SEA PRAYER Carmina Gadelica Volume 1 by Alexander…

SEA PRAYER (Carmina Gadelica, Volume 1, by Alexander Carmicheal, [1900])
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HELMSMAN:Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Father bless her.
HELMSMAN: Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Son bless her.
HELMSMAN: Blest be the boat.
CREW:God the Spirit bless her.

ALL:God the Father,
God the Son,
God the Spirit,
Bless the boat.

HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Father with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.
HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Son with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.
HELMSMAN:What can befall you,
and God the Spirit with you?
CREW:No harm can befall us.

ALL:God the Father,
God the Son,
God the Spirit,
with us eternally.

HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the God of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.
HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the King of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.
HELMSMAN:What can cause you anxiety,
and the Spirit of the elements over you?
CREW:No anxiety can be ours.

ALL:The God of the elements,
The King of the elements,
The Spirit of the elements,
close over us, ever and eternally.