St. Patrick's Prayer

I've always loved St. Patrick's Prayer. At least most of it (a few parts would annoy today's reader, but we can just ignore them). Anyway, on this St. Patrick's Day, I thought I would post a (highly edited) version of that prayer. You can read all of it at http://lent.classicalanglican.net/index.php?p=119 if you want. The translation is by Kuno Meyer.

St. Patrick's Prayer

I arise today
Through the strength of
Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of
His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of
His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of
His descent for the judgement of Doom.

I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me:
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak to me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me,
Against every cruel merciless
power that may oppose my body
and soul.

Christ shield me today
Against poisoning, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So there come to me
abundance of reward.

Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of
every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of
every one who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye of
every one who sees me,
Christ in every ear
that hears me.