Brahe / Bless This House

 

May H. Brahe
Bless This House

 

Lesley Garrett, sop
Britten Chorus & Britten Sinfonia
ivor Bolton, cond

 

 
Words by Helen Taylor
May H. Morgan ( a.k.a. Brahe ) 1927

Bless this house, Oh Lord we pray
Make it safe by night and day
Bless these walls so firm and stout
Keeping want and trouble out

Bless the roof and chimneys tall
Let thy peace lie over all
Bless this door that it may prove
Ever open to joy and love

(Bless these windows shining bright)
(Letting in God’s heavenly light)
Bless the hearth, a-blazing there
With smoke ascending like a prayer

Bless the people here within
Keep them pure and free from sin
Bless us all that we may be
Fit Oh Lord to dwell with thee
Bless us all that we, one day, may dwell
Oh Lord, we pray

 

 

 

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