In memoriam: Sept.

11, 2001
First performance: Sept. 12 .2002
Los Angeles philharmonic at the BLESS THIS HOUSE
Holywood Bowl Susan Graham,
Soprano Soloist
Vocal Score Taylor – Brahe

Key: F SATB Version Arr. Randol Alan Bass

Andante con tenerezza Transcribed by Sehlapelo M.S
A Tempo
1 5 Unison Chorus

d : m |s : - . s l : - .l |s : f :s |m :d
Four measures of Bless this house, Oh Lord we pray, make it safe by
piano/ symphony

r :t1 |d : d :m |s :-.s l : - .l |s : f :s |m :d
night and day Bless these walls, so firm and stout, keeping want and

12

r :t1 |d : d1 : - .d1 |t :s l
trou - ble out; Bless the roof and chim-ney tall,
r :t1 d : - .d |t1 :t1 l1 :d |ta1 :
trou - ble out; Bless the roof and chim-ney tall,
r :t1 m : - .m |s :s d :f |m :
trou - ble out; Bless the roof and chim-ney tall,
r :t1 l : -.l1 |m :m1 f1 :l1 |de :
trou - ble out; Bless the roof and chim-ney tall,
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l : - .l |s :m r :d |r : d :r |m :d
Let thy peace lie o - ver all; Bless this door, that
l1 : - .t1 |s1 :m d :t1 |ta1 :s1
Let thy peace lie o - ver all; Bless this door, that
f : -.f |m :s f :f |s : m : -.f |s :ta
Let thy peace lie o - ver all; Bless this door, that
r : - .r1 |m1 : .m1 ta1 : la1 |s1 : d :d |d :m
Let thy peace lie o - ver all; Bless this door, that

18 SSATB

f :s |l :t .d1 d1 :s .m |r m r : - .d d : :
f :s |f :f .f s pen to joy and love.
d :de |r :t1 .d d : d .d |d :t1 d :
It may prove ever o pen to joy and love.
l : - .s |f :l .l s :m .s |f : -.f m : :
It may prove ever o pen to joy and love
f :m |r :re .re m :d .d |s1 :s1 s1 : :
It may prove ever o pen to joy and d1 :

Key: D

21 24 mp Pochissimo menomosso
l
1d :m |s :s l :l |s :
Bless these win - dows shi - ning bright,
Three measures of l
1d : m |s :s f :f |m :
Piano or symphony Bless these win - dows shi - ning bright,
l 1
d : : d1 : |r1 :d1
O Lord,_________
: | : : | :
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f :s |m :d r :t1 |d : d :m |s : - .s
Le - tting in Go ’ heav’n-ly light; Bless the hearth a
r .d : t1 |s1 .t1 :l1 l1 :r .s1 |t1 :l1 s1 :d |t1 :r
Le - tting in Go ’ heav’n-ly light; Bless the hearth a
l :s |t .s :f f :s |s :f m :s |s :t
Le - tting in Go ’ heav’n-ly light; Bless the hearth a
t
1 r :r |d :d ta1 :s1 |d : d :d |m : - .m
Le - tting in Go ’ heav’n-ly light; Bless the hearth a

29

l :l |t : - .t d1 : -.d1 |r1 :t l :l |s :
bla - zing there, with smoke as -cen -ding ike a p ay’ ;
d :r .f |m : -.m m :ma |r : - .s s :fe |r :
bla - zing there, with smoke as -cen -ding ike a p ay’ ;
l :d1 .l |l :se .fe : s .l |t .d :r1
1
d1. t :d1 .r1 |d1 .l :t
bla - zing there, with smoke as -cen -ding ike a p ay’ ;
f :f |m :m l1 : -.l1 |s1 :s1 r :r |s : -.f
bla - zing there, with smoke as -cen -ding r :r |s1
ike a p ay’ ;

32 SSATBB

d1 : .d1 |t :s l :l |s : l : - .l |s :m
keep them pure and
m .m |m :m s .f : d .r |m : f .m :r .l1 |d .r :d .s1
Bless the folks who dwell with - in, keep them pure and
d1 : -.d1 |t :t d1 :l |ta : l :f |s : .m
Bless the folks who dwell with - in, keep them pure and
m : - .m |s :m f :f |de : r : .r |m :d
l1 : - .l1 |m :m dwell with - in, keep them pure and
35 SATBB cresc.

r :d |r : d :r |m :d f :s |l :
free from sin; Bless us all that we may fit
ta1 :d |t1 : d :t1 |ta1 :ta1 d :m |f .m :r .de
free from sin; Bless us all that we may fit
f :f |s : m : -.f |s :m l :d1 |l : -.s
free from sin; Bless us all that we may fit
r :r |r : d :d |d : -.d f : .f |f .s :f .m
ta1 :la1 |s1 Bless us all that we may fit

38 Key: A SSATBB f Key: D

r d :r |m : l
s1 :l1 |t1 :s1 m1 : .m1 |r1 :t
fit, O Lord, to d :r |d d 1
l f1 : .s1| s1 .d1 :d .ta1 |t :se
1r1 :fe1 |f1 :f1 .m
dwell with thee,O Lord
fit, O Lord, to l
fe s1 .t1 :r .t1 |m 1m .m |r :m
t1 : .d |r :t1 dwell with thee Bless us all that
fit, O Lord, to s1 :s1 |s1 : f
r s1 :s1 |s1 d1 : .d1 |t :m1 .r1
s1 :s1 |s1 : .s1
dwell with thee Bless us all that
fit, O Lord, to l
1 m : .s |l .fe :se
f
1
Bless us all that
41 mp dolce A Tempo

d1 :s |l :t .d1 d1 : .s |m1 .r1 : .d1 d1 :

1 1
s :m |f :re d :
m :d |d :d d :m .s |f : .f m : |f : r
one day we may dwell, O Lord, with Thee.________________
d1 :ta |l :fe s :d1 |t :s s :t |l :s .f
one day we may dwell, O Lord, with Thee.________________
m :m |d :re m :m |r :r m :d | :d
l1 :s1 |f1 :l1 .la1 s1 :s1 |s1 :s1
Thee._____ O

44 fine

-. | :

-. | :
Three measures of piano or symphony
-. | :

d : -. | :
Lord.