Other arrangements of Watch The Lamb
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Walk ing on the road
to Je ru sa lem,
the time had come to sac ri fice
a (C)gain.
My two small (G)sons,
they walked be (Am)side me on the road.
The rea son that they came was to watch the (C)lamb.
“Dad dy, Dad dy, what will we see there?
There’s so much that we don’t
un der (C)stand.”
So I told them of (G)Mo ses
and (Am)Fa ther A bra ham,
and then I said, “Dear chil (G)dren, watch the (C)lamb.
There will be so man (C)y
in Je (F)ru sa lem to day.
We must be sure the lamb
(F)does n’t run a way.”
Then I (C)told them
of (G)Mo ses
and Fa ther A bra ham,
and then I said, “Dear chil (G)dren, watch the (C)lamb.”
When we reached the cit (Ab)y,
I knew (Bbm)some thing must be wrong.
There were no joy ful wor (Ab)ship ers,
no joy ful wor ship songs.
I (Db)stood there with my (Ab)chil dren in the midst of an gry men,
then I heard the crowd cry out,
(CN.C.)“Cru ci fy (Ab)Him!”
(Ab)We (Bbm)tried to leave the cit (Db)y,
but we could not get a way.
Forced to play in this (Db)dra ma, a part I did not wish to play.
(Ebm)Why up on this day
were (Ab)men con demned to die?
Why were we (Gb)stand ing here, where (Ab)soon they would pass by?
I (Db)looked
and said,
“E ven now they come.”
The first one cried for mer cy;
the peo ple gave him none.
The (Db)sec ond one was vio (Ab)lent,
he was ar ro gant and loud.
I still can hear his an gry voice
scream ing at the (Ab)crowd.
Then (Bbm)some one said, “There’s (Db)Je sus,”
and I scarce be lieved my eyes.
A man so bad ly (Db)beat en,
He bare ly looked a live.
Blood poured from His bod (Ebm)y,
from the thorns up on His brow,
run ning down the cross
and fall ing to the ground.
I (Db)watched Him as He (Ab)strug gled,
I watched Him as He fell.
The cross came down up on (Ab)His back;
the crowd be gan to (Ab)yell.
In that (Db)mo ment I felt such (Ab)ag o ny, in that (Bbm)mo ment I felt such loss,
un til a Ro man sol dier (Ab)grabbed my arm and screamed,
“You!
(CN.C.)Car ry His (Ab)cross!”
At (Bbm)first I tried to re (Db)sist him,
then his (Gb)hand reached
for his sword.
And so I knelt and took
the (Gb)cross
from the Lord.
I placed it on my shoul der
and start ed down the street.
The blood that He’d been (Ebm)shed ding
was (Ab)run ning down my cheek.
They (Db)led us to Gol (Ab)go tha, they drove nails deep in His feet and hands.
Yet up on the cross I (Ab)heard Him pray,
“Fa ther, for give (Ab)them.”
Oh, (Db)nev er have I (Ab)seen such love
in an y oth er eyes.
“In to Thy hands, I com (Ab)mit My spir it,” He (Gb)prayed,
and then He (Db)died.
I stood for what seemed like (Db)years;
I’d lost all sense of time,
un til I felt two (Db)ti ny hands
hold ing tight to mine.
My chil dren stood there weep ing;
I heard the old est say,
“Fa ther, please for give (Ebm)us;
the (Ab)lamb
ran a (Dbsus)way.”
“Dad dy, Dad (Ab)dy,
what have we seen here?
There’s so much that (Ab)we don’t un der stand.”
So I took them in my (Ab)arms,
we turned and faced the (Db)cross,
and then I said, “Dear (Ab)chil dren,
watch
the (Dbsus)Lamb.”
Watch The Lamb — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Watch The Lamb" by Ray Boltz in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 61 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “Watch The Lamb”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Watch The Lamb"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Watch The Lamb" by Ray Boltz played in?
- Watch The Lamb is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Watch The Lamb"?
- The arrangement plays at 61 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Watch The Lamb" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Watch The Lamb"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Watch The Lamb"?
- "Watch The Lamb" was originally performed by Ray Boltz. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Watch The Lamb"?
- This arrangement uses 12 chords: Ab, Ab7, Am, Bbm, C, Db, Dbsus4, Ebm, +4 more.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Watch The Lamb" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature C, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 61 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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