by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622)

Be unto me
Language: English 
Be unto me O Lord a tower of strength,
against my mortall foe,
O guard and warde me with thy power,
which way so ever I shall goe.
Then shall my heart and soule rejoyce,
in God my Lord with cheerefull voyce.

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), "Be unto me", published 1614 [AATB 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: 42