Psalm 146: Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

Psalm 146: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Music by Luke D. Rosen

For Cantor, SATB Choir, Piano, Guitar

Instrument Parts: Flute Clarinet in Bb Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Horn in F Trumpet in Bb I & II Trombone I & II Tuba Violin I & II

Responsorial Psalm for: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

www.LukeDRosen.com The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Psalm 146: Blessed are the Luke D. Rosen Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit Steadily q = 80 Introduction

Bm A D/F# G Em Bm D/G Asus4 A # 4 & # œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ Piano ˙ ˙ œ ˙œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ?# 4 # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ { œ˙ œ˙ œ œ˙™ œ œ œw Cantor Refrain 5 Bm A D/F# G Em Bm D/G Asus4 A Cantor ° ## & œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ ¢ Blœess-eœd aœre tœhe poor in spi - rœit; thœe king- dom of hœeav- en is their™s! # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ Pno. ˙ ˙ 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˙™ œ œ œw Refrain (or Alleluia)

9 Bm A D/F# G Em Bm D/G Asus4 A ° ## & ™ 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 Choir Bless-ed are the poor in spi - rit; the king- dom of heav- en is theirs!

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 œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ # & # ™ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ Pno. ˙ ˙ 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˙™ œ œ œw { Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. SAMPLEUsed with permission. All rights reserved. Music © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Verse 1,2,3 2 Freely 13 Bm// F#m// Em// Bm// # ° # w œ w & w œ œ w w œ œ w 1. It is the LORD who preserves fideli - ty for - ever, who does justice to those who are op - pressed. Choir 2. It is the LORD who opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD who raises up those who are bowed down. 3. The LORD upholds the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the path of the wicked. œ w w œ œ w ?## w œ œ w w œ ¢ w œ œ w

a tempo Final Refrain (or Alleluia) 17 A Bm A D/F# G ° # 4 & # 4 œ ˙ Œ ™ œ œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ free. œ Choir stran - ger. Bless-ed are the poor in spi - rit; the lu - ia. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ?## 4 Œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ ¢ 4 ™ œ œ œ œ œ

# 4 & # 4 w ™ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ ˙ œ Pno. ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ?# 4 # 4 œ ˙ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ { œwSAMPLEœ˙ œ˙ œ œ˙™ molto rit. 3

20 Em Bm D/G Asus4 A Bm// ° # U & # œ Œ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙™ œ Choir king - dom of heav - en is theirs!

œ œ œ ˙™ U ?## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ∑ ¢ œ œ œ ˙™ # U & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ w Pno. ˙ œ œ œ w ?# U # œ œ œ œ ˙ w œ˙ œ œ œ œ w { œ œ œw w

SAMPLE The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Psalm 146: Blessed are the Luke D. Rosen Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit Steadily q = 80 Introduction

Bm A D/F# G Em Bm D/G Asus4 A

Piano # # 4 œ œ œ & 4 œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Cantor Refrain (or Alleluia) 5 Bm A D/F# G Em Bm D/G Asus4 A # Cantor # Œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ Blœess-eœd aœre tœhe poor in spi - rœit; thœe king - dom of hœeav- en is their™s!

Refrain (or Alleluia)

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 œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Verse 1,2,3 Freely 13 Bm// F#m// Em// Bm// ° ## w œ & w œ œ w w œ œ w 1. It is the LORD who preserves fideli - ty for - ever, who does justice to those who are op - pressed. Choir 2. It is the LORD who opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD who raises up those who are bowed down. 3. The LORD upholds the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the path of the wicked. œ w w œ œ w ?## w œ œ w w œ ¢ w œ œ w

15 Gadd9// F#m// Em// ° # 4 & # w œ 4 w œ œ w w œœ œ It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the LORD who set pris - on - ers Choir It is the LORD who loves the just, the LORD who pro - tects the The LORD will reign for - ever, your God, O Zion, from age to age. Al - le - w œ œ w w œ œ ?## œ œ w w œ œ 4 ¢ w 4 Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. 2 a tempo Final Refrain (or Alleluia) 17 A Bm A D/F# G ° # 4 & # 4 œ ˙ Œ ™ œ œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ free. œ Choir stran - ger. Bless - ed are the poor in spi - rit; the lu - ia. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ?## 4 Œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ ¢ 4 ™ œ œ œ œ œ

molto rit.

20 Em Bm D/G Asus4 A Bm// ° ## U & œ œ œ œ Œ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙™ œ Choir king - dom of heav - en is theirs!

œ œ œ ˙™ U ?## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ∑ ¢ œ œ œ ˙™

SAMPLE A Note on instrumentation for any Psalm Setting by Luke D. Rosen

1. Each psalm may be played with any combination of instruments, or no obligato instruments at all. 2. No dynamic markings are given in the scores: the composer wishes for each group/director to takes liberties with dynamics and have them grow organically from the ensemble and the space. 3. The Horn in F and Trombone I parts double each other (unless otherwise noted in the parts): For Brass Quartet, use Trumpet I/II and Trombone I,II. For Brass Quintet, use Trumpet I/II, Horn in F, Trombone II, and Tuba.

