I
haven’t had a Music Tuesday post in a while.
What better day than today, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, to
post a musical version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate. Whether St. Patrick actually wrote it, I’m
not exactly sure, but it goes back deep into Irish roots.
First
here’s the prayer:
St. Patrick's
Breastplate.
I arise today
Through a mighty
strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the
Threeness,
Through confession of the
Oneness
of the Creator of
creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of
Christ's birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of
His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of
His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of
His descent for the judgment of doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of
the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of
angels,
In the service of
archangels,
In the hope of
resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of
patriarchs,
In the predictions of
prophets,
In the preaching of
apostles,
In the faith of
confessors,
In the innocence of holy
virgins,
In the deeds of righteous
men.
I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the
earth,
The firmness of rock.
I arise today, through
God's strength to pilot
me,
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before
me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for
me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's shield to protect
me,
God's host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall
wish me ill,
afar and near.
I summon today
All these powers between
me and those evils,
Against every cruel and
merciless power
that may oppose my body
and soul,
Against incantations of
false prophets,
Against black laws of
pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of
idolatry,
Against spells of witches
and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge
that corrupts man's body and soul;
Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against
burning,
Against drowning, against
wounding,
So that there may come to
me an abundance of reward.
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of
every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of
everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that
sees me,
Christ in every ear that
hears me.
We
should add "Christ to shield me today against unseen viruses."
Here’s
a musical version by David Ruis.
Happy
St. Patrick’s Day.
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