by William Leighton, Sir (c1565 - 1622)

I laid me down
Language: English 
I laid mee downe to rest and slept,
and in the morning rose againe,
God me sustaind, and safely kept,
and by his grace did me maintaine:
His Angels pitcht me round about,
sleeping and waking keeping me,
both comming in and going out,
they guard me with security.

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), "I laid me down", published 1614 [AATTB chorus a cappella], in the collection The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule, in Songs of 5 Parts [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 49