If You Love Me

Love My Sheep
13th MC Choral Festival Required Piece Words and Music by
Choral Techniques Class Franz Lacquian

    
  
Tempo Rubato

     
 = c. 75
      
Soprano
 
   
doo doo...

Alto              
   
        
doo...

Tenor    
  
 
     
doo...

        


Bass

    
     
          
doo doo...

          
S


A

     
            
T
B      
for rehearsal only

  
Calmly

           
6

S.

 
Ooo...

     
 
A.

 
 
     
Ooo...


T.

              
        
Ooo...


B.


 
If you love me, won't you lead my sheep If you fol low me, take them by your

          
    
             
        

©Franz Lacquian 2024

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2

S.           


A.          
  
T.        

 
                      



B.


side If you love me, won't you care for them Fill their hearts with love as I loved you If you

         






  

                         


   
    
With even pace

         
15


S.

 
love my doo... doo...

                   
 
A.

  
If you love me love my sheep doo If you love me, won't you talk to me? If you

T.     
 
        

    
love my sheep doo doo tung... doo...

         



B.

love me, love my sheep doo doo doo tung... doo...


      
         
                    

 
                
        

©Franz Lacquian 2024

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3

S.            

   
Tell me, If you love me, Ahh... If you

                  
 
A.

 
                
fol low me, read the mes sage I've pre pared If you love me, why won't you sing for me? If you

T. 

     
      
Tell me, If you love me, why won't you sing for me?

      


B.

love me why won't you sing for me? Ahh...

    
    
     
 
                
   

                 
       
    
 

25    With
 more motion
S.              

 
love save space in side your heart still for sake my sheep Ahh...

A.                   
            
        
love mesave me space in side your heart in your heart still for sake my sheep and

T.

       
Ahh... on ly If you love me why do you for sake my sheep?

   


B.

in your heart Ahh...

    
      
     
      
  

 
         
           

   

©Franz Lacquian 2024

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         
S.  

      
while they're left be hind and If you love me

A.
       
         
 
  
still while they're left be hind If you love me then why do you

T.   

     
Still you fol low me while they are left be hind and If you love me

   


B.

while they're left be hind and Ahh...

              
    
             
       
   

  
32            
   
With much anguish Molto Ritardando

 
S.

 
     
still To tear their hearts a part and watch them bleedand Die! Do you

A.             
  
      
break them down? To tear their hearts a part and watch them bleed and Die!

T.       

 

still why do you watch them bleed and Die!

   
   


B.

watch them bleed and Die!

           
 
  
 
     


     

          
    
  

©Franz Lacquian 2024

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35             
  
Tempo Rubato

   

With simplicity

S.

  
love me, when you just break my heart? Do you fol low me and curse your dea rest friend? Do you

      
     
 
A.

    
  
Ooo... Do you

 
T.

     
Ooo...

 


B.

            
Ooo...

 
   
         
  

     
     

 
39  Building
   
             
S.    

 
 
love me, when you cause suf fe ring? Do you love me while you watch my chil dren Die?

   
A.                  

 

love me, when you cause suf fe ring? Do you love me while you watch them Die?

           
T.           

 
 
tung... Do you love me while you watch them Die?

    
  


B.

        
 
tung... Love and watch them Die?

      
            

          
      
      


©Franz Lacquian 2024

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6

     
With great

       
43 anticipation Building


S.

   
  
Do you love me? Will you

       
   
A.

  
   
Do you love me? Do you love them? Will you

       

T.

      

Do you love them?


Will you


B.

   
     
Will you love me?

    
    

            
   

47    
       
 
poco Ritardando

S.
  

  
  
love them? If you love me you love me, Love my doo...

        
 
A.

   
      
love them? If you love me, If you love Love my sheep

     

T.

       
    
love them? If you love me, If you love Love my sheep

    


B.

 
Love my sheep


If you love me, If you love doo...

           

          
       

©Franz Lacquian 2024

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        
poco Ritardando

S.        

 
A.          


doo...


        
T.



doo...

    
B.
     


  
       

 
       

         
    
 

I have heard God's voice and pass unto you his gift.
His words spoke to me as I wrote, may he speak to you, and through you as you sing.
May we all learn of Love.

Soli Deo Gloria

Deus Caritas

©Franz Lacquian 2024