by Peter Thun Foersom (1777 - 1817)
Nu lukker sig mit øje
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Nu lukker sig mit øje, Gud Fader i det høje, i varetægt mig tag! [Fra synd og sorg og fare din engel mig bevare, som ledet har min fod i dag!]1
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Vil slangen mig omslynge, så lad din engel synge, det barn er gemt i Herrens fred.
Text Authorship:
- by Peter Thun Foersom (1777 - 1817), "Nu lukker sig mit Øje", written 1813 [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 Valdemar Fini Henriques (1867 - 1940), "Aftenbøn", op. 29 no. 20, published 1907 [voice and piano], from Børnesange, no. 20, Leipzig, Wilhelm Hansen [text not verified]
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