Prayer of St. Francis

Sanford Dole
Prayer of St. Francis
Duration: 3'30"
Prayer of St. Francis
2
for Double Choir
Sanford Dole
Moderato q = 80
1st Soprano
  mp
 

Lord,

 
Lord,
  
 Lord,
 
 
2nd Soprano

      

Lord,
 
 

3
mp



   

Lord,
2nd Bass
  

mp
 
 
mp


Lord,

Lord,
   
mp

 







 
 

 
mf
Lord,
make me an in - stru - ment

      
Lord,
make me an in - stru - ment

 
    
Lord,
make me an in - stru - ment
Lord,
3
3
mf
mf
mf
     
f




f
  

of your peace.
f
  

of your peace.

  
f
of your peace.

3



    
        



 


 
 
3
3
f
mf
3

3
   
    


   




    
     
3
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
f
3
3

f
make me an in - stru - ment
3

of your peace.
     
3

of your peace.



Moderato q = 80
Piano
for rehearsal
only

mf
f
of your peace.
Lord, make me an in - stru - ment
mp
2nd Tenor
mf
 


 
3
Lord,
2nd Alto

Lord, make me an in - stru - ment
mp
1st Bass
mf

      
3
 
of your peace.
Lord, make me an in - stru - ment
mp
1st Tenor

Lord, make me an in - stru - ment
mp
1st Alto
mf
      
3
  f
of your peace.




  


3
7
S.
 

mf

3
  













Where there is ha - tred,


A.
mf


3
    
Where there is
B.

  




T.
mf

3
Where there is ha
mf

ha - tred,




3
tred,
   
Where there is ha - tred,
S.
mf






3
   

let me sow love;


A.



mf


  
where there is
   

   

3
let me sow love;
B.



T.




mf
3
let me sow love;





mf
3
  

let me sow love;

Pno.




mf

3
  


3
 
  
3
3
  
  

   
3
    


3
  





where there is








  
  
4
13
S.




mf
   


   
p
3
par - don;


A.


  
mf

B.



T.


  





  


S.
   
in-ju - ry,
in - ju- ry,
 
A.
  
in -ju - ry,
 

T.
B.

 
in - ju- ry,
 
 
  


 

   
p
3

   
p
where there is doubt,






  
mp
   
where there is des -
mp
   
mp
   
faith;



mp
  
faith;



in - ju- ry,
mp
  
faith;

    
 
  
  
mp
faith;
in - ju- ry,
    
   
where there is des -

3
mp
where there is des -

in - ju- ry,
       
in - ju - ry,
Pno.
   
   
where there is doubt,
par - don;
   

3
where there is doubt,
par - don;
mf
p
mp
where there is des -
where there is doubt,
par - don;
mf

  
   


3
    


p
    


3


      
mp

    
5
S.
19
 




pair,
 
A.



pair,
 
 pair,
T.
B.









pair,
S.



   
mf
mf


       

mf
joy,
mf
fp
f
   


T.
B.





        

       
mf
hope;where there is dark - ness,


 
Pno.

 


  
joy,
joy,
mf
fp
f
  

  

light;
joy,
joy,
mf
fp
f
   



joy,
      
      
     
and where there is sad - ness,

  
   
andwhere there is sad - ness,
joy,
 
fp
fp
 
       
         

 
 
         







joy,

fp

joy,
fp
 
joy,
                   


f
mf

joy,
and where there is sad - ness,

 

and where there is sad - ness,
hope;where there is dark - ness,


light;
hope;where there is dark - ness,
mf

joy,
light;
        



f
light;
hope;where there is dark - ness,
A.

fp

 
 
  
  

6
ff



26
S.


 

mp

  
joy.
ff
 
A.
O


joy,
ff
 
 joy,
T.
B.
S.

joy.


joy,
joy.
 
ff
 
 joy,
Pno.


 
ff

joy,
joy.
joy,
joy,


 

 








Mas - ter,

 
   
 

 


p

   
  
mf

O Di - vine Mas - ter,
  

 
O Di -vine
Mas ter,
 

cresc.


mf
       

O Di - vine

 

 
p
cresc.

  
p
  

cresc.
O Di -vine


 


 
 
 





 

joy.
Di - vine
cresc.
O Di -vine


p

O Di - vine Mas ter,
joy.


ff


joy,




 

joy.
joy,
joy,
B.
joy,

joy,
ff



joy,
T.


 ff

A.
joy.
ff
 

 
cresc.


Mas - ter,
 

 

Mas ter,
Mas ter,
mp

 

O
Di - vine


    
p



cresc.



