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NIGHT SHIELDING 327
SMOORING THE FIRE
I SMOOR the fire this night
As the Son of Mary would smoor it ;
The compassing of God be on the fire,
The compassing of God on all the household.
Be God's compassing about ourselves,
Be God's compassing about us all,
Be God's compassing upon the flock,
Be God's compassing upon the hearth.
Who keeps the watch this night ?
Who but the Christ of the poor,
The bright and gentle Brigit of the kine,
The bright and gentle Mary of the ringlets.
Whole be house and herd.
Whole be son and daughter,
Whole be wife and man,
Whole the household all.
SMOORING THE FIRE
I SMOOR the fire this night
As the Son of Mary would smoor it ;
The compassing of God be on the fire,
The compassing of God on all the household.
Be God's compassing about ourselves,
Be God's compassing about us all,
Be God's compassing upon the flock,
Be God's compassing upon the hearth.
Who keeps the watch this night ?
Who but the Christ of the poor,
The bright and gentle Brigit of the kine,
The bright and gentle Mary of the ringlets.
Whole be house and herd.
Whole be son and daughter,
Whole be wife and man,
Whole the household all.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Carmina gadelica > (357) |
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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