Traditional SpiritualArranged, with additional Words and Music, by

MARK HAYESSpirited (q = ca. 138)

Lyrics based onEzekiel 37: 1-10

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DRY BONES

PIANO

4 5 Moderately, with freedom (q = ca. 112)

Moderately, with freedom (q = ca. 112)

7

p

accel. cresc.

ALTO

SOPRANOrit.

There

mp

was a man named E ze- ki- el- who

BARITONE

mp

f mp

rit.

lived man y- years a go.- He was car

mf

ried- a way- by the

mf

mf

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Spir it- of the Lord to a val ley- full of old, dry bones.

rit.

Then

mp

E -

rit.

ze

a tempo

kiel- was asked by the Lord Most High, “Can these bones ev er- be

cresc.

re -

a tempomp

vived?”

rit.

Afmf

ter- pon der- ing- this ques tion,- this is what he said,

mf

rit.

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Slower (q = ca. 72)

Faster (q = ca. 144)

Faster (q = ca. 144)

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So

mf

the Lord com mand- ed- E ze- kiel- to

“Onmp

ly- the Lord God knows.”

mp mf

speak

rit.

un to- these bones,

f

“Now hear the word of

rit.

the Lord!”

mp

f mp

f

rhythmically, not too much pedal

mp

rit. rit.

E -

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ze kiel- cried, “Dem dry bones,” E ze- kiel- cried, “Dem

simile

dry bones,” E ze- kiel- cried, “Dem dry bones. Now

hear the word of the Lord!” E

mf

ze- kiel- con nect- ed- dem

mf

mf

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dry bones. E ze- kiel- con nect- ed- dem dry bones. E -

ze kiel- con nect- ed- dem dry bones. Now

hear the word of the Lord.

cresc.

So

f

the

cresc. f

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Slower (q = ca. 120)

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bones were con nect- ed- by the pow er- of the Lord when E -

f

ze kiel- spoke the com mand.- But the bones had no breath, so the

Lord God said, “Call the winds from a cross- the lands.” Then

mf

E -

mf

mf

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ze kiel- called to the spir it- in the winds to re vive- those bones on the

ground. With a might

rit.

y

cresc.

- sound those bones rose up

ff

cresc. ff

cresc. ff

rit.

and

f

be gan- to walk a round!-

rit.

E

slide

-

f

E

slide

-

f rit.

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ze

mf

kiel- con nect- ed- dem dry bones. E -

ze

mf

kiel- turned dem dry bones to

mf

ze kiel- con nect- ed- dem dry bones. E ze- kiel- con nect- ed- dem

live bones, to live bones. E ze- kiel- con nect- ed- dem

dry bones. Now hear the word of the Lord. The

mp

dry bones. Now hear the word of the Lord. The

mp

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toe bone con nect- ed- to the foot bone. The foot bone con nect- ed- to the

mp

an kle- bone. The an

cresc. poco a poco through m. 89

kle- bone con nect- ed- to the leg bone. The

cresc. poco a poco through m. 89

cresc. poco a poco through m. 89

leg bone con nect- ed- to the knee bone. The knee bone con nect- ed- to the

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thigh bone. The thigh bone con nect- ed- to the hip bone. The

hip bone con nect- ed- to the back bone. The back bone con nect- ed- to the

shoul der- bone. The shoul der- bone con nect- ed- to the neck bone. The

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neck bone con nect- ed- to the head bone. Now hear

ff

the word of the

ff

ff

Lord!

SOPRANO

Hal

f

le- lu,- Glo ry- Hal le- lu- jah!-

Lord!

ALTO

Dem

f

bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Dem

Lord!

BARITONE

Round

f

and round and round and round, dem

f

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Hal le- lu,- Glo ry- Hal le- lu- jah!-

bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Dem

bones gon na- walk all o ver- God’s ground.

Hal le- lu,- Glo ry- Hal le- lu- jah!-

bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Now

Round and round and round and round.

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Hear the word of the Lord! Dem bones, dem bones gon na-

hear the word of the Lord! Dem bones, dem bones gon na-

Hear the word of the Lord! Walk a round,- walk,

walk a round.- Dem bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Dem

walk a round.- Dem bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Dem

walk a round.- Walk a round,- walk a round.-

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bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Now hear the word of the

bones, dem bones gon na- walk a round.- Now hear the word of the

Walk a round,- walk, walk a round.- Hear the word of the

Lord! Now hear the word of the Lord! Now

Lord! Now hear the word of the Lord! Now

Lord! Now hear the word of the Lord! Now

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hear

ff

the word of the Lord!

hear

ff

the word of the Lord!

hear

ff

the word of the Lord!

ff

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry

fff

bones!

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry

fff

bones!

Dem bones, dem bones, dem

fff

dry bones!

fff

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