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Celtic Sleep Blessing (Carmina Gadelica)

By Celtic TraditionSource: Celtic Tradition - Carmina Gadelica, Vol. I (collected by Alexander Carmichael, 1900) - Public Domain53 words

I lie in my bed as I would lie in the grave, Thine arm beneath my neck, Thou Son of Mary. Angels shall watch me tonight, and I lying in slumber, and angels shall watch me, loving and listless, the two arms of Mary round about me, the mantle of Brigid above me.

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