Religion
Sleeping Prayer
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
I am placing my soul and my body
On Thy sanctuary this night, O God,
On Thy sanctuary, O Jesus Christ,
On Thy sanctuary, O Spirit of perfect truth,
The Three who would defend my cause,
Nor turn Their backs upon me.
Thou, Father, who art kind and just,
Thou, Son, who didst overcome death,
Thou, Holy Spirit of power,
Be keeping me this night from harm;
The Three who would justify me
Keeping me this night and always.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Urnuigh Chadail. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 29, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Sleeping Prayer.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/28/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Sleeping Prayer.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/28/.
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