Let praise devote thy work, and skill...

Let praise devote thy work, and skill employ 
Thy whole mind, and thy heart be lost in joy. 
Well-doing bringeth pride, this constant thought 
Humility, that thy best done is nought. 
Man doeth nothing well, be it great or small, 
Save to praise God ; but that hath saved all : 
For God requires no more than thou hast done, 
And takes thy work to bless it for his own.

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Authorship

• by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), "Laus Deo", appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, first published 1890 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903 - 1959), "Laus Deo", published 1933. [unison chorus and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Clare T. Peach , "Let praise devote thy work", published 1954. [SATB chorus and piano] [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by John Anthony Ritchie (b. 1921), "Laus Deo", 1948 [cantata for combined SATB choruss and 2 pianos], from Then Laugheth the Year [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by John Brown Russell Whitfield , "Let praise devote thy work", published 1956. [unison chorus] [
   text not verified 
  ]

Text added to the website: 2009-01-13.
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