20.

Thanks be to God Felix Mendelssohn

From "Elijah"
 
  
(1809-1847)

   
5
      
Soprano
 
 Thanks be to God! He
Alto

             
 Thanks be to God! He
       
Tenor          
     Thanks be to God! He
               
Bass         
Allegro moderato  Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-sty land!  Thanks be to God! He
          
    
ma non fuoco

              
             
     
Accomp.  
             
      
     
     
      
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      
     
S    
Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-
 sty

lav-eth the thir-sty land,
   
the thir- sty land!
 
A  
                         
              
lav-eth the thir-sty land, the thir- sty land! Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-sty
    
T             
 lav-eth the thir-sty land, the thir- sty land! Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-sty
            ()        
B     
       
lav-eth the thir-sty land, the thir - sty land! Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-sty
              
            
         
      

                      
        
     
   
   
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S          


land!  Thanks be to God,  thanks be to God!
   
A     
   
    
  
 Thanks be to God,  thanks be to God!
 
land!
 
T              
 
land!
     Thanks be to God,
    thanks be to God!
         
B     
land!  Thanks be to God,  Thanks be to  
God, be
 
to
  God!
          


 
    
           
 
    
          
                     
        
1 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
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S      
        

 The    
   ters ga - ther,
wa-  they rush a-long; they are
A                   
 The
  
wa-ters ga - ther, they rush a-long; they are
     
T      
       
 
 The    
     
wa-ters ga - ther, they rush a-long;
  
they are
B
 
              
 The wa-ters ga - ther, they rush a-long;      they are
    
                
       
      
     
    
            
      
   

   
            
S
 

lift- ing their voi- ces!

the wa - ters ga - ther, they

rush

a-long,
  
A       
lift- ing their voi - ces!
    the
T                  

     
lift- ing their voi - ces! the wa - ters ga - ther, they
               
B  
lift- ing their voi - ces! the wa - ters ga - ther, they
          

          
  
  
     
     
       
       
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           
S              
 
   they rush a- long, the 
wa-ters ga - ther, they rush a- long,
                
A
   a-

wa - ters ga - ther, they,

rush a-long,  they rush  long, they
 
 
             
 
T

 
rush
 
a- long, the

wa - ters ga - ther, they rush a- long, they rush a- long;

   ()      
B   
rush a- long, the wa - ters ga - ther, they rush a-

  
       
 
 



    
 
    
      
      
   
  
   
   
2 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
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S          
 see, they  rush a-long;  Thanks
  be
 to

A       
 
            
wa- ters ga - ther, they

rush a-long,
 
the wa - ters ga - ther, they
     
       
   
T

   Thanks be to God!
  
He
 
lav - eth the thir - sty
  
      
B
    
         
long, the wa- ters ga - ther, they rush a-long;
  
           
      
   


       
        
 
    

              
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     
S
         
  
God!

the wa- ters ga - ther, they
  
rush a-long,
 the wa- ters ga - ther, they
A    
    
       
     
rush a-long, they rush a-long; Thanks be to God! He
                
  
T
 
land!
  the wa- ters ga - ther, they rush a-long, they
         
   
  
B
Thanks be to God! He lav - eth the thir - sty land!
                         
         

           

    
    
             
           

           
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
S     
sty land!
rush a- long; He lav -

eth the thir - The
A           
lav - eth the land!
  
Thanks be to God,
               
T      
 rush a - long, the wa - ters ga -
   
ther, they rush a-long;
     
B      
Thanks be to God, be to God!
                  
                  
           
             
              
     
    
3 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
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S       
()
 
wa - ters ga -  they 
ther, rush a- long;
  Thanks
   
be to
A               
 
be to God! the wa - ters ga - ther, they
  


   

T


   
Thanks be to God, Thanks be to
           
B        
Thanks! the wa - ters ga - ther, they rush a- long;
                
             
   
  
()
             
            

  

    


  50
   
      
S   
 
God!  He lav - eth the thir- sty land!  The
              
A

 The

rush a - long;

He

lav - eth the thir - sty land!
             
T
  
  The

God, be

to God!
 
He lav - eth the thir - sty land!

           
B  
 The
        
Thanks be to God! He lav - eth the thir - sty land!
     
        
                     
   
          
           
                
  

    55 

                     
   
S

storm-y bil-lows are high
   
their fu - ry is migh-ty,

the
   
storm-y bil-lows are
A                      
storm-y bil-lows are high their fu - ry is migh-ty, the storm-y bil-lows are
                      
T
         
      ()
storm-y bil-lows are high their fu - ry is migh-ty,
 y bil-
the storm-
 lows
 are

B
 
             
    
  
storm-y bil-lows are high their fu - ry is migh-ty, the storm-y bil-lows are
 
           
 
( )    
  
      
      
      
()   
4 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
        
60 65
           

S


high, their fu- ry is migh - ty, migh-ty their fu-ry.
A                   
      
high, their fu- ry is migh - ty, migh-ty their fu-ry.
           
T 
 
high,
    
their fu- ry is migh - ty,
  
migh-ty their fu-ry.
  
         
B 
 But the
  
high, their fu- ry is migh - ty, migh-ty their fu-ry.
                           
