A Ukrainian Prayer

Words of unknown authorship

JOHN RUTTER


Solenne ma non troppo lento

   
e = e sempre = c.96
       
p
SOPRANO                   


Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny,

 
        
p
      
ALTO            


Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny,

    
p
 
    
  
           


TENOR


Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny,
SOLO or FULL

               
mp FULL p
        
BASS
      
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny, Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny,
Solenne ma non troppo lento
 e = e sempre = c.96 
    
  
   
  

  
 
  
 
 


for
rehearsal mp p

             

only
          
 
  


     

    
 

  
7 mp mf f

                




Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu kha - ny Daj nam sy - ly, vi - ry, j na - di - yi.

  mp  
 
f
           
mf

      
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu kha - ny Daj nam sy - ly, vi - ry, j na - di - yi.


    
  mp mf f

                     


Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu kha - ny Daj nam sy - ly, sy - li, vi - ri j na - di - yi.

                   

mp mf f
  
         
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu kha - ny Daj nam sy - ly, vi - ry, j na - di - yi.

 
 
   
         
               
   
mp mf  
    
f

                   

  
            


Translation of text: Lord, protect Ukraine. Give us strength, faith, and hope, our Father. Amen.

© Collegium Music Publications 2022

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               

13
   mf

       
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny; Daj nam

    mf 
        
     
 
 
   
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny; Daj nam


SOLO or FULL
 mf  FULL mf

            
             
 Bo -zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny,
 
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny; Daj nam

 mf
       
           
    
   
Bo - zhe, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny; Daj nam


             
       

 

   
     
mf mf
 
    

  


  

 
 


 

  


  

  

 

       
ff

   
         
19 cresc. f
    
*
     
sy - ly, vi - ry j na - di - yi. Bo - zhe, U - kra-yi -

 
SOLO or FULL
 f
 
  
         
f FULL ff

             
cresc.
   
      
sy - ly, vi - ry j na - di - yi. Bo - zhe, U - kra- yi - nu khra - ny, Bo - zhe, U - kra-yi -

 

  cresc.            
ff

     
f
        


sy - ly, vi - ry j na - di - yi. Bo - zhe, U - kra-yi -

   
             
cresc.
 
f ff

          
sy - ly, vi - ry j na - di - yi. Bo - zhe, U - kra-yi -

 
  
   
 
     
    
    


      


 

   



f ff


cresc.
    
     
    
    
  


  
 
    



*1st soprano part here may be taken by solo soprano.

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       
SOLO or FULL

               
26 mp
        
       
- nu khra - ny, Bo - zhe, U- kra - yi - nu khra-

                

p mp
         


- nu khra - ny, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny. Hum

     
p mp

                 
 

 

 - nu khra - ny, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny. Hum

         
p mp
          
             
- nu khra - ny, U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny. Hum

    
          
      
       

 
  
  
  




   
p mp

 
           
     

      
   
 
 

 



   
FULL
32
 f

    
mp cresc.
         
    
- ny. Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash.
SOLO or FULL

FULL

 mp
p  f
                 
mp cresc.

   
 
  
    
U - kra - yi - nu khra - ny. Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash.

  p    f
   
      
mp cresc.
     
 
     

 Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash.

   

    Ot - che nash,    

mp cresc.
 
       
f

       
    
     
p
Hum Ot - che nash, Ot - che nash.

   
                
 
       
         
 

   
mp

          

p mp cresc. f
  
         
   
     
  
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Un poco più lento

        

mp mf f p molto legato


38

             

A - min, a - min, a - min, a - - - min, a -


  mp  
mf
 f 
 p molto legato

 
    
       
A - min, a - min, a - min, a - - - min, a -

 
p molto legato
  mp
  f 

 
mf
         

 A - min, a - min, a - min, a - - - min, a -

 mp
 
 
mf p molto legato
   
f
    
     
A - min, a - min, a - min, a - - - min, a -
Un poco più lento



 
      
  

 
    
   
p molto legato

mp mf f
      
        

   
   

  
SOLO SOPRANO and/or TENOR SOLO
  
43


p
           
Bo - zhe, U - kra - ni - yu khra - ny.

   pp  
  
ppp
     
 
    

 pp
- min, a - min, a - min.

     
ppp 


  
    
 pp
- min, a - min, a - min.
  
 
ppp
     
    
 - min,


 pp
a - min, a - min.

      
ppp 
    

 

 
  

- min, a - min, a - min.
     
   
p
           
 
    
 


      
pp
 
ppp

 
     
     

   
   