{"id":1682,"date":"2017-07-27T02:15:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2020-03-16T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T12:44:15","slug":"ancient-irish-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/27\/ancient-irish-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Irish Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/27\/ancient-irish-prayer\/celtic_tea_light\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?fit=800%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,635\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"celtic_tea_light\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?fit=800%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?resize=300%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"celtic tea light\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/celtic_tea_light.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is an Ancient Irish Prayer, selected for its multiple references to water, our current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-july-2017-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">theme of the month<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The prayer incorporates Latin phrases from the <em>Gloria<\/em>, an ancient hymn of praise to the Trinity that has been in use in the Church since the second century: <strong style=\"background-color:#FFFFE0;\"><em>Laudamus Te, benedicimus Te, adoramus Te, glorificamus Te<\/em><\/strong>. In English: &#8220;We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You&#8221;. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<blockquote><p>\n<em>Glorificamus Te!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I offer Thee<br \/>\nEvery flower that ever grew<br \/>\nEvery bird that ever flew<br \/>\nEvery wind that ever blew<br \/>\nGood God!<br \/>\nEvery thunder rolling<br \/>\nEvery church bell tolling<br \/>\nEvery leaf and sod<\/p>\n<p><em>Laudamus Te!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I offer Thee<br \/>\nEvery <u>wave<\/u> that ever moved<br \/>\nEvery heart that ever loved<br \/>\nThee, thy Father\u2019s Well-beloved<br \/>\nDear Lord!<br \/>\nEvery <u>river<\/u> dashing<br \/>\nEvery lightning flashing<br \/>\nLike an angel\u2019s sword<\/p>\n<p><em>Benedicimus Te!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I offer Thee<br \/>\nEvery <u>cloud<\/u> that ever swept<br \/>\nO\u2019er the skies, and broke and wept<br \/>\nIn <u>rain<\/u>, and with the flowerlets slept<br \/>\nMy King!<br \/>\nEvery communicant praying<br \/>\nEvery angel staying<br \/>\nBefore Thy throne to sing<\/p>\n<p><em>Adoramus Te!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I offer Thee<br \/>\nEvery flake of virgin <u>snow<\/u>,<br \/>\nEvery <u>spring<\/u> of earth below<br \/>\nEvery human Joy and woe,<br \/>\nMy love!<br \/>\nO Lord! And all thy glorious<br \/>\nSelf o\u2019er death victorious<br \/>\nThroned in heaven above<\/p>\n<p><em>Glorificamus Te!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>from <em>The Open Gate: Celtic Prayers for Growing Spiritually<\/em><br \/>\nby David Adam, p. 44-45<\/p>\n<h3>Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>Recently a friend remarked that the song \u201cAll things bright and beautiful\u201d is like <strong style=\"background-color:#FFFFE0;\">a 2-minute walk through nature<\/strong>. This prayer is also a walk through nature, but, without the music to keep us moving, it&#8217;s up to us how long we take to cover the distance.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/24\/theme-come-to-the-waters\/\">Theme: Come to the waters<\/a> (Prayer sheet)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an Ancient Irish Prayer, selected for its multiple references to water, our current theme of the month. 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