Text:Veil, Lord, Mine Eyes till She Be Past
Author:George Wither, 1588-1667
Tune:AMESBURY
Composer:Uzziah Christopher Burnap
Media:MIDI file

7080. Veil, Lord, Mine Eyes till She Be Past

1. Veil, Lord, mine eyes till she be past,
When folly tempts my sight;
Keep Thou my palate and my taste
From gluttonous delight.
Stop Thou mine ear from sirens’ songs,
My tongue from lies restrain;
Withhold my hands from doing wrongs,
My feet from courses vain.

2. Teach, likewise, every other sense
To act an honest part,
But chiefly settle innocence
And pureness in my heart;
So naught without me or within,
Shall work an ill effect,
By tempting me to act a sin,
Or virtues to neglect.

Text Information
First Line: Veil, Lord, mine eyes till she be past
Title: Veil, Lord, Mine Eyes till She Be Past
Author: George Wither, 1588-1667
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: AMESBURY
Composer: Uzziah Christopher Burnap (1895)
Meter: CMD
Incipit: 55671 16711 32533
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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