jorma kaukonen wrote the song may the good lord bless and keep you.
who wrote the song may the good lord bless and keep you?
jorma kaukonen
may the good lord bless and keep you





























"may the good lord bless and keep you" is a popular song by meredith willson, originally published in 1950.





























the song is now considered a standard, recorded by many artists.





























it was used as tallulah bankhead's theme song for her nbc radio program, "the big show." bankhead would recite the words in her husky voice, with guest stars joining in reciting the words, one line per star, which made a memorable ending for the show.
may the good lord bless and keep you
the lord bless you and keep you





























"the lord bless you and keep you" is a classical sacred choral composition by john rutter. it is a setting of a biblical benediction, followed by an extended "amen". rutter scored the piece for four vocal parts (satb) and organ. he composed it in 1981 for the memorial service of edward t. chapman, the director of music at highgate school, london, with whom he had studied when he attended the school.





























it was published by oxford university press in 1981, in the anthology "oxford easy anthems", edited by david willcocks.





























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