by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622)
Hidden O Lord are my most horrid sins
Language: English
Hidden, O Lord, are my most horrid sins. Unto the world though open plain to thee: He never betters that no time begins, Corruption killeth all good thought in me.
Text Authorship:
- by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Francis Pilkington (d. 1638), "Hidden O Lord are my most horrid sins", published 1614 [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: 4
Word count: 30