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in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Council for the Protection of Rural England 2022-03-16 (p1/14)

Look at the world Words and music by

   
Instrumentation:

     
for children’s choir (unison) and/or mixed choir (SATB) John Rutter, CBE (1945–), 1996

  
2fl, ob, 2cl, bsn, 2hn, hp, str

 
  
Brightly (  = 66 )

    
         


 leggiero 

    


(Man.)

   
              
     
5

          
       



 


 
 
     
CHILDREN (or SOPRANOS)

      
9 

  
      
(else down to A♯3) 1. Look at the world, ev ’ry thing all a round us:


    
         
 

  

 

         

13

    
       
Look at the world, and mar vel ev ’ry day.

                  
     

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       
     
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   
         
Look at the world: so ma ny joys and won ders,

   
                   
    



   
        
21

      
          
So ma ny mi ra cles a long our way.

                  
   
25 A 
     
     
SOPRANOS (and CHILDREN)

S.
 


(or A♯3) Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

     
    



A.


Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

          



T.

   
   
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

   
B.
  

       
  
               
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

  

           



     

(Ped.)
2 © 1996, 2003 Oxford University Press | The accompaniment is more suitable for piano, but it can be played on the organ. 
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S.

     
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

A.
    

          
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

T.

       
 
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

B.


          
       
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

       

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


  
    
   
33 dim.
S.

All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

     
    
dim.
A.

All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

          
dim.
T.

          
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,


dim.
B.

     
  
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

 
       
           
   
dim.

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   
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by Thomas Honickel
S.


All things come of thee.

 
  


 
A.


All things come of thee.

      

T.

      
All things come of thee.

 

B.

        
     
All things come of thee.

    

                 
 
 cresc.

 
41
   
    
CHILDREN (or SOPRANOS and ALTOS) B 

 
                  
2. Look at the earth

     
   
    
        
   



45


       

    
bring ing forth fruit and flow er;

         
   
      
 
4 © 1996, 2003 Oxford University Press | The accompaniment is more suitable for piano, but it can be played on the organ. 
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
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    
     
Look at the sky, the sun shine and the rain;

        
     
       

     
    

 CHILDREN (or TENORS and BASSES)

    

51 

         
      
Look at the hills,

         
   



  
     
53

        
look at the trees and moun tains,

     

             

 


    
       
55 CHILDREN (or SOPRANOS and ALTOS)

                       
Val ley and flow ing ri ver, field and plain:

     

                      
  
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   
C


59

S.

Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

     
    

A.

Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

          

T.

     
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

  
  

B.

 
       
              
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

    

             


     


    
     
63

S.

     
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

A.
    

          
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

T.

       
 
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

B.


          
      
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

        

              
    
6 © 1996, 2003 Oxford University Press | The accompaniment is more suitable for piano, but it can be played on the organ. 
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
67 dim.
S.

All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

          
 dim.
A.

     
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

    
 dim.
T.

          
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,


 dim.
B.

    
  
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

  
       
           

   
 dim.

71 
       
variant for high voices

  
by Thomas Honickel


S.


All things come of thee.

    


 
A.


All things come of thee.

      

T.

      
All things come of thee.

 

B.

   
        
All things come of thee.

    

            






  
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 
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  
2022-03-16 (p8/14)

 
75  legato

 
     
3. Think of the spring,

             


 
         
 
 legato

   


 
    
        
79


                
think of the warmth of sum mer Bring ing the

     
       
   

  

       
82


           
     
har vest be fore the win ter’s cold.

    
    
 
  
 

 

     
85


  
Ev ’ry thing grows,

       
   
    

 
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       
2022-03-16 (p9/14)
87

 
    
       
ev ’ry thing has a sea son, Till it is

          
     

    


90
 

         


 
                
ga thered to the Fa ther’s fold:

  

       
   
93

    
        
E  legato


S.


Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

   
     
 legato

 
A.


Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

           
 legato
T.

      
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

   
   
 legato
B.


Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

     
  
Small notes in the accompaniment should be played for unison performances (without A. T. B. singers).

     
 
         
 
  


   


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
2022-03-16 (p10/14)


97

S.


  
     
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see: All the

    
A.

   
           
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see: All the

T.

           
  
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see: All the

B.


  
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see: All the

      
      
     

      
       
   


   
           
variant for high voices

 
by Thomas Honickel

  
102

S.


 
 
gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing, All things come of thee.

           
A.


            
gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing, All things come of thee.

T.
  

                

gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing, All things come of thee.

B.


 
  
gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing, All things come of thee.

 
         
    


                   

 cresc.


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       
        
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
2022-03-16 (p11/14)
108

            
 



(cresc.)

    
 
 F
  ALL VOICES 
     
       
111


         
4. Ev ’ry good gift, all that we need and che rish

        
               
       
  
     

     
      
 
115

      

  

Comes from the Lord in to ken of his love;

       
  

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


 
         
    
CHILDREN (or TENORS and BASSES)


119 

         
   
We are his hands, stew ards of all his boun ty;

   
  

      
 
 


        
   

     

 


   
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       
   
2022-03-16 (p12/14) CHILDREN (or SOPRANOS and ALTOS)


123  cresc.

             
    
His is the earth, and his the heav’ns a bove:

    

    
            
      
cresc.

 

      
     
127
G 

S.


Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

        
 

A.

    
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

      

T.

        
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

   


B.

           
          
Praise to thee, O Lord, for all cre a tion,

          


        
     



   

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
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131 dim.
S.


Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

    
     
dim.
A.

   
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

        
dim.
T.

         
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

  
dim.
B.

                     
Give us thank ful hearts, that we may see:

 
         
 
    
        
     
dim.


135
     
       
dim.
S.


All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

          
 dim.
A.

        
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,

   
dim.
T.

            
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,


 dim.
B.

    
      
All the gifts we share, and ev ’ry bless ing,


     
   

 
                 
   
 dim.

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http://www.mirbsd.org/music/chor/Rutter%20--%20Look%20at%20the%20world.mscx

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2022-03-16 (p14/14) variant for high voices

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139
by Thomas Honickel
S.

 
  
All things come of thee,

    

A.

 
  
All things come of thee,

    

T.

     
All things come of thee,

   

B.

     
     
All things come of thee,


  
      

             


   
dim.

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    
   
rall. al fine

S.
   

  

all things come of thee.

     


 
A.

  

all things come of thee.

      

T.

   


all things come of thee.

     

B.

     

      
all things come of thee.

      
  
      
  


  
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