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Lord, Every Nation on Earth

Common PsalmEpiphany

Psalm 72:12, 78, 1011, 1213

J. Michael Joncas

RESPONSE cf. Psalm 72:11

Bright and joyful = 47

SA

Cantor and Choir, Assembly sings soprano melody

b
& b 68 .
S.

Lord,

b
& b 68 .
A.

Lord,

b
V b 68
T.

ev - ry

na

ev - ry

na

Lord, ev - ry

? b 68
b
B.

na

ev - ry

na

..

tion

on earth

will

j
.

tion

on earth

will

tion

? b b 68

b
&b

on earth

will

ev - ry

Lord,

ev - ry

a - dore you. Lord,

ev - ry

a - dore you. Lord,

ev - ry

j
.

a - dore,

j


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tion

on

earth

will

..

j
..

a - dore,

you,

na - tion on earth will a - dore

b
Vb

you,

will

? b
b

na - tion on earth will a - dore

you,

..

..

.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.

you.

dore

you.

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na - tion on earth will a - dore

will a - dore

? bb

Lord,

a - dore you.

b
&b

na - tion on earth will a - dore

b
& b

a - dore you.

j
.

For rehearsal only

b 6
& b 8 ..

j
.

MP

Lord,

j
.

you,

will

will a - dore

you.

you.

dore

..

..

..

..

.
.

.
.

.
.

.
.

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[Lord, Every Nation on Earth 2]

VERSES

b
&b

Cantor

1. O

b
&b

God, with your judg - ment en

dow the

king,

and

SA

Cantor

2. Jus - tice shall flow

b
&b

Cantor

3. The

kings

of

Cantor

bb Choir
&

..

T.B.

? b
b
b
&b
1. kings

b
& b .

2. moon

be

b
&b

b
&b

? b .
b

he

the

out,

..

son;

he shall gov - ern your peo - ple,

no more.

j
j

to

help him.

May

.
.

..

kings of A - ra - bia and

and the af - flict - ed when he has no

..

he shall gov - ern your peo - ple with

he rule,

may

he rule

from

He shall have

j
..
J

till the

All

peace,

. .

cries

LE

4. one

days, and pro - found

his

j
.

3. Se - ba shall bring trib - ute.

b
&b

in

poor when

MP

S.A.

er

with your jus - tice the

Tar - shish and the isles shall of-fer gifts;

b
& b .
4. For he shall res - cue the

kings

shall

pay

him

hom

age,

pit

y,

he shall have pit - y

for the

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[Lord, Every Nation on Earth 3]

b .
&b

1. jus

tice,

with jus - tice

j
. .

2. sea

to sea

b
.
&b

3. all kings shall pay

and

? b ..
b

ly

age,

ed ones

er

to

the ends

To Response

with judg - ment.

of the

earth.

To Response

all

na - tions shall serve him.

To Response

To Response

save.

poor;

..

..

..
J

.
.

..
J

and the

the lives

of the poor he shall

MP

b
& b ..

him hom

b
&b
4. low

from the Riv

and your af - flict

SA

b
& b .

To Response

LE