by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622)

Look down O Lord
Language: English 
Look down, O Lord, on me poor man,
in Thee I live, I move and am,
O clear my soul and conscience,
that I in Thee my peace find,
rest to my heart, joy to my mind,
freede from my sin and mine offence.

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 William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Look down O Lord", published 1614 [SSTB chorus a cappella], in the collection The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule, in Songs of 4 Parts [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 44