Lord Jesus, think on me (William Daman)
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- (Posted 2022-07-04) CPDL #69875:
- Editor: Adrian Wall (submitted 2022-07-04). Score information: A4, 1 page, 106 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Includes alternative harmony for verses 4 & 6 (Arranged by Adrian Wall), based on Peerson
- (Posted 2020-11-15) CPDL #61427:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 33 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard
- (Posted 2020-11-15) CPDL #61425:
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 71 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.
General Information
Title: Lord Jesus, think on me
Composer: William Daman
Hymn tune: Damon or Southwell
Lyricist: Synesius of Cyrenecreate page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard
First published:
2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 129
Description: A descant to the hymn is available by Geoffrey Shaw.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Lord Jesus, think on me,
and purge away my sin;
from earthborn passions set me free,
and make me pure within.
Lord Jesus, think on me
with many a care opprest;
let me thy loving servant be,
and taste thy promised rest.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
nor let me go astray;
through darkness and perplexity
point thou the heavenly way.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
that, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see,
and share thy joy at last.
Lyrics: Synesius of Cyrene, circa 430 (Μνώεο Χριστέ),
translated from Greek to English by Allen W. Chatfield,
Songs and Hymns of Earliest Greek Christian Poets, 1876.