Dante s Prayer From the Quinlan Road CD The Book Of Secrets

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1 LO R E E NA M KENNITT S H E ET M U S I PIANO HARP VOAL Dante s Prayer rom the Quinlan Road D The Book Of Secrets To purchase Loreena McKennitt Sheet Music visit opyright to this printed edition of Loreena McKennitt s composition is oned by Quinlan Road Limited and is provided to you for your personal private use only. Any publication, reproduction, transcription, or use of this edition in a public performance ithout the express prior consent of Quinlan Road Music is strictly prohibited. Please contact Quinlan Road at postmaster@quinlanroad.com or by telephone at or to inquire about permissions.

2 These sheet music arrangements have been prepared in the spirit of Loreena s recordings. Although these are accurate, easy to play arrangements hich in their simplicity ill sound lovely on their on, you ill get the most out of the music if you use the printed page as a guide to doing your on personal arrangements. The vocal and instrumental melodies are accurately transcribed ust as Loreena recorded them. or the accompaniments, feel free to improvise on the ritten parts using the printed notes or chord symbols as a guide. or the instrumental songs, you may also substitute any melodic instrument for any of the ritten melodies. or those pieces that incorporate a hand percussion part feel free to use any combination of hand drums or percussion to accompany the song. The rhythms provided here are ust guides to the basic rhythm of the arrangement and ill sound best if you add your on variations. The most important thing is to have fun ith the music and to enoy playing Loreena s compositions and arrangements in the oyous spirit of ho they ere created.

3 PIANO/HARP/VOAL Dante's Prayer q» ºº Words and Music by Loreena McKennitt /B Voice c Piano/Harp c c. /B. /B... J Quinlan Road Limited

4 .. J. J. /B When the dark ood fell be -.. fore me And all the paths ere o - ver - gron. /B When the priests of pride say there is no o- ther ay I tilled the sor - ros of stone.. -2-

5 /B I did not be- lieve be- cause I could not see Though you came to me in the night /B When the dan seemed for -. e - ver lost 3 You shoed me your love in the light of the stars.. / /B ast your eyes on the o -. cean ast your soul to the sea... J -3-

6 3 When the dark night seems. end - less... J. J. /B Then the moun - tain rose be -.. fore me By the deep ell of de - sire. /B rom the foun - tain of for -.. giv - ness Be - yond the ice and the fire.. -4-

7 /B ast your eyes on the o -. cean ast your soul to the sea... J 3 When the dark night seems. end - less... J. J. / /E.. Ah. -5-

8 Ah. / /E.. Ah... Ah -6-

9 /B Though e share this hum - ble path, a - lone Ho fra - gile is the heart /B Oh give these clay feet. ings to fly To. touch the face of the stars. /B Breath life in - to this fee - ble. heart Lift this mo - rtal veil of fear. -7-

10 /B Take these crum - bled hopes,. etched ith tears We ll. rise a - bove these earth - ly cares. /B ast your eyes on the o -.. cean. ast your soul to the sea. J When the dark night seems 3. end - less... J. J. -8-

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