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The Lord bless you and keep you

Tune: BENEDICTION (Lutkin)
Published in 68 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius
Audio files: MIDI

Piano/Organ
	Go Out in Song! (Incorporating "The Lord…

Instrumental
	Advent Benediction

Choral
	AARON'S BLESSING

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First Line:	The Lord bless you and keep you
Title:	The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English

Year C, Christmas season, First Sunday after Christmas Day

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Notes

Scripture References:
st. = Num. 6:24-26

The words of “The LORD Bless You and Keep You’ come entirely from Numbers 6:24-26 (RSV), well known as the priestly blessing and the Aaronic benediction. Martin Bucer and John Calvin introduced the Aaronic blessing to Reformed worship after the example set by Martin Luther's Formula Missae ("Formula of the Mass," 1523).

Liturgical Use:
Conclusion of worship, in which case it need not be repeated by the pastor; also appropriate during baptism, ordination, marriage, and other special occasions in Christian worship.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Tune

BENEDICTION (Lutkin)

BENEDICTION was composed in 1900 by Peter Christian Lutkin (b. Thompsonville, WI, 1858; d. Evanston, IL, 1931). This music is more an anthem than a hymn; it was called a "Farewell Anthem with Sevenfold Amen." Without the original series of "Amens," the current setting is accessible to congregations.…

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HEBREW BENEDICTION (Mason)

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Arrangements

PowerPoint THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU (Celebration 236) THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU (Hymnal for Worship & Celebration 607) THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU (The Worship Hymnal/Bapt 2008 - 673)
Piano/Organ Go Out in Song! (Incorporating "The Lord Bless You and Keep You") All-Time Favorites - Vol. 2 More Piano/Organ >
Choral AARON'S BLESSING Advent Benediction TWO CHORAL BENEDICTIONS More Choral >
Handbells LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU, THE HYMNS OF JOY AND PRAISE, VOL. 2 More Handbells >

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Audio

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #662

Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Bulletin Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Full Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch)

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #156

Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Bulletin Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Full Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch, XML)

Worship and Rejoice #749

Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Bulletin Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch)
Full Score (PDF, SIB, Scorch)

MIDI file from Baptist Hymnal 1991 #662
MIDI file from Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #156
MIDI file from Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #156
MIDI file from Sing! A New Creation #291
MIDI file from Worship and Rejoice #749

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Page Scans

Baptist Hymnal 2008 (2008), p.924

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Instances

Instances (16)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
African American Heritage Hymnal #636	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You / Sevenfold Amen		Peter C. Lutkin, 1858-1931	Irregular	Numbers 6:24-26	BENEDICTION	C Major	English	2001
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #662	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter Christian Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24	BENEDICTION	C Major		1991
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #673	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter Christian Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24-26	BENEDICTION	C Major		2008
Celebration Hymnal #236	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24	BENEDICTION	C Major		1997
Celebration Hymnal #239	The Lord bless you and keep you	BENEDICTIONS							English	1997
Chalice Hymnal #446	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24-26	BENEDICTION	C Major	English	1995
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #796	The Lord bless you and keep you			Lowell Mason (1792-1872)		Numbers 6:24	THE LORD BLESS YOU	G Major or modal		2005
Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #231	The Lord bless you and keep you	A Choral Benediction		Carl Haywood (b. 1949)		Numbers 6:24-26	[The Lord bless you and keep you]	G Major or modal		1993
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #156	The LORD bless you and keep you	The LORD Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24-26	BENEDICTION	C Major	English	1987
Revival Hymns and Choruses #Back 3	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You	Peter C. Lutkin, 1858-1931	Peter C. Lutkin, 1858-1931		Numbers 6:24-26	[The Lord bless you and keep you]	C Major	English	1982
Sing! A New Creation #291	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Barbara Boertje, b. 1959		Numbers 6:24-26	[The Lord bless you and keep you]		English	2002
Sing Joyfully #625	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin		Numbers 6:24-26	[The Lord bless you and keep you]	C Major		1989
The Worshiping Church #845	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin	Irregular	Numbers 6:24-26; Nehemiah 9:17	BENEDICTION	C Major	English	1990
Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II #776	The Lord bless you and keep you				Irregular					1999
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #965	The Lord bless thee, and keep thee			Lowell Mason			[The Lord bless thee and keep thee]	A Major		1996
Worship and Rejoice #749	The Lord bless you and keep you	The Lord Bless You and Keep You		Peter C. Lutkin, 1858-1931		John 14:27; Exodus 34:6; Nehemiah 9:17	[The Lord bless you and keep you]	C Major	English	2001