This is a children's song about St Patrick of Ireland, and the story of his efforts to convert King Laoghaire.
The song was included in Alive-O, a religious-education programme written in Ireland in the 1990s, but the author and composer are unknown. If you have any information about it, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
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No downloadable versions have been found, of either performances or the sheet music. If you know where to find one, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.Examples
Children's choir with soloist, traditional band:
Lyrics
Chorus:
See Saint Patrick's flame
Sing Saint Patrick's name.
Patrick's fire burns bright
Patrick brings the light
Into the night.
1 On the hill of Tara, King Laoghaire he looked out and saw in the dark of the night.
On the hill of Slane there was a brand new flame.
Burning bright into the night he saw a brand new light.
2 On the hill of Slane, St Patrick set a light to the people's first Easter fire
On the hill of Tara, King Laoghaire watched it burn,
Flames in the distance
Raise higher and higher.
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