Saint Patrick Made This Hymn
Saint Patrick Made This Hymn
Saint Patrick Made This Hymn
through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, niurt trén togairm trindóit
through the strength of Christ with His baptism, niurt gene Crist cona bathius
i frestul na narchaingel
in the service of the archangels,
hi praiceptaib apstal
in preachings of Apostles,
i nhiresaib fóismedach
in faiths of Confessors,
against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body fri cach nert namnas nétrocar fristái dom churp ocus domm anmain
and my soul,
fri tinchetla sāibḟáthe
against incantations of false prophets,
fri dubrechtu gentliuchtae
against black laws of heathenry,
fri sáibrechtu heretecdae
against false laws of heretics,
fri himchellacht nidlachtae
against craft of idolatry, fri brichtu ban gobann druad
against spells of women and smiths and wizards, fri cech fiss arachuiliu corp anmain duini.
against every knowledge …… man’s body and soul. Crīst domm imdegail indiu
so that there may come to me abundance of reward. Crīst lim, Crīst reum Crīst im degaid
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Crīst indium, Crīst íssum Crīst úasum
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Crīst dessum, Crīst tūathum
Christ on my right, Christ on my left. Crīst illius Crīst isius Crīst inerus
Christ in breadth, Christ in length, Christ in height. Crīst i cridiu cech duini rodomscrútadar
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Crīst i ngin cech óin rodomlabrathar
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Crīst hi cech rusc nomdercædar
Christ in every eye that sees me, Crīst hi cech clūais rodomchloathar.
Christ in every ear that hears me.
through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, niurt trén togairm tríndóit
Amen