2

for Barbara Colliander

BLEST ARE THEY

Words and Music by

David Haas
Vocal Arrangement by
David Haas and Michael Joncas

The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:312

Tenderly, prayerfully = ca. 112120

Introduction

Capo 1: (G SUS4)
A bSUS4

b b3
& b b 4

F legato
? b b b 43 .
b
.

Verse 1
A bSUS4

Ab

(G SUS4)

1.Blest

are

they,

b b
& b b

? bb b
b .

E bSUS4

A bSUS4

of

b b
&b b

? bb b .
b .

the

poor

.
.

in

A bSUS4

(G SUS4)

God.

.
.

.
.

Blest

Db

(C )

theirs is

.
.

the

Ab

(G )

are

..

.
.

(G )

..

.
.
Ab

spir - it,

( D ) (G SUS4)

king - dom

E b/G

Eb

(D SUS4)

b b
&b b

10

(D/F #)

(G )

b
& b bb

Ab

(G )

they,

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( D/F #)

E b/G

b
& b bb

15

Db

full

of

they

.
.

% Refrain
(C )
Db
f
b
b .
&b b

E bSUS4

(D SUS4)

21

joice

? bb b
b
25

&

bbbb

Db

E bSUS4

(D SUS4)

bbbb

and

.
.

Eb

Fm

be

glad!

.
.

E b/G

( Em )

(G/D)

>

>

>

>

> .
.
.

..
> .

.
> .

.
> .

ho - ly

(A/C #)

B b/D

.
.

Eb

(D )

are

A b/E b

Fm

( D/F #)

B bm

Re -

.
.

Db

(C )

you!

Re - joice

(G )

(Am)

con - soled.

glad!

( D ) (E m)

b b
& b b .. ....
? bb b
b

.
.

Fm/E b

(Em/D)

n
n

Db

(C )

Yours is

..

.
..

Ab

(G )

be

you,

D b/A b

(C/G)

are

be

Ab

A b/C

Bless - ed

Eb

(D )

shall

(G/B)

? b b .
b b
.
&

(C )

b
& b bb

30

..

.
.

and

b
.
& b b b

(D )

Eb

(D SUS4)

sor-row,

b
& b bb

? b b .
b b .

E bSUS4

(C )

the

E bSUS4

(D SUS4)

.
.

Eb

(D )

king - dom

of

D b/A b

Ab

(C/G)

b
& b bb .

35

God!

b
& b b b ...

? bb b .
b .

.
.

(G SUS4)

F
b
b
&b b

39

2.Blest

bbb F
b
&

they,

Women: 3.Blest

are

..

b
& b b b
F
? b b
b b

44

&

E bSUS4

(D SUS4)

bbbb

shall

be

b
& b bb

? b b
b b

the

low

ly

Ab

earth.

.
.

.
.

they shall in -

mer

Ab

Blest

are

they

who

Blest

are

they,

the

cy

.
.

E b/G

hun-ger and

pure

( D/F #)

(G )

mer - cy,

A bSUS4

(G SUS4)

..

theirs.

(G )

..

Db

ones,

show

who

(C )

they

To Verses 24

.
.

E b A bSUS4

her - it the

( D ) (G SUS4)

b b
&b b

E b/G

are

(D/F #)

Ab

(G )

(C/G)

Verses 2 and 3
A bSUS4

D b/A b

(G )

of