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9492 Here I Am, Lord Dan Schutte

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Here I Am, Lord
Dan Schutte
Arranged by Michael Pope, SJ,
Dan Schutte, and John Weissrock
INTRO With majesty (q = ca. 80)
#4
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& œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙
Melody
1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my peo - ple cry.
2. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my peo - ple’s pain.
3. I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.

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#
Harmony (vs. 3)

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3. Ah
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Ah
˙

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# j j
Pr

& Œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ Œ
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1. All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.
2. I have wept for love of them. They turn a - way.
3. I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.

# P
& Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ w
3. Ah My hand will save.
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# ∑ Œ j
& œ œ œ. œ œ ˙
œ
1. I who make the stars of night,
2. I will break their hearts of stone,
3. Fin - est bread I will pro - vide

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∑ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&
3. Fin - est bread I will pro - vide

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Œ œ œ œ.
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j
œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ. œ
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1. I will make their dark - ness bright. Who will bear my
2. give them hearts for love a - lone. I will speak my
3. till their hearts be sat - is - fied. I will give my

# Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ
& œ
3. till their hearts be sat - is - fied. I will give my
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# rit.
j Œ Œ
& œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ w œ
1. light to them? Whom shall I send?
2. word to them. Whom shall I send?
3. life to them. Whom shall I send?

# œ ˙ Œ œ œ w œ Œ
& œ œ
rit.
3. life to them. Whom shall I send?

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REFRAIN

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a tempo

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Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

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(or Gt.)

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˙ w ˙ œ œ œ

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# œ
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I have heard you call - ing in the night.
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? # œœ
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go,

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you

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& œœ œ œœ ˙
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lead me. I will hold your peo - ple in my

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Œ œ œ œ œ œ

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1 D.S.
# a tempo to Verse 2
& w˙ ˙˙ Ó ∑ ∑
˙
heart.

?# w ˙
Ó ∑ ∑
w ˙
1 D.S.
# to Verse 2
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& w œ œ ‰ ˙˙
Œ œ ˙˙ .
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a tempo Ch. ƒ
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Final
# a tempo molto rit. U Fine
& w˙ ˙˙ Ó ∑ ∑ ∑
˙
heart.

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Final
# U Fine
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a tempo
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Performance Notes
Here I Am, Lord is simultaneously a hymn of God’s compassion and of Christian ministry, making
it appropriate for vow profession, ordination, and commissioning liturgies. Its length and mood
make it an effective communion meditation song.
The song does take a bit of practice to perform well. We find that the refrain is very easy for
congregations to learn. The verses should be sung by a soloist if at all possible; this enables the
dialogue between the Lord (verses) and his people (refrain) to unfold without confusion. An
optional vocal harmony part has been provided for verse 3; if this is used, it should be sung by a
single voice or small group of voices with the same timbre as that of the soloist singing the verse
melody (i.e. women singing with a woman soloist).
The guitar accompaniment is the most difficult element of this piece. The chords with complicated
names actually involve simple fingerings that have been moved to different fret positions. Finger

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picking, while it may take some practice, greatly enhances the effectiveness of the song. The style
and mood of this hymn suggest that it should not be strummed, since it would make the
accompaniment too heavy.
— D.S.

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Here I Am, Lord
(Guitar/Vocal)
Dan Schutte

INTRO Moderate tempo, with majesty (q = ca. 80)

# 4 GÓ . Gsus4
Œ
G
Ó.
Gsus4 Gmaj7/F#
Œ Ó
C/E
Ó
D
Œ
Dsus2 D/F#
Œ Ó
& 4

% VERSES
G F C/G G C/G G D
# j
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& œ œ œ ˙
Melody
˙
1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my peo - ple cry.
2. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my peo - ple’s pain.
3. I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.

