Breviario

Nada te turbe.
Nada te espante.
Todo se pasa.
Dios no se muda.
La paciencia
Todo lo alcanza.
Quien a Dios tiene
Nada le falta.
Sólo Dios basta.

possibly by St. Teresa of Ávila (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) (1515-1582) , from a poem found in a breviary owned by her.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Lynn Steele (1951-) , "Breviario" [soprano and English handbells or harp]

by David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) , "Let nothing disturb thee", published 1945. [medium voice, piano]
by Jenö Takacs (1902-2005) , "Let nothing disturb thee" [chorus: SSA or SATB]
by Joelle Wallach (1946-) , "Orison of Ste. Theresa" [satb, string orch, harp]

ENG English (Lynn Steele)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Let nothing disturb thee

Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing afright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth.
Patient endurance
Attaineth all things.
Whom God possesseth
Nothing is wanting.
Alone God sufficeth.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , from The Poets and Poetry of Europe, published 1871

a text in Spanish possibly by St. Teresa of Ávila (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) (1515-1582) , from a poem found in a breviary owned by her.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) , "Let nothing disturb thee", published 1945. [medium voice, piano]
by Jenö Takacs (1902-2005) , "Let nothing disturb thee" [chorus: SSA or SATB]
by Joelle Wallach (1946-) , "Orison of Ste. Theresa" [satb, string orch, harp]

Date added to the website: 2003-11-11.