The Lord bless thee and keep thee

General information

Source of text: Numbers 6: 24-26

Settings by composers

Peter C. Lutkin SATB (version 2) Lowell Mason SATB (version 1) Matthew J. Pool SATB (version 2) Kathryn Rose Unison (version 1)

M. Ryan Taylor SATB (version 1) Robert White ATTBarB (version 3) Michael Winikoff (version 4)

Original text and translations

English text Version 1

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Amen.

Version 2

May the Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make his face shine up on you and be gracious to you;
The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Amen.

Version 3

The Lord bless us and keep us.
The Lord make his face shine upon us, and be merciful unto us.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace for evermore.
Amen.