SEA PRAYER (Carmina Gadelica, Volume 1, by Alexander Carmicheal, [1900])
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HELMSMAN:Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Father bless her.
HELMSMAN: Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Son bless her.
HELMSMAN: Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Spirit bless her.
ALL:God the Father,
God the Son,
God the Spirit,
Bless the boat.
HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Father with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.
HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Son with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.
HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Spirit with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.
ALL:God the Father,
God the Son,
God the Spirit,
with us eternally.
HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the God of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.
HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the King of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.
HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the Spirit of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.
ALL:The God of the elements,
The King of the elements,
The Spirit of the elements,
close over us, ever and eternally.
This speaks to me on so many levels. Love it!