Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #611
Display Title: Christ be beside me First Line: Christ be beside me Date: 2000
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #611
1 Christ beside me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
King of my heart;
Christ within me,
Christ below me,
Christ above me
never to part.
2 Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me
shield in the strife;
Christ in my sleeping,
Christ in my sitting,
Christ in my rising
light of my life.
3 Christ beside me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
King of my heart;
Christ within me,
Christ below me,
Christ above me
never to part.
Source: Sing the Faith #2166
First Line: | Christ be beside me |
Title: | Christ Beside Me |
Adapter: | James Quinn (1969, alt.) |
Author (attributed to): | St, Patrick |
Meter: | 5.5.5.4 D |
Source: | St. Patrick's Breastplate, 8th century |
Language: | English; Spanish |
Copyright: | Adapt. © 1969, James Quinn, SJ. Published by OCP |