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The Lord bless you and keep youTune: BENEDICTION (Lutkin)Published in 68 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, SibeliusAudio files: MIDI | ||
| First Line: | The Lord bless you and keep you |
| Title: | The Lord Bless You and Keep You |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
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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| Instances (16) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| 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 |
