Religion
O King of the Wounds
Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Religion
O King of the Wounds! who found death on the top of the tree,
By the hand of the blind was Thy heart's blood riven from Thee;
By the blood from Thy wounds flowing down in a pool on the field,
O bear us to Paradise, Thou, 'neath the shade of Thy shield.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “O King of the Wounds.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/21/.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “O King of the Wounds.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/21/.
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