horal Series

SAMPLE
Gather the People
Assembly, SAB Choir, Descant, Keyboard, and Guitar
Dan Schutte
INTRO Lively (q = ca. 168)
D/F #
#
G C/G Em Am

& 43 œ œ œ œ œ˙ ˙ œ˙ . œ œ ˙˙ .. œ œ œœ
˙.
˙. .
Keyboard
? # 43 œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œœ œ
œ
œ
G/B F Am Dsus4 D
#
& œ˙ . œ œ n ˙˙˙ ... ˙˙ ... œœ .. œœ .. œ˙ . œ œ
˙
?# œ œ
œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ nœ. œ. J œ
œ
% Descant
REFRAIN
# Œ Œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ Œ Œ œ
& œ J ˙ œ
Oh, gath - er the great and least. Al le - -
% Soprano
# Œ
& œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ œœ œœ œœ
Alto œ œ œ ˙
Gath - er the peo - ple! En - ter the feast! All are in -

?# œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ
Baritone
% D/F #
# G C/G Em C

& œ˙ . œ œ œ œ˙
. ˙ œ˙ . œ œ œ ˙.
˙. œ œ œ
˙.
?# œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
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# œ. Œ Œ Œ
& œ. œ œ œ. œ. œ
lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! The

# ‰ j
& œœ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ œ œ œœ
œœ œœ œœ œ œ

SAMPLE
J
vi - ted, the great - est and least. The ban - quet is

?# nœ œ œ ˙ ‰ a Jœ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ

# G/B F D G

& œ œ œ œ œ˙ . œ ˙˙ . œ˙ . œ œ œ
˙. œ aœ
?# nœ œ œ œ
œ
œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ

# œ. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ
& J Œ Œ
ban - quet is now pre - pared. Al - le -

# œ œœ ˙˙ Œ œ œœ œœ œœ
& œœ œ œ
˙˙ œ œ
read - y, now to be shared. Join in the

?# œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
œ Œ

C/G D/F # Em Am
# œ œ ˙˙ ... œ œ œ œ
& œ˙ ˙ œ˙ . ˙ ˙.
.
?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ

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# œ. œ. Œ œ œ
& ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

# œ œœ
& œ œ ˙˙ œœ œ œœ ˙. ˙.
œ œœ

SAMPLE
œ ˙. ˙.
heav - en - ly feast that God has pre - pared.

?# œ œ œ ˙ ˙. ˙.
œ œ œ œ

G/B C D G D/G
#
& œ˙ . œ œ ˙˙ . œ œ˙ . œ œ ˙.
˙
˙. œ
˙. ˙.
?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ. J œ
œ œ œ œ œ

to Verses

j
Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4
# j
& œ˙ .. œ œ ˙˙ .. ˙ œ œ˙ .. œ œ œ˙ œ
. œ ˙˙˙ ...

?# ˙ œ œ
œ ˙ ˙ œ
œ œ œ œ œ

Final
# Dsus4 D7 G Gsus4 G U Fine
& ˙˙˙ ... œœ œ œ
˙. ˙. ˙˙ . œ ˙. ˙.
˙. ˙. ˙.
?# œ œ œ œ . U
œ œ ˙ œ. J œ œ œ. œ
œ œ ˙.

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VERSES

# Œ
S

& Œ ˙ œœ œ œ œ ˙˙ Œ
œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ
A
1. A - round this ta - ble we dine as kin, be -

SAMPLE
2. A - round this ta - ble we tell great tales, the
3. A - round this ta - ble God’s boun - ty falls on
4. A - round this ta - ble God’s mer - cy flows to
5. A - round this ta - ble new hope is born, the
6. A - round this ta - ble God’s heal - ing flows to
7. A - round this ta - ble God’s peace will reign in
8. A - round this ta - ble our hearts re - joice in
9. A - round this ta - ble God’s jus - tice reigns in
10. A - round this ta - ble God’s low - ly ones are

?# Œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Œ œ
B

# D Em Bm

& ˙˙˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙ œ
˙. ˙.
?# ˙ œ œ
˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ

#
& ˙˙ œœ œœ Œ
œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ œ
1. lov - ed fam - ’ly of God. We
2. won - drous sto - ries of grace. We
3. all who hun - ger and thirst. We
4. hearts im - pris - oned by shame. We
5. flame of faith in our hearts. We
6. all the wound - ed and worn. We
7. hearts im - pris - oned by fear. We
8. love that’s strong - er than death. We’ll
9. hearts that la - bor for peace. We
10. clothed in splen - dor and grace. We

?# ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ Œ œ

# C D G

& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ œ
˙. ˙.
?# ˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
œ
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# œ œœ ˙˙ Œ œ œœ œœ œœ
& ˙ œœ œ ˙˙
˙ # œœ œ œ œ
1. share the Bod - y of Christ, the Lord. Here we be -
2. hold the mem - ’ry of Christ, the Lord. So we be -
3. drink the full - ness of Christ, the Lord. So we be -

SAMPLE
4. know com - pas - sion in Christ, the Lord. Let us be -
5. find our cour - age in Christ, the Lord, till we be -
6. join the suf - f’rings of Christ, the Lord, as we be -
7. live in free - dom through Christ, the Lord, as we be -
8. rise in glo - ry with Christ, the Lord. Then we be -
9. breathe the spir - it of Christ, the Lord, till we be -
10. share the ban - quet of Christ, the Lord. Here we be -

?# ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
Œ

Em A D/F # Em Am
# œ œ ˙˙˙ ... œ œ œ œ
& ˙ œ œ ˙˙ .
˙. # œ˙ . ˙.

?# ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ

#
& œœ œœ
D.S.
œœ n ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ∑ ∑
1-10. come what we eat.
œ ˙. ˙.
?# œ œ
∑ ∑
G/B F Am Dsus4 D
# œ œ œ
D.S.
& ˙. n ˙˙˙ ... ˙˙ ..
˙. œœ .. œœ .. œ˙ . œ œ

?# œ œ œ œ œ
œ nœ. œ. œ J œ œ
œ œ œ. œ

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(Guitar/Vocal)
Dan Schutte
INTRO Lively (q = ca. 168)
D/F #
# 3 G C/G
œ
Em
˙.
Am
œ œ œ
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ

SAMPLE
(Keyboard)

# G/B
œ œ
F Am Dsus4 D
& œ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ œ œ

% REFRAIN
D/F #
# G C/G Em
Œ
C
& œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
Gath - er the peo - ple! En - ter the feast! All are in -

# G/B F D
‰ j
G C/G
& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ
vi - ted, the great - est and least. The ban - quet is read - y,

#
# D/F œ œ
Em
˙ Œ
Am
œ œ œ œ
G/B
œ œ œ
C
& œ ˙ œ
now to be shared. Join in the heav - en - ly feast that

# D G D/G Am7/G D G/B C

& œ œ œ ˙. ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
God has pre - pared.

to Verses Final
# Dsus4 Dsus4 D7 G Gsus4 G U Fine
& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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VERSES

# DŒ Œ
Em Bm
Œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ
1. A - round this ta - ble we dine as kin, be -
2. A - round this ta - ble we tell great tales, the

SAMPLE
3. A - round this ta - ble God’s boun - ty falls on
4. A - round this ta - ble God’s mer - cy flows to
5. A - round this ta - ble new hope is born, the
6. A - round this ta - ble God’s heal - ing flows to
7. A - round this ta - ble God’s peace will reign in
8. A - round this ta - ble our hearts re - joice in
9. A - round this ta - ble God’s jus - tice reigns in
10. A - round this ta - ble God’s low - ly ones are

# C D G
& ˙ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ
1. lov - ed fam - ’ly of God. We
2. won - drous sto - ries of grace. We
3. all who hun - ger and thirst. We
4. hearts im - pris - oned by shame. We
5. flame of faith in our hearts. We
6. all the wound - ed and worn. We
7. hearts im - pris - oned by fear. We
8. love that’s strong - er than death. We’ll
9. hearts that la - bor for peace. We
10. clothed in splen - dor and grace. We

D/F #
# Em A
œ
Em Am
œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ œ œ œ
1. share the Bod - y of Christ, the Lord. Here we be -
2. hold the mem - ’ry of Christ, the Lord. So we be -
3. drink the full - ness of Christ, the Lord. So we be -
4. know com - pas - sion in Christ, the Lord. Let us be -
5. find our cour - age in Christ, the Lord, till we be -
6. join the suf - f’rings of Christ, the Lord, as we be -
7. live in free - dom through Christ, the Lord, as we be -
8. rise in glo - ry with Christ, the Lord. Then we be -
9. breathe the spir - it of Christ, the Lord, till we be -
10. share the ban - quet of Christ, the Lord. Here we be -

# G/B F Am Dsus4 D
& œ œ
D.S.
œ ˙. ˙. ∑ ∑
1-10. come what we eat.

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GATHER THE PEOPLE GATHER THE PEOPLE (Continued)

Dan Schutte

# Refrain
3 Π#
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ & ˙ Œ
œ œ
Gath - er the peo - ple! En - ter the feast! All are in -
œ ˙. œ œ
1. lov - ed fam - ’ly of God. We
œ
2. won - drous sto - ries of grace. We
# 3. all who hun - ger and thirst. We
4. hearts im - pris - oned by shame. We
‰ j
5. flame of faith in our hearts. We
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
vi - ted, the great - est and least. The ban - quet is 6. all the wound - ed and worn. We
œ œ œ
7. hearts im - pris - oned by fear. We
8. love that’s strong - er than death. We’ll
9. hearts that la - bor for peace. We
#
˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
10. clothed in splen - dor and grace. We
& œ ˙ œ œ œ
read - y, now to be shared. Join in the heav - en - ly
(Fine) to Verses
#
5 & ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ
#
1. share the Bod - y of Christ, the Lord. Here we be -
& ˙ œ œ œ ˙. ˙.
2. hold the mem - ’ry of Christ, the Lord. So we be
œ
feast that God has pre - pared. 3. drink the full - ness of Christ, the Lord. So we be
4. know com - pas - sion in Christ, the Lord. Let us be
5. find our cour - age in Christ, the Lord, till we be
# Verses
6. join the suf - f’rings of Christ, the Lord, as we be
œ Œ
7. live in free - dom through Christ, the Lord, as we be
& Œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
1. A - round this ta - ble we dine as kin, be -
SAMPLE 8. rise in glo - ry with Christ, the Lord. Then we be
Assembly Edition

2. A - round this ta - ble we tell great tales, the 9. breathe the spir - it of Christ, the Lord, till we be
3. A - round this ta - ble God’s boun - ty falls on 10. share the ban - quet of Christ, the Lord. Here we be
4. A - round this ta - ble God’s mer - cy flows to
5. A - round this ta - ble new hope is born, the 2 to Refrain
6. A - round this ta - ble God’s heal - ing flows to
7. A - round this ta - ble God’s peace will reign in
# œ œ œ
& ˙. ˙.
8. A - round this ta - ble our hearts re - joice in
1-10. come what we eat.
9. A - round this ta - ble God’s jus - tice reigns in
10. A - round this ta - ble God’s low - ly ones are

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