The words are attributed to Irish-native Roman Catholic priest and language scholar Michael Sheehan / Micheál Ó Síocháin (1870–1945).
It is almost always set to a tune which was composed by Irish Roman Catholic composer and arranger of Irish traditional music, Seán O Ríada (1931-1971): The hymn is included in the first O'Riada mass, Ceol an Aifrinn, written in 1968.
Ag Críost an fómhar:
In iothlann Dé
Go dtugtar sinn.
Ag Críost an mhuir,
Ag Críost an t-iasc:
I líontaibh Dé
Go gcastar sinn.
Ó fhás go haois
Is ó aois go bás,
Do dhá lámh', a Chríost,
Anall tharainn.
O bhás go críoc nach
Críoc ac athfhás,
I bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid.
The harvest is Christ's:
Into God's barn
May we be gathered.
The sea is Christ's,
The fish is Christ's:
In God's nets
May we be caught.
From birth to adulthood
And from adulthood to death,
May your two hands, O Christ,
Be drawn over us.
From birth to the end
Not an end but rebirth.
In the paradise of grace
may we be.
It is almost always set to a tune which was composed by Irish Roman Catholic composer and arranger of Irish traditional music, Seán O Ríada (1931-1971): The hymn is included in the first O'Riada mass, Ceol an Aifrinn, written in 1968.
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Examples
Solo singer, self accompanied on piano:
Three tenors with light orchestral accompaniment:
Singer with keyboard, folk-concert performance
Lyrics
as Gaeilge
Ag Críost an síol,Ag Críost an fómhar:
In iothlann Dé
Go dtugtar sinn.
Ag Críost an mhuir,
Ag Críost an t-iasc:
I líontaibh Dé
Go gcastar sinn.
Ó fhás go haois
Is ó aois go bás,
Do dhá lámh', a Chríost,
Anall tharainn.
O bhás go críoc nach
Críoc ac athfhás,
I bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid.
English translation:
The seed is Christ's,The harvest is Christ's:
Into God's barn
May we be gathered.
The sea is Christ's,
The fish is Christ's:
In God's nets
May we be caught.
From birth to adulthood
And from adulthood to death,
May your two hands, O Christ,
Be drawn over us.
From birth to the end
Not an end but rebirth.
In the paradise of grace
may we be.
I'm looking for the guitar chords for "Ag Críost an Síol"
ReplyDeleteAg Críost an síol, Ag Críost an fómhar,
ReplyDeleteIn iothlainn Dé, Go dtugtar sinn.
Ag Críost an mhuir, Ag Críost an t-iasc,
I línte Dé, Go gcastar sinn.
Ó fhás go haois, Is ó aois go bás,
Do dhá láimh, a Chríost, Anall tharainn.
Ó bhás go críoch, Ní críoch ach athfhás,
I bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid.
***Just a few corrections but good job.***