .
& b b b


.. . .
. .

f > .
? bb b . .. . .
b . > . > .
> .
(A/C #) ( D )
Db A b/C B bm B b/D Eb Db
(C ) ( G/B) ( Am ) (C )
bb .
&bb
25

.
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re - joice

b .
& b bb

n

? b b . . n
bb

. . n

E bSUS4 E b Fm Fm/E b Db E bSUS4 Eb

(D SUS4) ( D ) ( Em ) ( Em/D) (C ) (D SUS4) (D )
bb . .
&bb
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and be glad! Yours is the king - dom of

bb .
& b b .. ....
.. ..


? bb b
.
b
.
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D b/A b Ab D b/A b
(C/G) (G ) ( C/G)

b
& b bb .

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. .
To Verses 24

God!
b
& b b b ...
.

? bb b . . . .
b . . .
Verses 2 and 3
( D/F # )
A bSUS4 Ab E b/G Db
(G SUS4) (G ) (C )
F

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b
bb b
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&
.
2.
Blest are they, the low - ly ones, they shall in -

b bbb F
& ..
Women: 3.
Blest are they who show mer - cy, mer - cy

b
& b b b
.



F
? b b .
bb .
( D/F #)
E bSUS4 E b A bSUS4 Ab A bSUS4 Ab E b/G
(D SUS4) ( D ) (G SUS4) (G ) (G SUS4) (G )
bb
&bb
44

. .
her - it the earth. Blest are they who hun -ger and

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&bb .. ..



shall be theirs. Blest are they, the pure of

b
& b bb .
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.


.
.
J
? bb
b b
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Db E bSUS4 Eb D b/A b Ab
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (C/G) (G )

bbbb
50 D.S.

& . .
thirst, they shall have their fill. Re -

b
& b bb .
D.S.

.. .
. > > .
heart, they shall see God! Re -

b
& b bb
D.S.

? bb

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bb .
.
Verse 4
( D/F #)
A bSUS4 Ab E b/G Db
(G SUS4) (G ) (C )

b bbF
55

& b
. .
Men: 4.
Blest are they who seek peace, they are the


& bbbb
.. ..
.
F
? bb b .
b .

E bSUS4 E b A bSUS4 Ab A bSUS4 Ab

(D SUS4) ( D ) (G SUS4) (G ) (G SUS4) (G )
bb
&bb
60

. .
chil-dren of God. Blest are they who
(
)
& bbbb




? bb b
b
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( D/F #)
E b/G Db E bSUS4 Eb D b/A b
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (C/G )
b
& b bb
65

.

suf - fer in faith, the glo - ry of God is theirs.
(
)
b b ..
& b b .



? bb b . .
b . .

Refrain
( D/F # )
Ab Db E bSUS4 Eb Ab E b/G A b/E b
(G ) (C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (G ) ( Em ) (G/D)

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f ..
Fm
bb
Sop.
. . . .
&bb
70

(melody)

Re - joice and be glad!
> > > >
bb . .. . .
& b b
.
. .


f
? bb b > . .. .
. .
b
. . . > .
> >
( A/C # )
Db A b/C B bm B b/D Eb
(C ) ( G/B) ( Am ) (D )

b
& b bb . n
75

.
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re -

b
& b bb

n

? bb b . . n
b .
. n
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Db E bSUS4 Eb Fm/E b Db
(C ) (D SUS4) ( D ) ( Em ) ( Em/D) (C )

b b b ..
Fm
. .
b
79

&
joice and be glad! Yours is the

b b . .. .
& b b
.. .. ..

? bb b
b

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E bSUS4 E b D b/A b Ab D b/A b
(D SUS4) ( D ) (C/G) (G ) (C/G)

b .. ..
& b b b ..

84

king - dom of God!

b
& b b b ..
.
.

? b b . . . . .
b b . . . .

Verse 5
( D/F #)
A bSUS4 Ab E b/G
(G SUS4) (G )

b P
b
&bb
89

.
Solo: 5.
Blest are you who suf - fer hate,

bb
&bb . ... .. .
.. . ..
P
? bb . . . .
bb . . . .
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Db E bSUS4 Eb A bSUS4 Ab
F
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (G SUS4) (G )

bbbb
93

& .

all be - cause of me. Re -

b
& b b b . .. . .
. .
? b b . .
bb .
.

( D/F #)

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A bSUS4 Ab E b/G
(G SUS4) (G )
bb
&bb
97

. . J
joice and be glad, yours is the king - dom;

bb .
& b b ... .. .
. ..
F
? bb b . ..
b . .

Db E bSUS4 Eb D b/A b Ab
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (C/G) (G )

b
& b bb
101

.
shine for all to see. Re -

bb .
b
& b .. .




> > >
? bb b .
b
.
> >
>
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Final Refrain
( D/F # )
Db E bSUS4 Eb Ab E b/G A b/E b
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (G ) ( Em ) (G/D)
f/ .
Fm
b b .
Sop.

& b b .. . . . .
105

Altos (melody)
joice and be glad!
Men: f
? b b b / .. . .
b
Re - joice and be glad!
> > > >
b .
& b b b ..

.
. . .
. .

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> . ..
? b b b .. . . .
b . . .
> > .
>
( A/C # )
Db A b/C B bm B b/D Eb
(C ) ( G/B) ( Am ) (D )

bb . n
&bb
109

.
Bless - ed are you, ho - ly are you! Re -

? bb b
.
b
Bless - ed, ho - ly are you!

bb
&bb

n

? b b . . n
bb

. . n
> > >
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Db E bSUS4 Eb
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) ( Em ) ( Em )

b b b ..
Fm Fm
b . .
113

&

. .
joice and be glad!
? bb b
b
Re - joice and be glad!

b .
& b bb

..
. ..
..

..

? bb b
b

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1.
Db E bSUS4 Eb D b/A b Ab
(C ) (D SUS4) (D ) (C/G) (G )

bb .. ..
&bb
117

Yours is the king - dom of God! Re -
.
? bb ..
bb
Yours is the king - dom of God!

b
& b bb . ..
1.

.. ..
.
? bb . . ..
bb . .

2.
D b/A b Ab A bSUS4 Ab
(C/G) (G ) (G SUS4) (G )

b . .. .. U
& b b b . ..

121

? b b . . . . U
God!

bb

U
God!

bb
& b b ...
2.

..
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b b . . . .
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BLEST ARE THEY
The Beatitudes David Haas
Matthew 5:312
b .
& b b b 43 . .
Re joice! and be glad!

b
& b bb .

Bless ed are you, ho ly are you, Re

b .
& b bb
. .
joice! and be glad!

b
& b bb . . .
Yours is the king dom of God!

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