Lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help.
Thy help cometh from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
He hath said, thy foot shall not be moved, thy keeper will never slumber.

Words adapted by William Bartholomew from Psalm 121:1

Text Authorship:

• by William Bartholomew (1793 - 1867), appears in Elijah [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 Lydia Gardiner (b. 1999), "Lift Thine Eyes", 2021, first performed 2021 [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-08
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