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16104 SATB
On Eagle's Wings
16105 SAB
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Also available: Words and Music by

C§) 1~"UZX #16108

Michael Joncas
I1J 1~pax #16107
Arranged by
2 - Flutes
1- Oboe
2 - Clarinets
1 - French Horn
Mark Hayes
1- Electric Bass
1 - Synthesizer
1 - Percussion (Suspended Cymbal,
Wind Chimes, Orchestra Bells,
Timpani)
1 - Director's Score

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ON EAGLE'S WINGS
for S.A.T.B. voices, accompanied*
Words adapted from Psalm 91 Music by MICHAEL JONCAS
by MICHAEL JONCAS Arranged by MARK HAYES

Moderately ( j = ca. 88)

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poco rit. a tempo mf unis. I2J

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纉 ᥝ疥 ֦
raise ‫ ܋‬up
you ṛ 犔
on

a tempo

poco rit.

炚
ea ᗸ wings,
gle's 腃 胙
bear 揗 on
you ֦ 讝
the ก
breath ᘇdawn,
of ᗼ

* Also available for S.A.B. (16105). 2·part (16106). and Unison/2-part(23748).

SoundTrax CD available (16108). SoundPax available (16107); includes score and set of parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe. 2 Clarinets, French Horn.
Electric Bass, Synthesizer, and Percussion (Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Orchestra Bells, Timpani).

© 1979,1991, New Dawn Music, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213.

Copyright
All'rights reserved. Printed in USA. Used with permission.
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make you to shine_ like the sun, and hold you in_ the_
ᥝ ֦ ก 犝- ই ॡ 檚 疥 ֦ 姴 ൎ - ࣁ-

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of His Ӿ
hand. ੷
You ֘ dwell
who ࣁ ӤԆ
in the
unis. _. mf

褲 ੂ 蒂 ጱ Ո, ஠ᥝ ֘ࣁ 獊 shad-ow
His 胼 ᘏ 莩
for ӥ
life,

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mf 纉 He
And ᥝ will
疥

Ӥ Ԇฎ
Say to ౯ "My
the Lord: 螨 櫞 - uge,
ref ಅ, 繧
my Ꭺ
Rock ౯ ಅ 狅
in whom I 覎.
trust!"

֦
raise ‫܋‬ṛ 犔 炚
ea ᗸ wings,
gle's 腃, 胙
bear 揗 ֦ 讝 breath
ก ᘇdawn,
of ᗼ,

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ᥝ
make ֦ก
you to 犝 - like
ই the
ॡ 檚
sun, 疥
and ֦
hold 姴
you in_ - the_
ൎ ࣁ-

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Ԇ ౅ಋ Ӿ mpunis.

ᥝ
The 硶֦
snare of 脒 fowl-er
the 櫝 ᮎ ᇾ
will

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faith
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And He will raise you

粞牐 纉ᥝ 疥 ֦ ‫ ܋‬up,
ṛ

And He will raise you up on ea gle's wings,

纉ᥝ疥 ֦ ‫ ܋‬ṛ 犔 炚 ᗸ 腃

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胙 揗֦ ᥝ ֦ก犝 ই ॡ

胙 揗 ֦ 讝 ก ᘇ ᗼ

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of ಋ hand.
Ӿ
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֦ 犋 አ 䛽 ொ ἓ
ter- ज़
ror ጱ
of 詼 洸
the night, ౲ the
nor ฎ

55 by day; 婛
Though 磪
thou - ‫ ܉‬fall
sands 苭 aՈ

ጮ෭
ar-Tow 汜 flies
that 㬵 ጱ
by, 缬
flies by 有 - sands
thou 千 萬 ⼈人
a

by day;

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bout ӥ
you, unis.

‫ׯ‬
bout ӥ
you, 箣
near 疏஠
you 犋
it shall 屷
not 蜱
come. 纉ᥝ
And 疥
He will
unis.

And He will

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ᥝ ֦ก 犝 - ই ॡ 檚 疥 ֦
hold 姴
you in_ - ࣁ
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of His hand.
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For ᥝ 傶֦
to His 玾
an-gels He's

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Up-

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giv -纉
en 唰
a ֵ
com ᘏ
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guard you 螇
in ᪠Ӥ
all of 狒
your 虁
ways;

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on ஠
their ਧ
hands አ ಋ
they will 箓
bear 茐
you ֦牧
up, ‫ ع‬you
lest ஑ ֦
dash 脻
your Ᏻ
foot ࣁa-gainst
Ꭺ毣 a

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On Eagle's Wings is a powerfully moving "prayer of passage" by Michael Joncas,

arranged in this edition for S.A. T.B. voices by Mark Hayes. It is equally appropriate for
school concerts, especially graduation or baccalaureate programs, and for worship.

In rehearsal, strive for a very fluid legato with sensitive text declamation. Sing the anthem
on a focused neutral syllable such as "noo" until uniform choral timbre and good
intonation are achieved. Many of the phrases begin with an anacrusis or "pick up" (e.g.,
mm. 6-8). Avoid the temptation to unduly accent the anacrusis. Instead, sing the anacrusis
lightly, with forward motion to the downbeat of the next measure, and emphasize the
word on the downbeat (e.g., "raise" in ill. 7).

Appropriate for worship services throughout the year, On Eagle's Wings may be
especially appropriate for baptisms, funerals, weddings, as a benediction anthem or for
early Lent. Suggested corresponding lectionary readings for Lent include Deuteronomy
26: 1-11, Psalm 91, Luke 4: 1-13 and Romans 10: 8b-13. One basic homiletical theme is
life passages: God is ever present to guide and sustain us, in joy and in sorrow, as we
journey through life.

Michael Joncas is Campus MinisterlEducation Coordinator for the Newman Center at

the University of Minnesota. He received his B.A. degree in English from St. Thomas
College and an M.A. in Liturgical Studies from Notre Dame, and is currently working
towards an M.A. in Systematic Theology at St. Paul Seminary.

Mark Hayes is an award-winning concert pianist, composer and arranger of sacred

choral, piano and orchestral music. With over 400 published works to his credit, Mark has
also recorded numerous solo piano albums and has received the Gospel Music
Association's prestigious Dove Award, which is equivalent to a Grammy in gospel music.
A graduate of Baylor University, he has served as an adjunct professor of composition at
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.

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