by Samuel Johnson, Dr. (1709 - 1784)
A Prayer for Healing See original
Language: English
Sept. 1 8, 1768, at night. Townmalling, in Kent. ... Almighty and most merciful Father, ... look down with pity upon my troubles and maladies. Heal my body, ... calm my inquietude, and relieve my terrours, that ... I may run the race ... set before me with patience, peace, and constancy. ... Pardon and bless me, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Composition:
- Set to music by Judith Bingham (b. 1952), "A Prayer for Healing", 2022 [ satb chorus ], from Seven Short Prayers, no. 6, Composers Edition
Score: Composers Edition [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Samuel Johnson, Dr. (1709 - 1784), no title, written 1768, appears in Johnsonian Miscellanies, in Prayers and Meditations, no. 76
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