a Flaith na n-uile, rop tú mo baile. ...still be my vision, O Ruler of all. "One of the effects of original sin is an instinctive prejudice in favor of…
Le blàths is gràdh sìorraidh, Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, If the heart is the seat of feelings, then there are days when God's "Great Heart" is…
mithig (mo-núarán!) lasin trúagán trúag-sa. O grant me its joys, after vict'ry is won; The topic of Heaven regularly comes around in Bible teaching curriculum. As teachers, we are charged…
Tabair dam amlaid, a Rí secht nime,do serc im anmain, do grád im chride. High King of heaven, Thou heaven's bright Sun I did not see a temple in the…
Do serc im anmain, do grád im chride,tabair dam amlaid, a Rí secht nime. High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art. Treasure (again) speaks to the concept of a…
A Athair inmain, cluinte mo núall-sa:mithig (mo-núarán!) lasin trúagán trúag-sa. Be thou and thou only, the first in my heart. This is the pin-point of the disciple's desire: For God…
Go Ríg na n-uile rís íar m-búaid léire;ro béo i flaith nime i n-gile gréine Be thou mine inheritance now and always Inheritance has several connotations. It is a form…
Tabair dam amlaid, a Rí secht nime,do serc im anmain, do grád im chride. Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise Damn. This one hits home. The "flesh", the…
Co talla forum, ré n-dul it láma, mo chuit, mo chotlud, ar méit do gráda. Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight. The breastplate's function is to protect…
Rop tussu t' áenur sainserc mo chride; ní rop nech aile acht Airdrí nime. Be thou in me dwelling and I with thee one. Ah, oneness. Intimacy. Union. Communion. These…
