PATIENCE, PEOPLE

REFRAIN Not too fast ( = ca. 72)

Am G Am
Melody

Pa tience, peo ple, till the

Keyboard (a tempo)

w
VERSES Slightly faster, with expression ( = ca. 76)
Em Am Em Am

Lord is come.
ie 1. See
2. You
3. Stead
the farm
have seen
y your hearts,
er a
the
for the
wait
pur
Lord
the
pose
is
ev
poco rit.
Pr

Em Asus4 A G Em

1. yield of the soil. He watch es it in

2. of the Lord. You know of his com
3. close at hand. And do not grum ble,

Text: Based on James 5:7–9, 11; John Foley, S.J., b. 1939.

Music: John Foley, S.J.
Text and music © 1977, 1979, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP. All rights reserved.

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 PATIENCE, PEOPLE, cont. (2)

G E7 Am E7

1. win ter and in spring rain.

2. pas sion and his mer cy.
3. one a gainst the oth er.

poco rit. a tempo rit.

w
Tempo I ( = ca. 72)
Am G Am Em

1-3. Pa tience, peo ple,

ie for the Lord is com

rit.
ev
Final
G A D/A A
(D.C.)
Pr

1-3. ing.
Final
(D.C.)

a tempo rit.

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 PATIENCE, PEOPLE
REFRAIN Not too fast ( = ca. 72)
Am G Am Em
(a tempo) poco rit.
Descant
Melody

Pa tience, peo ple, till the Lord is come.

VERSES Slightly faster, with expression ( = ca. 76)

Am Em Am Em Asus4 A

w
1. See the farm er a wait the yield of the soil. He
2. You have seen the pur pose of the Lord. You
3. Stead y your hearts, for the Lord is close at hand. And

G Em G E7 Am E7

1. watch
2. know
3. do
es
of
it
his
not grum ble,
in win
com pas
one
ie ter and
poco rit.

sion and his

in

a gainst the
a tempo

spring
mer
oth
cy.
er.
rit.

rain.
ev
Tempo I ( = ca. 72)
Am G Am

1-3. Pa tience, peo ple, for the Lord is

Pr

Em G A D/A A
Final

rit. a tempo rit. 2 (D.C.)

1-3. com ing.

Text: Based on James 5:7–9, 11; John Foley, S.J., b. 1939.

Music: John Foley, S.J.
Text and music © 1977, 1979, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP. All rights reserved.

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 PATIENCE, PEOPLE
REFRAIN Not too fast ( = ca. 72)
Am G Am Em
(a tempo) poco rit.
Descant
Melody

Pa tience, peo ple, till the Lord is come.

VERSES Slightly faster, with expression ( = ca. 76)

Am Em Am Em Asus4 A

w
1. See the farm er a wait the yield of the soil. He
2. You have seen the pur pose of the Lord. You
3. Stead y your hearts, for the Lord is close at hand. And

G Em G E7 Am E7

1. watch
2. know
3. do
es
of
it
his
not grum ble,
in win
com pas
one
ie ter and
poco rit.

sion and his

in

a gainst the
a tempo

spring
mer
oth
cy.
er.
rit.

rain.
ev
Tempo I ( = ca. 72)
Am G Am

1-3. Pa tience, peo ple, for the Lord is

Pr

Em G A D/A A
Final

rit. a tempo rit. 2 (D.C.)

1-3. com ing.

Text: Based on James 5:7–9, 11; John Foley, S.J., b. 1939.

Music: John Foley, S.J.
Text and music © 1977, 1979, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP. All rights reserved.

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