Blessed Are They

Matthew 5:3-9 KJV

The Beatitudes from The Sermon on the Mount

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

There are a few more beatitudes, but given the times we are living in, ending with peacemaking seemed like the right choice.

I wrote this so that choirs with fewer tenors and basses could combine them into a single section and have better balance against more numerous sopranos and altos. There are a few short splits for the baritone part to keep life interesting, but they are all doubled by the piano part so that the whole section can decide to sing just the upper part if they are mainly tenors, or just the lower part if they are mainly basses, or divide between the two.

Enjoy! Maggie

Blessed Are They-Furtak.pdf

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