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Text:God be in my head, and in my understanding
Author:Anonymous
Tune:LYLINGTON
Composer:Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947

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

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in my 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 my end, and at my departing.

Text Information
First Line: God be in my head, and in my understanding
Author: Anonymous
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness
Source: Sarum Primer Horae diurnae BVM, Salisbury, 1514
Tune Information
Name: LYLINGTON
Composer: Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1875-1947
Meter: Irregular
Key: D Major



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