Behind Me and Before Me GAB 920

The Guitar Accompaniment Book (c2005) from OCP is a loose leaf book I purchased second hand. It has updates of new songs from 2006 and 2007. I’ve done those from 2006 that I haven’t blogged from elsewhere, and I have skipped the new psalms and service music to get to the songs that were new to the collection in 2007.

This is a song of hope from Bob Dufford that is based on Psalm 139. The refrain is singable by an assembly but each verse has a different tune and will need a cantor. Annoyingly the sheet music neglects to point out when accidentals return to flats. There is a descant for the last voice. The music suggests the verses go at 58 bpm and the chorus at 54 bpm. I can’t distinguish such fine gradations myself.

OCP provides the text in their preview and can sell you the sheet music.

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