Soul of My Saviour

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Composer
Richard Shephard
Difficulty
Moderately Easy radio_button_checked radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked radio_button_unchecked
Season
Communion Baptism General Holy Week
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Keyboard [organ/piano]
Category
Anthems Communion Anthems Evening Service
Collections
So, You Have a Cathedral Choir!
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

SATB and Organ with optional solo. One of Richard's great tunes to the Anima Christi text. Prayerful and lush and a wonderful communion anthem anytime of year. Written for the Sewanee Church Music Conference.

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Lyrics

Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast;
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest;
Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide;
Wash me with water flowing from thy side.

Strength and protection may thy passion be;
O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me;
Deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me;
So shall I never, never part from thee.

Guard and defend me from the foe malign;
In death's dread moments, make me only thine;
Call me and bid me come to thee on high;
When I may praise thee with the saints for aye.