Religion
O Mary of Graces
Translated by Douglas Hyde (in Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael, 1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
O Mary of Graces
And Mother of God,
May I tread in the paths
That the righteous have trod.
And mayest thou save me
From evil's control,
And mayest thou save me
In body and soul.
And mayest thou save me
By land and by sea,
And mayest thou save me
From tortures to be.
May the guard of the angels
Above me abide,
May God be before me
And God at my side.
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “O Mary of Graces.” Translated by Douglas Hyde. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/13/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “O Mary of Graces.” Translated by Douglas Hyde. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/13/.
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