[Jean ]Sonet-[Keith Val ]Sinclair 991.
But the incipit varied. See, for example, this JONAS entry (where there is a complete (?) list of manuscripts and early printings, with dates, the earliest (plural) being either 15th century or second half of 15th century):
Jesus soit en mon chef et mon entendement...
Sonet-Sinclair 993
Jhesus soit en mon ame et en mon entendement;
Jhesus soit en ma bouche et en mon parlement...
Sonet-Sinclair 992
And in this one, at least, possibly Sonet-Sinclair 993, other words (fin) did as well:
Jhesus soit en mon chef et mo[n] entendement.
Jhesus soit en ma bouche et mon parlement.
Jhesus soit en mon cueur et en mon pensement.
Jhesus soit en ma fin et a mon trespasseme[n]t.
Paris. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 2879 (15th cent.), fol. 73r-73v (whence the image above).
From the 1514 Sarum primer cited by the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (colophon at the back gives what the Internet Archive gives, namely: Impresse in ciuitate London[iis] : Per (Richardu[m] Pynson) Regium Impressorem in vico dicto the fletestrete ad signum georgii commorantem):
God be in my heed
And in myn understandynge
God be in myn eyen
And in my lokynge
God be in my mouthe
And in my spekynge
God be in my herte
And in my thynkynge
God be at myn ende
And my departynge.


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