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by John Marvell

A parting prayer
Language: English 
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
My thoughts and my prayers shall go with you.
By sea or by land, wherever you fare,
The hand of the Lord shall guide you there.

If tempest arise, or danger affright,
The lamp of the Lord shall give you light.
If danger approach, or evil appal,
The might of the Lord shall save you from all.

Wherever you go, whatever you do,
The love of the Lord encompass you.
In safety and cheer, by night and by day,
God bless you and keep you the whole of the way,
             God bless you
             And keep you
      For ever and aye!

Text Authorship:

  • by John Marvell  [author's text not yet checked 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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "A parting prayer", published 1933 [ voice and piano ], London : A.V. Broadhurst [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-29
Line count: 15
Word count: 106

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