With meter 5.5.5.4 D, tunes it has been set to include
- BUNESSAN - very commonly used, a traditional Gaelic melody (composer unknown) which is also used for the song Morning has Broken. Thus the tune is in the public domain, even though the words are not.
- A tune by Laura Wasson
The setting was first published in Quinn's 1969 book "New Hymns for all Seasons", and has since been included in many hymnals including
- 20th Century Folk Hymnal volume 2, published in 1975/76
- The Veritas Hymnal, published in 1973
Downloads
Examples
Solo singer, piano accompaniment:
Large choir with organ:
Small group with guitar accompaniment:
Instrumental - karaoke style track:
Professional quartet - tune / arrangement by Michael Fischer:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:1 Christ be beside me, Christ be before me ...
2 Christ on my right hand, Christ on my left hand ...
3 Christ be in all hearts thinking about me ...
See also
- I Bind myself Today (full translation of St Patrick's Lorica)
- Hymns about St Patrick
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