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Celtic Milking Prayer (Carmina Gadelica)

By Celtic TraditionSource: Celtic Tradition - Carmina Gadelica, Vol. I (collected by Alexander Carmichael, 1900) - Public Domain44 words

Bless, O God, my little cow, bless, O God, my desire; bless Thou my partnership and the milking of my hands, O God. Bless, O God, each teat, bless, O God, each finger; bless Thou each drop that goes into my pitcher, O God.

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