God be in my head

General information

From the Sarum Primer, 1558.

Settings by composers

• Douglas Brooks-Davies SA
• Denis Mason SAT
• Christopher Upton 1 SATB
• Christopher Upton 2 SATB
• Henry Walford Davies SATB

Original text and translations

English text

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in mine eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be at mine end, and at my departing.