This Alone

for Assembly, SATB Choir, Keyboard, and Guitar*

Tim Manion
Based on Psalm 27 Keyboard Accompaniment by Peter Quint

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INTRO: Slowly, smoothly ( = ca. 80 )

Keyboard

REFRAIN:
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Soprano/Melody
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Alto
One thing I ask, this a lone I
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Bass
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*Parts for Flute I & II, Violin I & II, Viola, and Cello available in manuscript form from the publisher—Edition 7050.

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seek, to dwell in the house of the Lord all my

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days. For one day with in your

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rit. a tempo

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tem ple heals ev ’ry day a lone. O

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Lord, bring
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1–3 to Verses Final Fine

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VERSES:

1. Hear, O Lord the sound of my

2. The Lord is my light and hope of sal

3. Wait on the Lord, and hope in his

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1. call ing. Hear, O Lord, and

2. va tion. The Lord is my re fuge;

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3. mer cy. Wait on the Lord, and

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molto rit.
rit. D. S.

1. show me your way.

molto rit.
rit. D. S.

2. whom should I fear?

molto rit.
rit. D. S.

3. live in his love.

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D. S.

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Performance Notes
This Alone is a slow, lyric piece which is most effective when it is played broadly and smoothly,
with careful attention given to the ritardandos. A solo voice on the Verses provides something
of a color contrast between them and the sweeping Refrains.
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The picking motion used is called a “pinch”: each beat involves the opposition of thumb and
one finger. (Note that this can be varied with occasional arpeggio-style picking to prevent its
becoming too mechanical.)
Each D chord in the Refrain is marked D/F —this allows the fullest use of the pinch pattern
suggested (a possible “folk” fingering for the D/F is provided on page 7 at the bottom of the
guitar/vocal). Any D chord in the Verses can also be played in this manner, though they are
simply marked D.
— T. M.

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This Alone
(Guitar/Vocal)
Based on Psalm 27 Tim Manion

INTRO: Slowly, smoothly (q = ca. 80) % REFRAIN:

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Assembly Edition
THIS ALONE
Tim Manion

Refrain

One thing I ask, this a lone I seek, to

dwell in the house of the Lord all my days. For one

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day with in your tem ple heals ev ’ry day a lone. O

Lord, bring me to your dwell ing.

Verses 1, 3

1. Hear,
3. Wait on
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Lord,
the Lord, and
the sound of my
hope in his
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1. Hear, O Lord, and show me your way.
3. Wait on the Lord, and live in his love.
Verse 2

2. The Lord is my light and hope of sal va tion. The

to Refrain

2. Lord is my ref uge; whom should I fear?

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Text: Based on Psalm 27.

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