Mas - ter,
  
      

 







7
   


f
33
S.
grant that I

   
f
A.
grant that I

may

may

   
3
not so much seek
 3
   

       
 grant that I may
f
B.
   


grant that I
S.



may
may
f
   
 grant that I
T.
B.


f

  
grant that I
may




may

f

  

 

 
 
  
to con - sole;
mp

 
as
to con - sole;

not so much seek to be con - soled
as
to con - sole;
        
mp

 
not so much seek to be con - soled
as
to con - sole;
mp
3




      

 
as
to con - sole;
     
mp
to be con - soled


 
as
to con - sole;
        
mp

 
not so much seek to be con - soled
as
to con - sole;

        
mp

 
not so much seek to be con - soled
as
to con - sole;

  

 
to be con - soled
3
3
3
          
             
Pno.
as

 
not so much seek
may
 

not so much seek
 

mp
3


            
grant that I
mp
        
f
A.
to be con - soled
3
f
3










    
grant that I
to be con - soled

     
not so much seek
f
T.
     
     




        

3
mp




   
8
38
S.





     
p
    
as to un -der - stand;


A.

p
 

     
   
B.



T.


p
as to un -der - stand;



p
     
as to un -der - stand;
S.



A.
p
 



B.

 



  
Pno.

 
 

   

f
 


mf
  
mf
p
    







   




mf
  
as to love,
p
mf

 
 
p


 
  









   
as to love,

    

     

  

    
  

  



 
f
love,
f
  
as to love,
to be un - der - stood,
    

love,
p

f
 
as to love,
 

love,
to be loved,


love,
to be loved,
to be un - der - stood,


f
to be loved,


love,
to be un - der - stood,
to be un - der - stood,
T.

 
to be loved,

     
as to un -der - stand;

f
love,
f
 
love,

f
 
love,
    
  
  


    

 
  
mf
f
9
 

47
S.
  
love.
 
A.
love.
 

T.
mf
        
For
it is in giv - ing that we re - ceive;
3
3
mf
3
            
3
B.




S.

 

B.


love.
Pno.
3
             
3
3
For


mf

For





it is in giv - ing that we re - ceive;
3
3
    
    
it is in giv - ing that we re - ceive;



mf
3
3
            

it is in par -don -ing that we are par -doned;




mf
3

        
3

  
is is in par -don -ing that weare par - doned;


 

         

       

 




 


3
           
   
 love.

       3    


mf
mf

3
mf
love.
T.

it is in par -don -ing that we are par -doned;
love.
A.

it is in par -don -ing that we are par -doned;
love.
 


For it is in giv - ing that we re - ceive;
love.
 


3
3
mf
3

3





      
     

3


    
      

3
 

 


10



54
S.
    
and
A.
it
3
is in
3
 
  
and
it
is in

dy - ing,

  
dy - ing,
B.
   
S.
it
is in

 



B.
 



and,

it is in
dy - ing
it is in
 
3
     
dy - ing
3
 
it is in
dy - ing
   
      
  
 

   
and
3
3
           
 

3
  

mp
  

3




dy - ing
it is in
and,
Pno.
  
   
and
 

 

 

3
3
and
mp
dy - ing
    
and,
T.

dy - ing,
and

 
dy - ing
 
and,
A.

3
and
mp
dy - ing
        

and it is in
dy - ing,
 


 
dy - ing
3
T.
mp
  




p

 
that
we
p

 
that
we
p
 
that
we

p

that

 

   
are

p

are
are
 
we
are
 
 
 
11
 mp
 
59
S.
that
mp
 
A.
that
mp
T.
B.

we
are
 
we
are

born,

we
born,
mp
 
 
we
are

 


 
born,
B.



born,
 
Pno.


mp
 
  
born

  


e - ter - nal
f
  

to
e - ter
f
 



life,


nal
-

e - ter - nal
f



   
to
e - ter - nal

life,

life,

life.

      

born
to
e - ter - nal
life,
mf
f

 


mf


mf




mf


born
 
to
to



born
 
 


born
born
 
 born,
T.
  
born,
f
 
born

born,
A.
  
born,
 
are
born

 
 that
that
S.
 
 
  

mf


f
 
to
e - ter - nal
life,
f


 
 

to
e - ter -
nal
life,
f

   


to
 
   
   
 
e - ter - nal
   


f
 
 
   
 

life,




     

    


12
rit.
64
S.

 
3
  

that we are born
 
A.
3
  

that we are born
 

T.
B.

 
3
S.
A.
 
B.
 


 
Pno.

 
life.
  

to e - ter- nal
life.
A
A
  

to e - ter- nal
life.
A
   
  

ff
that we are born
to e - ter- nal
life.
3

3
3
  

3
  

that we are born
3
  

  
3
  
  
3


  

ff
to e - ter- nal
life.
-
 
-
men,

-
men,
 
-
men,
ff
  
A

-


A- men.


men,
A- men.

  

A - men.

  
A - men.

  
A - men.
 
  
A - men.
Grandly q = 72
   
   

   



 

 

   
   

men,
  
A
A- men.
   
 
A
life.
men,
ff
life.
to e - ter- nal
-
  
to e - ter- nal


   
 
   


men,
ff
  
  
-
 
A
A- men.
   
ff
A


   
men,
  
life.
  
-
ff
to e - ter- nal
that we are born
that we are born
rit.
 
to e - ter- nal
 


that we are born
T.

  
  
that we are born
 

  
Grandly q = 72
ff
ff

  
     
   
     











March 24 - April 8, 2008
Oakland, CA