The New English Hymnal ‎#328

328. God be in my head, and in my understanding

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.

Text Information

• First Line: God be in my head, and in my understanding
• Meter: 12 10 10 10 11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Rites: Funerals and the Departed
• Source: Horae B. V. M. (Sarum), 1514

Tune Information

• Name: GOD BE IN MY HEAD
• Composer: H. Walford Davies, 1869-1941
• Meter: 12 10 10 10 11
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain