Look down O Lord

Look down, O Lord, on me poor man,
in Thee I live, I move and am,
O clear my soul and conscience,
that I in Thee my peace find,
rest to my heart, joy to my mind,
freede from my sin and mine offence.

by William Leighton, Sir (c1565-1622)

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by William Byrd (1542?3?-1623) , "Look down O Lord", published 1614 [SSTB chorus a cappella], in the collection The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule, in Songs of 4 Parts

Date added to the website: 2009-08-12.

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