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Shielding of God
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Lord and god of power,
Shield and sustain me this night,
Lord, God of power,
This night and every night.
Sain* and deliver me from fault,
Sain and deliver me from sin,
Sain my soul and my body,
Each dark and each light.
Bless to me the land whither I am bound,
Bless to me the thing my eye shall see,
Bless to me the thing my purpose discerns,
God of life, bless my condition.
Bless the journey whereon I go,
Bless the earth that is under my foot,
Bless the matter which I seek,
King of glory, bless my condition.
* sain -- dialect British: "to make the sign of the cross on (oneself), then to bless."
Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary
Ancient Celtic prayer collected by Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), published in Carmina Gadelica (Edinburgh: Floris Books, 1992). These are prayers, hymns, and incantations collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the 19th century.
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