Here's One (Talk About a Child...)

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H E RE’S O N E

(TA L K A BO U T A CHILD THAT DO LOVE JE SUS)

Based on an African–American Spiritual

for Chorus (S.A.T.B.) and Viola

TRA D I T I ONA L Arran g ed by B RAXTON BL AKE

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

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PHOTOCOPYING

H E R E ’S O NE

PROHIBITED

T R AD IT IO N AL A rrange d by B R A XTO N BL AKE

(TA LK A B OU T A CHILD THAT DO LOVE JE SUS) =69–76

accel.

Cadenza Viola

Sopranos

Altos

Tenors

Basses

=69–76 for rehearsal only

accel.

4

rit.

gliss.

=69–76

meno mosso – accel.

accel.

7

sub. più mosso

10

13

17

ver. 2023III03

molto rit.

=40

=58–64

meno mosso =58–60

rit.

accel.

accel.

molto rit.

=40

=58

Copyright © 2013 – Braxton Blake

20

=69–76

dolce

rit.

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Here’s one,

here’s one,

a

child

that

love

Je

sus.

Here’s

Here’s one,

here’s one,

a

child

that

love

Je

sus.

Here’s

Talk a bout a child

that

Talk a bout a child

that

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one,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a

child

that

one,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a

child

that

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a

child

that

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a

child

that

4

30

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s one,

here’s one.

Ev er since I

heard

that

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Ev er since I

heard

that

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Ev er since I

heard

that

do

love

Je

sus,

here’s

one,

here’s

one.

Ev er since I

heard

that

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Gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

the

road

to

glo

ry.

Talk a bout a

Gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

the

road

to

glo

ry.

Talk a bout a

Gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

the

road

to

glo

ry.

Talk a bout a

Gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

the

road

to

glo

ry.

Talk a bout a

5

40

38

42

child

that do

love

Je

sus,

here’s one, a child,

that love, Je sus,

child

that do

love

Je

sus,

here’s one, a child,

that love, Je sus,

child

that do

love

Je

sus,

here’s one, a child,

that love, Je sus,

child

that do

love

Je

sus,

here’s one, a child,

that love, Je sus,

poco accel.

poco più mosso

here’s one,

a

child,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a child who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s one,

a

child,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a child who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s one,

a

child,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a child who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s one,

a

child,

here’s

one.

Talk a

bout a child who’s been con

vert

ed,

poco accel.

poco più mosso

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here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a child

who’s

here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a child

who’s

here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a child

who’s

here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a child

who’s

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been

con

vert

ed,

been

con

vert

ed,

been

con

vert

ed,

been

con

vert

ed,

here’s one.

here’s one,

here’s

here’s

here’s

one,

one.

one,

here’s

one.

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Ev er since I

heard

that

gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

that

path

to

glo

ry.

Ev er since I

heard

that

gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

that

path

to

glo

ry.

Ev er since I

heard

that

gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

that

path

to

glo

ry.

Ev er since I

heard

that

gos

pel

sto

ry,

I’ve been walk in’ up

that

path

to

glo

ry.

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poco rit.

Talk a bout a child

who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s

one,

here’s

Talk a bout a child

who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s

one,

here’s

Talk a bout a child

who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s

one,

here’s

Talk a bout a child

who’s been con

vert

ed,

here’s

one,

here’s

poco rit.

8

60

a tempo =69–76 accel.

one.

one.

one.

one.

a tempo =69–76 accel.

65

accel.

molto rit.

=40

=58

accel.

molto rit.

=40

=58

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a tempo =69–76

70

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s

one.

Talk a bout a

child

who’s been

for

gi

ven, here’s one,

here’s

one.

a tempo =69–76

73

10

80

77

In ol’ Sa tan’s snares

I once

was

fal

lin’,

In ol’ Sa tan’s snares

I once

was

fal

lin’,

In ol’ Sa tan’s snares

I once

was

fal

lin’,

but I heard the voice

of my

Lord

In ol’ Sa tan’s snares

I once

was

fal

lin’,

but I heard the voice

of my

Lord

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cal

lin’.

cal

lin’.

Talk a bout a

child

who do

love

Je

sus,

Talk a bout a

child

who do

love

Je

sus,

11 85

accel.

=120

accel.

=120

here’s

here’s

here’s

here’s

88

molto rit.

=48

a tempo =76–82

(here’s)

one.

(here’s)

one.

(here’s)

one.

(here’s)

one.

molto rit.

=48

a tempo =76-82

90

rit.

rit.

slow gliss.

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