O Lord my God (William Byrd)

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• (Posted 2004-12-28)  CPDL #08739:        (Sibelius 4)

Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2004-12-28).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 104 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised Jan 09.

General Information

Title: O Lord my God
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1589 in Songs of sundrie natures, no. 22 (23 in 1610 edition)
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Original text and translations

English text

O Lord my God, let flesh and blood thy servant not subdue,
nor let the world deceive me with his glory most untrue,
let not, O Lord, O mighty God, let not thy mortal foe,
let not the fiend with all his craft, thy servant overthrow:
But to resist, give fortitude, give patience to endure,
give constancy that always thine I may persever sure.