Christ be with Me

This short hymn of petition to Christ is based on an part of St. Patrick's Breastplate, and was translated by Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895).

With meter of 88 88, the tunes it has been set to include:

• GARTAN - possibly a traditional Irish melody, composer unknown
• PACHEBEL - by Johann Pachelbel 

It is sometimes referred to as St Patrick's Pavane.

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Choral arrangement (SATB) with keyboard, b yKenneth T. Kosche; 4 pages

Examples

Lyrics

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 who love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

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