"May Love Preside"

(after aria "Ombra Mai Fu" & Largo from the opera Xerxes)

Lyrics, vocal & flute arrangements Opera by Georg Friedrich Handel

by Sherry Abstein Gordon Piano score by Steve Bartek & Pierre Gouin

Andante ( = 94 )
       
Soprano    3
4
       
Alto    3
4
             
mp mf 
Flute    3
4       
(or violin)
 
   43              
     
   
Piano ff     f
  3  
4                  
Legato & Pedal throughout

      
 
8

S.

      
A.  
 
 
     
 
f
        
3

      

Fl.

   
3

       
                 
       
ff
Pno.
      
            

With thanks to Barbara B. Wallace and the Emmett Women's Choir

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 A
 
f
      
14

S.    
S1.May love pre side
S2.May love pre side in

 
mf
      
  

A.

May love pre side

    mf  mp 
Fl.           
   
                 
     
mf
  
Pno.
       
     


    
            
poco ritard.

        
19

S.

3
in e v'ry heart, Be ing e v'ry end, each start.
- e v'ry heart, ev v'ry end,

  
               
  
A.
  
3
in e v'ry 3 heart, Be - ing e - v'ry end, each start.


  mf             
f

3 poco ritard.

Fl.    
 
3

      
3

     

  
Pno.
  poco ritard.
    
         

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  
      
    
a tempo

   
23

S.

May joy rise up in song for e v'ry tear,

f
     
       
   
A.
  
May joy rise up in song for e v'ry tear, And

  mf   
a tempo
  
    f

      

Fl.

       
           
      
  

f a tempo
    
Pno.

            

  
  mf  
poco rit.

   
27

S.
     
 
And hands reach out sooth ing a way each fear,

   
        
       
A.
  
-

hands reach out sooth ing a way each fear,
    
  
 
poco rit.
Fl.        

    
          
 
  
Pno. poco rit.

         
       

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C
   
f a tempo ff f
 
31
            
 
S.

Bring ing a blaze of light in to the dark. May

dark.


mf f ff f
          
A.
   
 
  
Bring ing a blaze of light in to the dark.
      
mf a tempo
        
 
Fl.


  


 
            
     
    
  
Pno. a tempo
   
       

 mf
     
f

        
  
35

S.

- wis dom spread its wings o ver the earth. May
f May wis dom spread its wings mf o ver the earth.

 
mf
   
A.

      
f

spread its wings o ver the earth.
  mf
 
f
Fl.        
      
         
   
    
   
Pno.
       
     
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      
         
ritard. ritard.

       
39

S.

- we let go of pain, for give and know peace a gain,

f May we let

   mf  mp 
A.             
 
go
 pain, for give and know peace a gain,
let of

ritard.  
       
mf 
 
ritard.

     
 
Fl.

  
       
   

  

         
 
       
Pno. ritard. ritard.
     
     

 

ritard.
 
   f
        
3

  
43

S.    
ff
Lift ing to the stars all that cries out for re
 

mf f mf
           
 
A.

 3
Lift ing to the stars all that cries out for re

        
  
ritard.

Fl.     
 
 
    
3

           
  


    
Pno. ritard.

    
  

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
mf
S. 
46

          
birth. we will make our
 

f

ritard.

       
   
A.
 


birth. All days are bless ings if we will make our

  
        
mf mp mf

   
ritard.

  
    
 
Fl.

   

 

               
      
Pno. ritard.
     
         

  

f poco a poco ritard.
 ff
 
      
   
50

S.
 
selves the gift. Let love pre side!
Let love pre side!

   
         
 
A.
   
selves 
the gift.
ff
Let love now
fff
pre side!

     
f ff

poco a poco ritard.

     
 
Fl.

     
 
    

      
Pno. poco a poco ritard. ff  
     
   
 

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