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211. God be in my head

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
Title: God be in my head
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: Grace and Providence
Source: "Book of Hours" (1514)
Tune Information
Name: GOD BE IN MY HEAD
Composer: Henry Walfrod Davies, 1869-1941
Meter: Irregular
Key: A Major
Copyright: © Oxford University Press



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