by Patrick, Saint (372 - 466)
Translation by Fanny Alexander, née Fanny Humphry (1818 - 1895), as Cecil Francis Alexander, Mrs.
A Prayer of St. Patrick
Language: English after the Latin
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ above me, Christ beneath me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
Text Authorship:
- by Fanny Alexander, née Fanny Humphry (1818 - 1895), as Cecil Francis Alexander, Mrs. [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Patrick, Saint (372 - 466) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "A Prayer of St. Patrick" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 53