I laid me down (Leighton, set by W. Byrd) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


I laid mee downe to rest and slept,
and in the morning rose againe,
God me sustaind, and safely kept,
and by his grace did me maintaine:
His Angels pitcht me round about,
sleeping and waking keeping me,
both comming in and going out,
they guard me with security.

Authorship

William Leighton, Sir (c1565-1622)

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

William Byrd (1542?3?-1623)

The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule

Songs of 5 Parts

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

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