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All My Trials SATB and piano

Reginald Unterseher, arr.

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All My Trials rose to popularity in the 1950's and 1960's. It was rst recorded on Bob Gibson's album "Offbeat Folk Songs" in 1956, where it was called "Bahamian Lullaby." Other recordings included those by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Paul McCartney, and Harry Belafonte. There is a song called "All My Sorrow" by The Kingston Trio that is very similar and contains many of the same elements.

The origins of this song are not at all clear, and the story varies from singer to singer. Joan Baez said it is a "spiritual-lullaby [which] probably originated in the antebellum South, from where it was transported to the West Indies. It appears to have died out in this country, only to be discovered in the Bahamas. From there it was reintroduced to us, eventually becoming one of the standards of the popular folk song movement." There are many variations of the words, and portions of them appear in many known spirituals, including references to the River Jordan, the Tree of Life, and the line "if living were a thing that money could buy, the rich would live and the poor would die."

In this arrangement, pay particular attention to the rhythm of the words as they appear in bars 11 and 16 and throughout the piece. Make sure the word "Lord" arrives on the second half of the second quarter note, and don't delay it to the third quarter note. This same construction appears in bars 19 and 23, and throughout the piece. Arrive on time, but without accent.

The piano part bene ts from a generally heavier left hand and lighter right hand.

Reginald Unterseher

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All My Trials SATB with piano

Reginald Unterseher, arr.

Traditional Folk Song

    



   



 = 64



             

 

SA

Oo



  

Oo

 



     









  





 

  





 

                                                          

 



     

 

TB

6    

     

9/28/1994 rev. 1/2/2024



  

     





     

  

        

     





         





 

     



simile*



simile*



All



        simile*

     

     

  

* throughout piece unless otherwise marked

© 1994, 2024 Reginald Unterseher

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All My Trials

11    



             

         

o

     

          

-

  

20         





my

16      



     



  

  

          











  

   

 

       Well, it



chills the

  



 



The



       

  





 

  



   

  

   

  

    

ri - ver of Jor - dan is mud - dy and

      

   

bo - dy

           



     

  



 



Soon

       

                       

                    



Lord,



ver.

  

                

tri - als,

 









  

 



but



 

 

  

not the

 

       

  

     

         

 







         

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         

  

 

 

 



  



 

cold,

    

soul.



be

     

 

 



 



        

 

All My Trials

25         







 

  

  

     



 

be

      



 

  

 

  

   

30     



 

All



        

                        



tri - als,

 

  

 

my

            

Lord,

   

                     

o

-

ver.





  

     

                  

tri - als,

     

     

35             

     



 





 

 

Lord,





 

     

  

        

 

 

     

 

 

  

     

 

Soon

  

              

 

 

 

All

   



   

 

 

Soon

  



     



 



     

             

     

        

5

        

  

     

 

be

        

my



         

 

      o - ver.                      

     

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  

6

All My Trials

40     



    





 

If



  

43    

   

 

  



     



 

47    





 

  

 

          

               



 











 

   

  

) (melody)   

) (harmony)    All





 

  

         

 





 

    

 

 

       



 

      



  

    

 

         

and the poor would

  

  

   



my

        

         



 

     

tri - als, Lord,

                 

     

 

buy,

  

  

mon - ey could











(

        

  

would live,

(

     

   

You know the rich

      



  

li - ving were a thing that

  

        



   

          

 

 

 

 

 

die.

  

 



         





 

   

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



     



               

All My Trials

   



o

-



       



my

    

        

62      

  

 

 

o

             

-

  

     

         



 

    

 

  



ver.



Lord,

   

  

        





  









  

    



 

             





         





     



                 

tri - als,



ver.

                                    

    

    





be



57    







Soon

     

   

)  All

(

 

     

         

  







Soon





be

    

 

                           



  

  











Hush, lit - tle ba - by, don’t you

 

) 

(

 

 



cry,

  

 



52    

7

 

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 

All My Trials

    

 

 



71      



 

All







 

   

 

        

   





 



was

 





born



     

tri - als,



      



my



        

my





my

my



  







All

All

 



   



know your ma - ma



All

    



  

   









You





  





    



66    

Lord,

      

tri - als,

tri - als,

Lord,

Lord,

     

tri - als,

  

   

         Lord,

 





die.

 

 

all



all



  

 



to



8





     

 





lord,

my

tri - als,

lord,



 







 

        

 



Soon

tri - als,

    

 



my















Soon

  

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

soon



soon

       

 

All My Trials

76       



be





   



       

 



 

  

o

-

ver

             

             

ver,

 o

Lord,





all





all

  

      

  

-



ver.

    

         tri - als, Lord,              tri - als,

      

ver

-

Lord,

       -

o

        





o

be

81            tri - als, Lord,        tri - als,

       ver,

be



ver.

-

         

-

o





o

be



   

     

9

     









  

  

my

tri - als,

my

tri - als,

    





         



Soon





lord,

lord,



 

 



All



All

   

     









soon

soon



        





my



  







be





be



be

        

my



   

                              Soon

my



be







All

All

my



 

 





  

    

      o

-

ver.

      o - ver,     o

-

ver,

              o

-

  

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ver.

 

10

All My Trials

86    

           



o

-

o

-

   ver



        

90     

    



 





    

pil - grims call it

    



 





     

 

      



           

 

There

        





ver

     

    

There

  

   







grows a

  

tree

in

Pa - ra

dise

-

     

 

There grows in

Pa - ra

-

dise

There grows in

Pa - ra

-

dise

tree

in

Pa - ra

                                          

  

 

   

  

 

the

 

  

  

   

Tree of

         

   

 

  

  

Life!

   

    



          

 



   

 

  



  

And the

         

    

 

 



 



And the

 

All

         

  

And the



   

 



 









And the





dise

-



 

     

     grows a

 

  

 

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

      

 

All My Trials

95     



 

     



my

      

  

        

        tri - als, Lord,                  

     

100              







             

105     





 

-

  

    



       

  

ver.



       

 

         

 

 

     

 



 



    

 

  

  

         

 

Soon

  

        

 



 

   

     

 

be

        

    o    

 

  

     

my

 

         

 

be

        

  

       

tri - als,

Lord,

                   

     

    ver.                  

     



 



    

All

 

        

        

 

     

Soon

  



     

                             o

 



  

11

  





                         

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12

All My Trials

110        

      

Too late, my



         

115    



    





      





120    









            

  

  



All

  

  

    





  





 

 





my



  





     

ne - ver

   sub.  

legato to end

 

 

be

but

 

 

  



 sub.     

too late,





 sub.     

 





     

       

bro - ther,

 



Soon

      

   



     

tri - als,

   

  







  

  

    

-

ver.

      

  



 



    





 

     

       

     

 

 

mind,

Lord,

    

o

 





 

   



















  

 

All

         

   

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

All My Trials

125    



    



  

my

tri - als,

             

 

rit.

129

    



be



  



  

Lord,

       

      

     

   



  



  

o

  

-

  

ver.

  



13









      

    

      



Soon

        

       

 







      





 







 

molto ritardando

                              



   

     

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