Leyland Kirby's copy of the St. Luke Passion is very unique. Although you can find many performances online, his version is unique in that it is in English. It was pressed by the Eroica Pressing Company. Only 50 copies remain in existence. Below you can find a recontruction not by me, but I used various other songs by Leyland to recreate it in higher quality. Lyrics are below.
The reconstruction of his copy.
Lord, beholding
Thy dread Passion
Borne for us for our salvation
We adore Thee on the tree (We adore Thee on the tree)
We adore Thee
We adore Thee on the tree
Sin and sorrow here find healing
Sin and sorrow here find healing
Lord, Lord
Thy wonderous love revealing
(Grant us peace, O) Grant us peace and life with Thee
Grant us peace and life with Thee, life with Thee
Now the feast of unleaven'd bread drew nigh
Which is called the Passover
And the chief priests and the scribes consulted
Seeking how they might kill Him
For they feared the people
Then Satan entered into Judas
Whose surname Iscariot
Being of the number of the twelve
And he went and commun'd with the chief priests and with the captains
How he might betray Him unto them
And they were glad and covenanted to give him money
And he promised, and sought opportunity
And betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude
To Save Our Souls
From bitter shame and mourning
Thou dearest lord base treachery and scorning
From lure of gain or gold
Save us we pray to thee
Least we betray thee
And Jesus Came Out
And went as he was warned to the mount of Olives
And his disciples also followed him
And when he was at the place he said onto them
“Pray thee that thee enter not into temptation”
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
but deliver us from evil
And While He Yet Spake
Behold a multitude, And he that was called Judas
One of the 12 went before them
And drew near onto Jesus to kiss him
But Jesus said onto him
“Judas, betrayed thou the son of man with a kiss”
Forgive Us Lord Our Thespasses
as we forgive them that trespass against us
Then Jesus Said Onto The Chief Priests
And the captains of the temple
And the elders which were a come to him
“Be ye come out, as against a robber
with swords and with staves to take me
when I was daily with you in the temple
Yee stretched forth no hands against me
But this is your hour
And the power of darkness”
And took him they did
And led him
And brought him into the high priests house
And Peter followed upon forth
[Instrumental Break]
And The Men That Held Jesus
Mocked him and smote him
And when they had blindfolded him
They struck him on the face
And asked him in saying
Prophesy, who is he?
Who is he that smote Thee? (Prophesy, who is he?) (Prophesy, who is he?)
Prophesy, who is he? Who is he? (That smote Thee?)
Prophesy, who is he? (That smote Thee?)
Who is he that smote Thee? (That smote Thee, that smote Thee?)
And Many Other Things Spake They against him reviling him
And as soon as it was day the errors of the people assembled
For the chief priests and scribes together
And led him away into their council, saying
Art Thou the Christ? x4
Tell us, art Thou the Christ? x2
Art Thou the Christ? x3
Tell us, art Thou the Christ? X3
But He Said Unto Them
“If I tell you, he will not believe
And if I ask you, he will not answer me
Nor will he let me go
But from henceforth, shall the son of man be seated
And the right hand of the power of God”
Then said them all:
Art Thou The Son Of God? X7
And He Said Unto Them
“Thee say that I am”
Then said the elders
What, what need we any further witness?
What need we any further witness?
What need we any further witness, further witness? For we ourselves (For we ourselves)
Have heard for we ourselves (Have heard for we our) Selves have heard of His own mouth
What, what need we any further witness?
For we, we ourselves have heard (For we ourselves have heard of) His own mouth, have heard of His own mouth
And The Whole Company of them arose
And lead him onto Pilate
And they began to accuse him, saying
We have found this man (Perverting all our nation)
Perverting all our nation (And forbidding)
And forbidding to give tribute unto Caesar
And saying He Himself is Christ a King (He Himself is Christ a King) Saying He Himself is Christ a King
And Pilate Asked Him and said
“Aren’t thou the king of the jews?”
And he answered him
“Thou say yes”
Christ our Saviour, God, and King
We confess Thee
Thought the world no homage bring We would bless Thee
Help us now Thy praise to sing And adore Thee
Kneeling low before Thee
And Pilate Said to the chief priests and the multitude
“I find no fault in this man”
But they were the more urgent, and answered
He stirreth up the nation x2
He stirreth the nation throughout, teaching throughout Judea
Teaching throughout all Judea, throughout all Judea
Beginning from Galilee, from Galilee beginning
Beginning from Galilee unto this place
The Lamb Is Dumb before His shearer
In patient love His lips are sealed x2
In patient love His lips are sealed, in love
In patient love His lips are sealed
O teach us Lord, all wrath for bearing
Thy calm endurance
Thy calm endurance meekly sharing
For malice nought but love to yield x2
And Pilate, when he had call'd together the Chief Priests
And the rulers and the people, spake to them saying:
Ye have brought this Man unto me
As one that perverteth the people: And behold I have examin'd Him before you And have found no fault in this Man
Touching those things whereof ye accuse him
No, nor yet Herod: for he sent Him back unto us
And behold nothing worthy of death hath been done by Him
I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him
(For he must of necessity release one unto them at the Feast)
And they cried out all at once, and said:
Away, away with this man
Away with this man, away
And release Barabbas, Barabbas, Barabbas release!