   
   

       
      
                          
     
          

  
    
   
70
         
S
  
 But the Lord is a - bove them and al - migh - ty!
  
     
A             
 But the Lord
 
is a - bove them and al - migh- ty!
        
      
T     
 But the Lord 
   ty!
  
is a - bove them and al - migh -
         
 
B     
Lord is a - bove them and al - migh-ty! Thanks be to
 
             
 
                   
      
        
  
          
        
  

  75         
            
S
             

lav-eth the thir-sty land! The storm-y bil-lows are
Thanks be to God! He

high, their
                   

A
Thanks,  thanks be to God! The storm-y bil-lows are high, their
                      
T
 
  storm-
 ybil-lows
 are 
        
Thanks be to God, to God! The high, their
                 
B     
God! He lav-eth the thir-sty land! The storm-y bil-lows are high, their
        
        
                     
 
    
                             
 
      
5 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
                
80 85
S    
  

fu - ry is migh-ty.  But the Lord is a - bove them,
A               
       
fu - ry is migh-ty.  But the Lord is a - bove them,
           
     
 ()    
T
 
 fu - ry is migh-ty.  But the Lord is a - bove them,
             
        
B 
fu - ry is migh-ty.  But the Lord is a - bove them,
  
                   
                              
     
 
      
      
             
                  
           
      
   
90 95
S           
  

and al - migh - ty, but the

Lord,   but the Lord is a -
A              
        
and al - migh- ty, but the Lord,  but the Lord is a -
        
   
   
T        

 
 and al - migh - ty, but the Lord,  but the Lord is a -
    ()    
      
B      
and al - migh - ty,  but the Lord is a -
 


      ()   
    
    
    ()    
       
  
   
   
  
                    
               
  
100
     
               
S
 
 bove them, and al - migh-ty! Thanks be to God! He lav - eth the thir- sty
 
A           
  

bove them, and al - migh - ty! Thanks be to
     
         
T
 

  
bove them, and al - migh - ty! Thanks be to God! He
        
B 
 
bove them, and al - migh - ty!
 
Thanks,
      
   
     
  
   
 
     
 
        
 
          
      
6 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
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    
    

 
S
land! Thanks   be to
 God! He laves the thir - sty
A               

God!
  He  lav - eth the thir - sty land! He lav - eth the
              
 
T
 lav - eth the thir - sty land! He
  lav - eth, lav - eth the land!
      
B      
 
Thanks be to God! He laves the
  

                       
       
  
        
         
  

    
     
110
S   
land! Thanks be to God! Thanks! He
      
A       
land!

Thanks be to God! Thanks!
  He
          
T
 
 Thanks be to God!
 Thanks be to God! He
        
B    
land!
  Thanks

be to God! He lav - eth,
 
he


                        
      
   
    
         
   

    
  
115
       
S
 
lav - eth the thir- sty land! Thanks be to God, to
 

             
A

lav - eth the land, the thir - sty land! Thanks be to
T     
        

   
lav - eth the land, the thir- sty land!
   
B    

lav - eth the thir- sty land! Thanks
                  
 
      
   
           
      
  
7 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
     
S          
God, Thanks be to Thanks be to God,
 
A    
 
   
  
God! Thanks be to God,  Thanks be to
          
T
  
 Thanks be to God! Thanks be to God,
     
B 
          
Thanks,
 
     
   
 

          
   

      
    

  
        
120
  
S
     
 The
Thanks be to God,
 
Thanks!
   
wa-ters ga-ther, they
A               
God, Thanks be to God!  The wa-ters ga-ther, they
     
()         
     
T
  The
 
Thanks be to God, to God! wa-ters ga-ther, they
 
 
 
()
         
B
   
Thanks be to God!  The wa-ters ga-ther, they
          
                 
 
  
            
             
       


            
125     
S               

    
the wa-ters ga-ther, they rush
rush a- long,
     a-long, the rush
 a-long, 
they
A                   

  
rush a- long, the wa-ters ga-ther, they rush a- long, they rush a- long, they

   
                 
    
T
 
rush a- long, the wa-ters ga-ther, they

rush a- long, they rush a- long, they
                       
B           
rush a- long, the wa-ters ga-ther, they rush a- long, they rush a- long, they
        
  


    


    
    

   
              
           
8 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn
       
          
130
S      
 
 a-long,  Thanks be to
rush
  
God! He lav-eth the thir-sty

                 
A
 
 Thanks be to
     
rush a-long, God! He lav-eth the thir-sty
                
T
 
  Thanks be to
rush a-long,
   God! He lav-eth the thir-sty
      
        
B       
rush a-long,  Thanks be to God! He lav-eth the thir-sty

        

         
      ( )      
  

 
      
          
       

 
     
135 140
S         
land! Thanks be to God! He lav- eth the thir - sty land!
           
A

land!
 Thanks!
 
He lav- eth the thir - sty land!
T            

 
land! Thanks be to God! He lav- eth the thir - sty land!
         
B     
land! Thanks be to God! He lav- eth the thir - sty land!
          
          
    
   
       
             
      

9 Thanks be to God - Mendelssohn