Religion

The Safe-Guarding of My Soul (Another Version)

by Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later) c. 13th–18th century

Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)

Religion

I lie on this bed
As I lie in the tomb.
Firmly, O Jesus,
I make my confession to Thee.
Through deeds of my flesh,
Through thoughts of my heart,
Through sight of my eyes,
Through hearing of my ears,
Through speech of my lips,
Through movements of my feet,
Through everything spoken
Which was not true;
Through each thing promised
And not fulfilled;
Each thing that I did against Thy law,
Or against Thy sacred will,
I ask forgiveness from Thee,
O King of Glory.

MLA

Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Safe-Guarding of My Soul (Another Version).” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/29/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Safe-Guarding of My Soul (Another Version).” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/29/.

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