by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
Language: English
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.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903 - 1959), "Laus Deo", published 1933 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), "Laus Deo", appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, first published 1890
See other settings of this text.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 68