The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord bless you and keep you. Peter Lutkin* (1858–1931).
This text, the most enduring composition by Lutkin, is a rearrangement of Numbers 6: 24–26 by the composer. The Chicago publisher C.F. Summy (later Summy-Birchard) entitled it ‘Farewell Anthem with Sevenfold Amen’ in 1900 as a choral octavo, republishing it in several editions. Though printed with organ accompaniment, the instrument doubles the vocal parts and ‘May be omitted, if desired’, in keeping with Lutkin’s preference for a cappella music. Lutkin was known for promoting Renaissance choral literature and unaccompanied choral singing at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
A one-page version without accompaniment...
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