Religion
God with Me Lying Down
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
God with me lying down,
God with me rising up,
God with me in each ray of light,
Nor I a ray of joy without Him,
Nor one ray without Him.
Christ with me sleeping,
Christ with me waking,
Christ with me watching,
Every day and night,
Each day and night.
God with me protecting,
The Lord with me directing,
The Spirit with me strengthening,
For ever and for evermore,
Ever and evermore, Amen.
Chief of chiefs, Amen.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Dia Liom A Laighe. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 2, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “God with Me Lying Down.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/1/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “God with Me Lying Down.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/1/.
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