[Magdalen] A 13th century prayer

[Joseph Cirou]

Thanks it is enchanting Joe
On Aug 15, 2015 4:43 PM, "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> This hymn/prayer was composed by an Icelandic chieftain around the year
> 1208, asking for guidance and peace in the face of looming warfare. Times
> haven't changed much, have they? (The music was composed in the 1970s.)
> Here is a translation, also.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dT8FJ2GE0
> Hear, smith of the heavens, what the poet asks. May softly come unto me thy
> mercy. So I call on thee, for thou hast created me. I am thy slave, thou
> art my Lord. God, I call on thee to heal me. Remember me, mild one,[1] Most
> we need thee. Drive out, O king of suns, generous and great, human every
> sorrow from the city of the heart. Watch over me, mild one, Most we need
> thee, truly every moment in the world of men. send us, son of the virgin,
> good causes, all aid is from thee, in my heart. Hear, smith of heavens. The
> poet seeketh. In thy still small voice Mayest thou show grace. As I call on
> thee, Thou my creator. I am thy servant, Thou art my true Lord. God, I call
> on thee; For thee to heal me. Bid me, prince of peace, Thou my supreme
> need. Ever I need thee, Generous and great, O’er all human woe, City of thy
> heart. Guard me, my savior. Ever I need thee, Through ev’ry moment In this
> world so wide. Virgin–born, send me Noble motives now. Aid cometh from
> thee, To my deepest heart.
>