by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622)

Almighty God which hast me brought
Language: English 
Almighty God, Who hast me brought
In safety to the present day,
Keep me from sin in heart and thought,
And teach me what to do and say.

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Thomas Ford (d. 1648), "Almighty God which hast me brought", published 1614 [SATB chorus a cappella], in the collection The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule, in Consort Songs [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622), "Almighty God which hast me brought", published 1614, in the collection The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule, in Consort Songs [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 29