Motet - Deep River / Great Day

1

M OTET Ba s e d t h e s p irit u als Deep River an d Great Day

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

BRA XTON B L A KE

BRAXTON

BLAKE MUSIC

2 PHOTOCOPYING

M OT E T

Based the spi rituals Deep River and Great Day

PROHIBITED

BRAXTON BL AKE

Slowly ( =48–52), freely Solo * Sopranos gli altri

Deep

riv

er,

my

home is

o

ver

Jor

dan.

Deep

riv

er,

my

home is

o

ver

Jor

dan.

Deep

riv

er,

my

home is

o

ver

Jor

dan.

Deep

riv

er,

my

home is

o

ver

Jor

dan.

Altos

Tenors

Basses

Slowly ( =48–52), freely for rehearsal only

5

(tutti)

Deep

riv

er

Lord, I

want to cross o ver in to camp ground.

Oh, don’t you want

to

Deep

riv

er

Lord,

I

want to cross o ver in to camp ground.

Oh, don’t you want

to

Deep

riv

er

Lord,

I

want to cross o ver in to camp ground.

Oh, don’t you want

to

Deep

riv

er

Lord,

I

want to cross o ver in to camp ground. Oh,

don’t you want

to

* – The solo passages can be sung by alternating soloists of all voice types.

Co pyri ght © 2012 – Br ax ton Blak e

2023.III.03

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go

to that gos

pel

feast?

That

pro

mised land

where

go

to that gos

pel

feast?

That

pro

mised land

where

go

to that gos

pel

feast?

That

pro

mised land

where

go

to that gos

pel

feast?

That

pro

mised land

where

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all

is

peace?

Oh,

Deep

riv

er,

Lord,

I

all

is

peace?

Oh,

Deep

riv

er,

Lord,

I

all

is

peace?

Oh,

Deep

riv

er,

Lord,

I

all

is

peace?

Oh,

Deep

riv

er,

Lord,

I

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accelerando poco a poco

solo

solo

This

Sop.

is the day of ju bi

lee,

gli altri

want to cross o

ver in to

camp ground.

I

want to cross o

ver in to

want to cross o

ver in to

camp ground.

I

want to cross o

ver in to

want to cross o

ver in to

camp ground.

I

want to cross o

ver in to

want to cross o

ver in to

camp ground.

I

want to cross o

ver in to

Alt.

Ten.

Bass

accelerando poco a poco

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accelerando poco a poco

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

camp

ground.

I

want to cross

o

ver in

to

camp

ground.

I

camp

ground.

I

want to cross

o

ver in

to

camp

ground.

I

camp

ground.

I

want to cross

o

ver in

to

camp

ground.

I

camp

ground.

I

want to cross

o

ver in

to

camp

ground.

I

accelerando poco a poco

5

accelerando poco a poco

26

God has

set his

peo ple free.

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to

camp

ground.

I

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to...

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to

camp

ground.

I

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to...

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to

camp

ground.

I

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to...

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to

camp

ground.

I

want to

cross

o

ver

in

to...

accelerando poco a poco

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Spirited ( =120–128)

(tutti)

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Spirited ( =120–128)

6 33

Great

day! Oh, great

day,

the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

day,

37

solo Sop.

Cha riot rode on the moun tain top,

My

God spoke and the cha riot did stop.

gli altri

(walls.)

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s

Alt.

Ten.

Bass

7 40

This

is

the day of

ju

bi

lee,

God

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

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(God) has set his peo ple free.

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Oh,

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day! Great,

great day, the righ teous march ing.

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

8 (tutti)

47

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

day! Great day,

great day, the righ teous march ing.

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls. Great

day!

Great day, the righ teous march ing.

Great

51

solo

We’re God’s faith ful

Sop.

in

his hands,

gli altri

Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

Alt.

Ten.

Bass

9 54

spread

God’s love in all the land.

This

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

(God’s) going to build up Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up Zi on’s walls.

57

is

the day of

ju

bi

lee,

God

has set his peo ple free.

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

(walls.)

God’s

going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

God’s

10 60

(tutti)

(God’s) going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

Great

day! Oh,

Great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

(God’s) going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

Great

day!

Great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

(God’s) going to build up

Zi

on’s walls. Great

(God’s) going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

Oh,

Great

day!

day!

Great

day,

the

Great

day,

the

63

Great

day,

God’s going to build up Zi

on’s

walls.

Great

day!

Oh,

Great

day.

God’s going to build up Zi

on’s

walls.

Great

day!

Oh,

righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi on’s walls.

We’re sing ing

righ teous march ing. Great

day,

God’s going to build up

Zi on’s walls.

We’re sing ing

11

rit.

meno mosso ( =98–108)

66

great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

Great

day!

Great

great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

Great

day!

God’s going to build up

great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

Great

day!

Deep

great

day,

the righ teous march ing.

Great

day!

rit.

69

Zi

on’s walls.

meno mosso ( =98–108)

rit. poco a poco

day!

(walls.)

riv

This

is

the

God’s going to build up

Zi

on’s walls.

er,

Great

rit. poco a poco

my

home

day!

day of

is

ju

bi

lee!

Great

God’s going to build up

o

ver

Zi

Jor

Great

on’s walls.

dan.

day

the

12

rit. poco a poco

72

day!

My

(walls.)

God’s going to build up

Deep

righ

teous

march

ing.

Lord has set his peo ple

Zi

on’s walls.

riv

er

Lord,

Great

free.

I

Great

God’s going to build up

Zi

want

cross

to

on’s walls.

day.

rit. poco a poco

rit. poco a poco

75

=48–52 rit.

day!

Great

(walls.)

day

God’s going to build up

Zi on’s walls.

God’s going to build up

ground.

o

ver

in

to

camp

God’s

going to

build

up

Zi

rit. poco a poco

on’s

walls.

=48–52 rit.

Zi

on’s walls.