Away with this man, with this man Away, away with this man and release (Unto us) Barabbus, Barabbus, Barabbus release unto us
And Pilate spake onto them yet again
Desiring to release Jesus
But they all shouted, saying
Crucify Him x10
And Pilate said the third time unto them:
Why, what evil hath this man done?
I have tried Him and found no cause of death in Him; I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him
But they were all instant with loud voices Requiring that He might be crucified
And the voices of them and of the Chief Priests prevailed
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required
And there were also two others, malefactors led with Him, to be crucified with Him And when they came to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him
And the malefactors with Him, one on the right hand, and the other on the left
Then Jesus said:
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
And Parting His Garments among them, that cast the lots
And the people stood beholding
And the rulers also with them derided him and said
He hath saved x2
Let Him save Himself if He be Christ x2
If he be Christ the chosen of God
He hath saved others, let Him save Himself
Let Him save Himself if He be Christ If He be Christ the chosen of God
And The Soldiers Also Mocked Him
Coming to him and offering him vinegar and saying
If Thou be King, the King of Judah
If Thou be King of Judah, save Thyself, save Thyself if Thou be King If Thou be the King of Judah save Thyself
If Thou be the King, if Thou be King of Judah
And A Superscription also was written over him
In letters of Greek and of Latin and in characters of Hebrew
This is the king of the jews x2
O Sacred head, sore wounded
Defiled and put to scorn;
O Kingly head surrounded
With mocking crown of thorn:
What sorrow mars Thy grandeur?
Can death Thy bloom deflower?
O Countenance whose splendour The hosts of Heaven adore
One Of The Malefactors also, which were crucified with him
Railed on him and said
“If thou be the christ, then save they self from us”
But the others answering, rebuked him and said
Dost not even thou fear God seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed with justice, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; But this Man has done nothing amiss
And he said unto Jesus:
Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom
And Jesus said unto him:
Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in Paradise
And It Was About The Sixth Hour and a darkness came all over the land until the ninth hour
And the light of the sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst
And when jesus had cried with a loud voice he said
“Father, into they hands, I commend my spirit”
And having said thus, he give up the ghost
Dear Lord, beneath Thy Cross I bow
Thou art indeed my saviour now;
Thy life for me is freely given
Oh by Thy Cross
Bid me to rise with Thee to Heaven
O Jesu Christ
Thy Cross doth call me
O Jesu Christ
Thy Cross doth call me
For thou did'st give
Thy life for mine
Thou did'st give
Thy life, for mine
O Jesu Christ
Thy Cross doth call me
For Thou did'st give
Thy life for mine
Jesu Christ, Jesu Christ
O Jesu Christ
Thy Cross doth call me
For Thou did'st give
Thy life for mine
For Thou did'st give
Thy life, for mine
Thy Sacred Heart
For me is breaking
Thy Sacred Heart
For me is breaking
For Thee my love at last is waking
For Thee, my love is waking
My life for ever more be thine x2
It is finished, Lord of Mercy;
Thou hast suffered,
Thou hast died To the Cross
Thy love hath brought
Thee For Thy people crucified
Thou dost for our sins atone;
Trust we in Thy Cross alone
Strive we never more to grieve
Thee In our hearts we now receive Thee
It is finished, Lord of Spirits
Death must now yield up his prize;
Thou hast conquered, nought can hold
Thee From the grave in triumph rise;
To Thy Father's Throne ascend
There Thy loved ones to befriend;
Here with food eternal feed us
To the Heavenly pastures lead us
It is finished, Lord of Glory
Joy doth fill our hearts again
For blest Saviour, Thou dost call us
Up to Heaven with Thee to reign
Leaving things of earth and time
Seek we heavenly joys sublime
Joys all human thought transcending Joys supernal and unending!
The entirety of side a is used in Deleted Scenes Forgotten Dreams Part 3, and side b is used in Part 4. Most of Part 3 is used in Recollections From Old London Town, and all of part 4 is used in Fact Mix 45. Some parts of part 3 are used in Entanglement Synapse Ache, and this small part is used a lot. Take Care It's A Desert Out There, Post Awareness Confusions 2, one of every song of stage 5, & A Brutal Bliss Beyond This Empty Defeat. The transition of "and as they lead him away" to "and parting his garments" are used in both Mental Caverns Without Sunshine. Dear Lord Beneth Thy Cross I Bow is used in a unreleased song alongside O Jesu Christ, used in Recollections From Old London Town as well as the french video. O Jesu Christ is sampled a lot. In both Friends Past Reunited, Recollections From Old London Town (uses astts version), the aforementioned unreleased song, and most infamously at the end of Place In The World Fades Away, which is used in the Primavera live performance. To Save Our Souls is used in We Cannot Escape The Past, which is used in Sudden Time Regression Into Isolation, A Brutal Bliss Beyond This Empty Defeat, and the Primavera live performance, as well as We Are In The Shadow Of A Distant Fire. And Jesus Came Out + Lead Us Not Into Temptation is used in On The Edge Of Breakdown, which is used in the french live performance, Advanced Plaque Entanglements 1, Sudden Time Regression Into Isolation, Internal Unravel, and the 2019 mix.