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Piano
SoloVoice
Sop.Alto
Ten.Bass
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
3
1. When the
rit.
cresc.
3
3
Joy of the World was
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3
3
3
3
3
Slower (ca. 70)
Slower (ca. 70)
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
4 3
3
found to be want - ing for
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3
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3
light swing throughout3
some- thing He had not e - ven
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packed in His bag - gage, the
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Words and Music by Bruce Merrill
Communion(The Cream and the Dregs)SATB / Low-Voice (male or female) Solo / Piano
Copyright © 2016 by Bruce Merrill
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
7 3 3
friend - ship end - ed, all
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3
Daht Dah3
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those He be - friend-ed, hav - ing3
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simile sempre
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eat - en their fill seemed
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
10 3
bent on for - get-ting, it3
3
Ah Ah
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was not mere food which they3
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come sopra
3
sought or He gave but,
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3 3
2 Communion
Page 3
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
13
love
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
Dah!
3
poured out for the Cream and the
Slower (ca. 70)
Slower (ca. 70)
Slower (ca. 70)
colla voce
colla voce
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
16
Dregs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
come sopra
3
Though the
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3
Joy of the World is not
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come sopra
Communion 3
Page 4
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
19 3
3
bound by our want - ing, (nor
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3 3
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is He, in fact, by our
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own ex - cess bag - gage). Though3
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
22 3 3
of - ten of - fend - ed by
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those He's be - friend - ed (who
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eat their sin's fill), still He's
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3
4 Communion
Page 5
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
25 3
bent on for - giv - ing and3
3
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3
3
of - fers the food which has3
3
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3
come sopra
3
freed from the grave by
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3
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
28
love
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
Fast (ca. 144)
Dah!
3
poured out for the cream and the
Slower (ca. 70)
Slower (ca. 70)
colla voce
colla voce
Slower (ca. 70)
Communion 5
Page 6
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
31
Dregs.
3
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
34
For that
Daht. Dah.
=48
3
3
time of sad weep - ing be -
3 3
Ah Ah Ah Ah
3 3
=48 3
3
comes the un - do - ing: for
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etc.
3
3
6 Communion
Page 7
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
37 3
3
all who are gath - ered and
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3
of all the scat-tered. But this
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3 3 task is in keep - ing with
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3 3
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
40 3
3
one who takes plea - sure in
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sift - ing the ash - es in
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search of a treas - ure, then
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Communion 7
Page 8
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
43 3
3
of - fers Him - self to the3
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3
(ca. 60)
(ca. 60)
3
soul that He craves to
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take some time here
take some time here
love.
As fast as is humanly possible
As fast as is humanly possible
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
46
Bah doo
bah doo bah doo
Bop (or whatever)
(etc.)
8 Communion
Page 9
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
49
bah doo bah doo
bah doo doo bah doo bah
bah dah doo bah doo
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
52
Communion 9
Page 10
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
55
bah doot 'n bah dah yes
love to the point of blood
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
58
poured out for the
3
Cream and the
rit.
rit.
10 Communion
Page 11
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
61
Dregs
3
3
3
Slower (ca. 70)
Slower (ca. 70)
3
3
3
3
3
3
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
64
3
When the
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3
Joy of the World is
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3
3
come sopra
3
3
found to be want - ing for
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3
Communion 11
Page 12
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
67 3
some- thing He has not ev - en
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packed in our bag-gage, will3
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3 3
friend-ship be end-ed(?): like
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Solo
S.A.
T.B.
70 3
all who be - friend Him we've3
3
3
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3
eat - en our fill still we're
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bent on for - get - ting: it
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3
12 Communion
Page 13
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
73 3
3
is not mere food which we3
3
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3
3
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3
seek, or, He gives but
3
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3
love
Faster (170)
Faster (170)
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
76
bah doo bah doo bah doo
really fast
bah doo bah doo bah doo
bop bop bop
unis.
Communion 13
Page 14
Solo
S.A.
T.B.
79
3 bah doo bah doo bah doo that
3
bah doo bah doo bah doo that
3
3
3
non rit.
non rit.
non rit.
lives!
lives!
14 Communion