Prayer to Jesus

Oldroyd, George (1886–1951)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time

Publication Information:
Oxford University Press — 43.037 (1937)
ISBN 0 19 350141 4

Text Information:
Reference: Richard Rolle (1300–1349)

Duration: 3:00
Lyrics:

Jhesu, since thou me made and bought,	
Be thou my love and all my thought, 	
And help that I may to thee be brought,	
Withouten thee I may do nought.	

Jhesu, since thou must do thy will,	
And naething is that thee may let,*	
With thy grace my heart fulfil,	
My love and my liking in thee is set.	

Jhesu at thy will
I pray that I might be,
All my heart fulfil,
With perfect love to thee.

That I have done ill
Jhesu forgive thou me,
And suffer me never to spill.**
Jhesu for pity.  Amen.

*let=hinder; **spill=perish, be lost

Notes: SATB with Tenor divisi.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: May 18, 2022