horal Series

Gather the People

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

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Keyboard
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G/B

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F

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% 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 ˙
Pr

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

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From the collection MORNING LIGHT Songbook #12790 Compact Disc #12791

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

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& œœ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ œ œ œœ
œœ œœ œœ œ œ
J
vi - ted, the great - est and least. The ban - quet is

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œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ

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ie
˙ ˙ Œ Œ œ œ
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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

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C/G D/F # Em Am
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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 œ ˙. ˙.
heav - en - ly feast that God has pre - pared.

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œ œ œ œ

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

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G/B
j
C

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to Verses
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Final
# Dsus4 D7 G Gsus4 G U Fine
& ˙˙˙ ... œœ œ œ
˙. ˙. ˙˙ . œ ˙. ˙.
˙. ˙. ˙.
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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 -
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

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B

# D Em Bm

& ˙˙˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ . œ ˙ œ

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˙
˙.

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˙ ie ˙.

œ
œ œ œ
˙
œ
œ œ
ev
#
& ˙˙ 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
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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

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# C D G

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˙. ˙.
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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 -
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

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Em A D/F # Em Am
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D.S.
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1-10. come what we eat.
œ ˙. ˙.
?# œ œ
∑ ∑
Pr

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

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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
(Keyboard)

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

% REFRAIN
D/F #

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# 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
& œ œ

# D/F
vi - ted,

#
œ œ
the
F

œ
great - est
œ ie œ
and
D

˙
least.
‰ j
œ œ
The
G
œ
ban - quet
œ œ œ
is
C/G

read - y,
˙
ev
Em Am G/B
œ
C
& œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ 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 ˙. ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Pr

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
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

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# 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.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
all
hearts
flame
all
hearts
love
hearts
clothed
who
im
of
the
im
that’s
that
in
-

-
hun
pris
faith
wound
pris
strong
la
splen
- ger
- oned
in
- ed
- oned
- er
- bor
- dor
ie and
by
our
and
by
than
for
and
thirst.
shame.
hearts.
worn.
fear.
death.
peace.
grace.
We
We
We
We
We
We’ll
We
We
ev
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 -
Pr

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)

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# 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
Pr
#
˙ 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
ev
# 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 - 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.
8.
9.
A
A
A
-
-
-
round
round
round
this
this
this
ta
ta
ta
-
-
-
ble
ble
ble
God’s
our
God’s
peace
hearts
will reign
re - joice
jus - tice reigns
in
in
in
ie
&
# œ
1-10. come
œ
what
œ
we
˙.
eat.
˙.

10. A - round this ta - ble God’s low - ly ones are

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