Religion
A Night Prayer
Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Religion
May the will of God be done by us,
May the death of the saints be won by us,
And the light of the kingdom begun in us;
May Jesus, the Child, be beside my bed,
May the Lamb of mercy uplift my head,
May the Virgin her heavenly brightness shed,
And Michael be steward of my soul!
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “A Night Prayer.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/26/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “A Night Prayer.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/26/.
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