Religion
Before Communion
Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Religion
O Saviour, who lightest the sun's blessed ray,
Remit my offences, this day and alway,
Above my deserving, or all I could pay;
Then with joy I receive my Redeemer to-day.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Before Communion.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/31/.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Before Communion.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/31/.
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