Psalm 139 by ShawnKirchner

Shawn Kirchner

      Copyright © 2011 by Shawn Kirchner Publishing, available through www.ShawnKirchner.com O mp Lord, h= 42 mp pp mp thouhastsearch'dmeandknownme.Thouknow'stmysitting-downandmineup 6 p mp p mp ...thou mp under-stand- est-mythoughtafar- off. 10 rising,- thouunder-stand- est-mythoughtafar- off. O mp Lord, thouhastsearch'dmeandknownme. O mp Lord, thouhastsearch'dmeandknownme.                                  Altos Commissioned by the Mary Margaret Heath Choral Music Endowment Westminster Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK Kerry M. Barnett, Director of Worship and Music Ministries

Psalm 139: O Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me and Known Me   (faint echo)                                                                                                                                                                                             PERUSAL ONLY

    ...and cresc. mineupris- ing,15 ...and cresc. mineupris- ing,Thouknow'stmysitting-down and cresc. mineupris- ing,Thouknow'stmysitting-down and cresc. mineupris- ing,cresc. thou mf under-stand- est-mythoughtafar-off. Thou Thou18 thou mf under-stand- est-mythoughtafar-off. Thou thou mf under-stand- est-mythoughtafar- off. Thou thou mf under-stand- est-mythoughtafar- off. Thou mf dim.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2 PERUSAL ONLY

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    Whi mf ther-shallIgofromthyspirit?- Whi f ther-shallIfleefromthy 41 Whi mf ther-shallIgofromthyspirit?Whi mf ther-shallIgofromthyspirit?- Whi f ther-shallI Whi mf ther-shallIgofromthyspirit?mf f presence?- IfIascend-into-heav'n,thouartthere. IfI 44 Whi f ther-shallIfleefromthypresence?- IfIascend-into fleefromthypresence?- IfIascend-into-heav'n,thouartthere. Whi f ther-shallIfleefromthypresence?- IfIascend- toheav'n,ifI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   5 PERUSAL ONLY

    makemybedin hell,thouartthere.IfItakethewingsofthemorning,- and 47 heav'n,orbedin hell, thouartthere. IfItake the wingsofthemorning,- and IfImakemy bedinhell, thouartthere! makemybedin hell, thouartthere. (mm) fly (dwell to in) theutter-most parts partsofthe of sea; thesea;52 fly (dwell to in) theutter-mostpartsofthesea; Ev mf en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthy Ev mf en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthy mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6 PERUSAL ONLY

    niente56 righthandshallholdme. Ev mp en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshall righthandshallholdme. Ev mp en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshall mp For p misterioso, oscuro thouhastpossessed- myreins: thouhast 61 For p misterioso, oscuro thouhastpossessed- myreins: thouhast holdme. Ev p en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshallholdme. Ev pp holdme. Ev p en-thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshallholdme. Ev pp p                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7 PERUSAL ONLY

    covered- meinmymother's- womb. niente rit. 66 covered- meinmymother's- womb. niente thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshallholdme. niente thereshallthyhandleadme. andthyrighthandshallholdme. niente pp rit. *I ppp willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made: q = c. 80 Suspended, intimate, with utmost blend 71 *I ppp willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made: *I ppp willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made: *I ppp willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made: ppp pp                                                                                                            * Conductors may wish to experiment with some of the choir singing "ooh" or humming as others sing text, in order to create an effect of utter smoothness, quietness, and blend.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           8 PERUSAL ONLY

willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIamfearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-

    I pp willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIamfearful-ly-andwonder-f'lyGaining momentum little by little 76 I pp

I pp

...mar p ve --lous-arethyworks; 80 made: I p willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam made:I p willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam made:I p willpraisethee.Iwillpraisethee;forIam made:I p willpraisethee,Iwillpraisethee;forIam p                                                                                           Solo, or small group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   9 PERUSAL ONLY

fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made:

willpraisethee,Iwill fearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made:

willpraisethee,Iwill

praisepraisethee;forforIamfearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made:

will praisepraisethee;forforIamfearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-made:

will

    ...mar mp ve --lous83

I mp

mp arethyworks; 86

I mf

mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       10 PERUSAL ONLY

Iamfearful-ly-andwonder-f'ly-

Iamfearful-ly-andwonder-fl'y-

Iamfear-fully-andwonder-f'ly-

    ...mar mf ve --lous-are thy works; f89 praisethee,Iwillpraisethee; for f

praisethee,Iwillpraisethee; for f

f dim.h = 4292 made: ...andthat my soul dim. knoweth-rightwell. mf ...and made: mf ...andthatmy made: mf ...andthatmy made: ...andthatmysoul dim. knoweth- rightwell. dim. mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     11 PERUSAL ONLY

    mp ...andthatmysoulknoweth-right well. p 98 thatmysoul mp ...and know that ethmy right soul well. knoweth rightwell. p soul dim. knoweth-rightwell. soul dim. knoweth-rightwell. mp ...andthatmysoulknoweth-right well. p dim. mp dim. p niente105 niente niente delicato, molto espressivo, sostenuto                                              pedal changes with bass notes                                                                                                                                                                               12 PERUSAL ONLY

      *O ppp111 *O ppp Lord.... 118 Lord.... OLord.... nienterit.125 O Lord.... niente rit.                              * These final phrases should be barely perceptible, as if from a distance, or murmured to oneself. To aid in this effect, some of the choir may hum, or sing "ooh" as others sing text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 13 PERUSAL ONLY