Christ be with me

if you do not hear the tune, click here.

This can be sung as a separate hymn,
or as stanza 5 of the preceeding hymn ("I bind unto myself today").

Christ be with me, 
Christ within me, 
Christ behind me, 
Christ before me, 
Christ beside me, 
Christ to win me, 
Christ to comfort and restore me;
Christ beneath me, 
Christ above me, 
Christ in quiet, 
Christ in danger, 
Christ in hearts of all that love me, 
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

Words:  attributed to St. Patrick, Irish Liber Hymnorum, 1897;
                    tr. Cecil F. Alexander, 1889, Writings of St. Patrick, 1889.
   Tune:  Tradition Irish melody, Ancient Music of Ireland, 1840;
                    adapted by English Hymnal, 1906
                    Adaptation copyright © Oxford University Press, London

This page is for learning only (some copyrighted material is included here).
Commit the tune & words to memory, then sing from the heart.
Be thankful for the musician's gift, and bless the Lord.

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