# P
Ó ˙ ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
Harmony (vs. 3)

#
G
3. Ah

Em
j
Am7 G/B
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C Am
Ah

Am7/G D/F# D/C G/B D/A

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& Œ œ œ œ. œ œ œœ ˙ Œ œ œ Ó Ó
œ ˙ ˙
1. All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.
2. I have wept for love of them. They turn a - way.
3. I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.

# œ P
& Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ w ∑
3. Ah My hand will save.
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G C/G G C/G G D
# j
& Œ œ œ œ. j Œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ ˙
1. I who make the stars of night, I will make their dark - ness bright.
2. I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love a - lone.
3. Fin - est bread I will pro - vide till their hearts be sat - is - fied.

# f. j Fœ
& œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
3. Fin - est bread I will pro - vide till their hearts be sat - is - fied.
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G Em Am7 G/B C Am G/B C D

# rit.
& Œ œ œ œ. j Œ w œ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
1. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
2. I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?
3. I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?
rit.
#
& Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ w œ Œ
3. I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?

REFRAIN
D/F # G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gmaj7/F # C/E C/D

w
#F a tempo
& œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

&
#
G

œ Œ œ œ
I
Gsus4

have
G
˙
heard
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you ie Am7
œ œ œ œ
call - ing
G/B

in the
C

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night.
D

œ Œ
rit.
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œ œ
I will
ev
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gmaj7/F# C/E C/D G Gsus4 G
# a tempo
& ˙ Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙. œ
˙ œ
go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your

1 to Verse 2
Am7 D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gmaj7/F# C/E D Dsus2 D/F#
# j D.S.
Pr

& œ. œ œ œ ˙. œ œ Œ Œ Œ Ó Ó Œ Œ Ó
peo - ple in my heart.

2 to Verse 3
Gsus2,4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gmaj7/F# C/E D Dsus2 D/F#
# a tempo D.S.
& w ˙ Œ Œ Ó. Œ Ó Ó Œ Œ Ó
heart.

Final
Gsus2,4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 Gmaj7/F# C/E G
# a tempo rit. U Fine
& w ˙ Œ Œ Ó. Œ Ó Ó Ó Œ Œ
heart.

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Bf TRUMPETS I & II Dan Schutte

INTRO Bright, with majesty (q = ca. 80)

3 3 VERSE 1
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f
3

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REFRAIN
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REFRAIN
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& # ww Œ ˙˙ œ
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a tempo

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˙˙ ˙
˙
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& # œ˙ . œ œ œ œ J
f 3 3
molto ritard

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FRENCH HORNS I & II Dan Schutte

INTRO Bright, with majesty (q = ca. 80)

VERSE 1 REFRAIN
# 4 4 17 18
& #4 ∑ ∑

VERSE 2 REFRAIN
## 17 12
& ∑ ∑ ˙. œ. œ œ
œ J œ

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....hold your peo - ple in my

VERSE 3
3 I
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Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ‰ œ ˙
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F legato
heart.

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J ‰ ie œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
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ev
j j
# # œœ .. œ œ˙ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœœ œ œ ˙ œ œœ œ œ œ
& œ œ Œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙ œ ‰ ˙
a2 J J
f
>w REFRAIN
# œ œ ˙ œ ˙ 19 Fine
& # œ œ ˙ Œ œ œœ œ w ˙ ∑
Pr

> rit.

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Assembly Edition
HERE I AM, LORD
Dan Schutte
Verses

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my peo ple cry.
2. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my peo ple’s pain.
3. I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.

1. All who dwell in dark and sin My hand will save. I, who
2. I have wept for love of them. They turn a way. I will

w
3. I will set a feast for them. My hand will save. Fin est

1. made the stars of night, I will make their dark ness bright.
2. break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love a lone.
3. bread I will pro vide Till their hearts be sat is fied.

2. I will speak my word to them.

3. I will give my life to them.
Refrain
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1. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I
Whom shall I
Whom shall I
send?
send?
send?
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Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you

call ing in the night. I will go, Lord, if you

lead me. I will hold your peo ple in my heart.

Pr

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