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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

The Fader of Heven
Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT
The fader of heven
god omnypotent.
That sett all on seven,
his son has he sent.
My name couth he neven
and lyght or he went.
I conceyuyd hym full even
thrugh myght as he ment,
And now is he borne.
he kepe you fro wo!
I shall pray hym so;
Tell furth as ye go,
And myn on this morne.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published c1475 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

  • by Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016), "The Fader of Heven" [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "De hemelse vader", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 61

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