by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Prayer
Language: English
Dearest Father, Lord above, Best of parents, God of love, Thou in heaven my Father art, Never let thy child depart. I'm thy daughter, given to God, Born of water, born of blood, I would be thy faithful child: Through my Saviour reconciled. Jesus, Saviour, let me be In behaviour just like thee. Thou wast once a child on earth; Make me thus of heavenly birth.
Note: according to Collected Vocal Music by Otto Dresel, ed. David Francis Urrows,
the text was probably not written by Dresel; also the manuscript indicates a verse has been omitted.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Prayer" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 66