Matthew, Mark and Luke and John
Language: English
Matthew, Mark and Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four angels to my bed, Two to bottom, two to head, Two to hear me when I pray, Two to bear my soul away. God is the branch and I the flower, Pray God send me a blessed hour. I go to bed some sleep to take: The Lord, He knows if I shall wake. Sleep I ever, sleep I never, God receive my soul for ever.
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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 Gordon Crosse (b. 1937), "Prayer: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John", op. 17 no. 4 (1966), published 1967, first performed 1966 [ soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra ], from Changes - A Nocturnal Cycle, no. 4, London : Oxford University Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "Matthew, Mark and Luke and John", op. 36b no. 3, H. 136 no. 3 [ chorus ], from Six Choral Folksongs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Benjamin Burrows, John Rutter, CBE.
Set in a modified version by Richard Rodney Bennett.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-12-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 80