SAMPLE Flute Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit Steadily q = 80 Luke D. Rosen Introduction œ œ ## 4 œ™ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œœ ˙™ & 4 œ J ‰ Œ

Cantor Refrain 5 Refrain 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ j & # ™ ∑ Œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ

Verse 1,2,3 13 Freely # # œ w 4 & w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ w w œœ œ 4 cue: w œ œ w

17 a tempo Final Refrain molto rit. œ œ œ œ # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j U & # 4 ∑ ™ ∑ Œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ play: ™ w

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Clarinet in Bb Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Luke D. Rosen Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit Steadily q = 80 Introduction # ## 4 & # 4 œ œ j ‰ œ œ œ œ™ œœ Œ œ™ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

Cantor Refrain 5 Refrain 4 #### œ œ & ™ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ ˙ œ œ

Verse 1,2,3 13 Freely # # # # œ w w œ w œ 4 & œ œ w w œ œ w w œ w w œœ œ 4 w cue: w œ œ

17 a tempo Final Refrain molto rit. #### 4 œ œ U & 4 ∑ ™ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ ‰ j play: œ œ ˙ œ œ w

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Alto Saxophone Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Luke D. Rosen Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit

Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain 4 3 # ## 4 & # # 4 Ó Œ œ œ

9 Refrain # # œ œ # ## ™ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ ‰ j & ™ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ

Verse 1,2,3 Freely 13 #### 4 & # œ œ w w œ w w w œ œ 4 w cue: œ w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ œ

17 a tempo Final Refrain #### 4 œ œ & # 4 Ó Œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ play: œ J

20 molto rit. # U ## # Œ ‰ j & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w

The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Poor in Spirit Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Luke D. Rosen Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain 4 3 # ## 4 œ œ & # 4 Ó Œ

9 Refrain # # œ œ œ œ # # ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ & ™ œ J œ J

Verse 1,2,3 13 Freely # # # # œ w w œ w œ 4 & w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ w w œœ œ 4 cue: w œ œ

Final Refrain 17 a tempo œ œ # ## 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # 4 Ó Œ ™ œ œ œ ‰ J play:

20 molto rit. # U ## # œ Œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ & œ J w

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Horn in F Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Luke D. Rosen Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Poor in Spirit

Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain 4 3 # # 4 & # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

9 Refrain ### & ™ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

Verse 1,2,3 Freely 13 ### 4 & w œ w w œ œ w w œœ œœ w w œ œ 4 cue: œ œ w w œ w w œ œ œ œ w w

molto rit. a tempo Final Refrain 17 U # # 4 & # 4 œ œ ™ Œ Œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w play:

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Trumpet in Bb I II Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Poor in Spirit Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Luke D. Rosen Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain # # 4 3 # # 4 œ œ œ & 4 œ œ œ œœ œ

9 Refrain #### & ™ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙™ Verse 1,2,3 Freely 13 # # # # w œ w w œ w œ 4 & w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ w w œœ œ 4 cue: w œ œ

Final Refrain 17 a tempo molto rit. # # U & # # 4 œ œ œ ™ Œ Œ œ œ Ó Ó œ 4 œ œ œ œœœ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ w play: ˙™ u

The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Poor in Spirit Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Luke D. Rosen Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain 4 3 ?# 4 œ œ œ # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ

Refrain 9 œ œ ˙ œ ?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # ™ Œ Œ Ó Ó œ ˙™ œ

Verse 1,2,3 Freely 13 w œ w w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ œ ?# w œ œ w w œ œ œ w w œ œ 4 # œ œ w w 4 cue: molto rit. Final Refrain 17 a tempo U œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w ?## 4 œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ Œ Œ œ Ó Ó œ œ ˙™ œ w 4 œ œ œ ™ u play:

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Tuba Psalm 146: Blessed are the The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Poor in Spirit Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Luke D. Rosen Steadily q = 80 Introduction Cantor Refrain 4 3 ?# 4 # 4 œ œ œ œ

9 Refrain ?# ™ Œ Œ Ó Ó # ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ

Verse 1,2,3 13 Freely œ w w œ œ w w œ œ w w œ œ ?# œ œ w w œ œ œ w w œ œ 4 # w œ œ w w 4 cue:

17 a tempo Final Refrain molto rit. ?# 4 U # 4 œ œ œ œ ™ œ Œ Œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ ˙ œ w play: œ ™

Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. SAMPLEMusic © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved. Psalm 146: Blessed are the Violin I II The Abbey Psalms and Canticles Poor in Spirit Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3) Luke D. Rosen Steadily q = 80 Introduction

## 4 & 4 ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ w ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

5 Cantor Refrain 2 ## & œ Œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Refrain 9 # j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # ™ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ J Jœ Jœ

Verse 1,2,3 13 Freely # # œ w 4 & œ œ w w œ œ w w œ w w œœ œ 4 w cue: w œ œ w

Final Refrain 17 a tempo # j œ œ œ œ & # 4 œ ™ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Jœ œ play: J

20 molto rit. ## œ œ œ j U & œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ w Jœ u Ps 146:6c-7,8-9a,9bc-10 (Matthew 5:3). Refrain text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse text: The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, prepared by the monks of Conception Abbey © 2018, 2010 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. SAMPLEUsed with permission. All rights reserved. Music © 2014, Luke D. Rosen. All rights reserved.