Unto the hills mine eyes I lift (Psalm 121:1-8) – William Byrd Posted on July 14, 2013 Posted in Byrd, William (1539/1540-1623) Tagged with CD, CPDL, English, Psalm, Psalm 121, Psalm 121:1, Psalm 121:2, Psalm 121:3, Psalm 121:4, Psalm 121:5, Psalm 121:6, Psalm 121:7, Psalm 121:8, Songs of Sundrie Natures, Unto the hills mine eyes I lift Psalm 121 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Psalm 121:1-8 [anonymous metrical text version used for Byrd’s music] 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. — Unto the hills mine eyes I lift (from Songs of Sundrie Natures, 1589) by William Byrd (1540-1623) Watch this video on YouTube Performed by The Cardinall’s Musick, conductor Andrew Carwood BUY ALBUM FREE SHEET MUSIC Choral Public Domain Library 40 SHARES Share on Facebook Tweet Follow me
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