Lay up for yourselves
Language: English
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, And where thieves do not break through and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Matthew 6: 20-21 [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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Lay up for yourselves" [ mixed chorus ], from Seven Motets for the Church Year, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 34