by Florence Stevenson (1922 - 1991)
Into thy hands I commend my spirit, O God Matches base text
Language: English
Into thy hands I commend my spirit, O God. Into thy hands I commend my soul. And the other said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power,” and he said unto him, “Truly, I say to you this day, you will be with me in Paradise.” It was now about the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour while the sun’s light failed and the curtain of the temple was torn in twain, then Jesus with a loud voice cried, “Father! Into thy hands I commend my spirit, O God. Into thy hands I commend my soul.” And having said this, he breathed his last.
Composition:
- Set to music by Arnold Rosner (1945 - 2013), "Into thy hands I commend my spirit, O God", op. 81 no. 2 (1984), from opera The Chronicle of Nine, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Florence Stevenson (1922 - 1991), "Jane’s Prayer", written 1975, appears in The Chronicle of Nine Days of Jane Grey, no. 4
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Line count: 14
Word count: 115