be thou my vision, this is one of my favorite old hymns. the text (Rop tú mo baile) is often attributed to dallan forgaill in the 8th century; in any case, this text had been a part of irish monastic tradition for centuries before the hymn itself was written. it is an example of a lorica, an incantation recited for protection.
the music for the hymn is the irish folk song, slane, which is about slane hill where in 433 A.D. st. patrick defied the pagan high king lóegaire of tara by lighting candles on Easter Eve.
by dying You destroyed our death, by rising, You restored our lives.
thank you Jesus.
4 comments:
be thou my vision
at four in the morning
you are a boy that i like a lot.
I'm blogging.
The link to mine is on Shannon's.
jon bagen. did you know that if you inverted the first letter of your names, it would be bon jagen? it's sort of funny and great.
that's one of my favorite songs too. i learned it at work crew this summer.
i was wondering, could i link you, mr bagen? please?
have great days.
steph haker
Dear Cousin,
Your blog sucks due to infrequent updates.
Love,
Cousin
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