The author and composer are unknown: many sources quote it as a "traditional hymn", with several contemporary composers having recently published settings. But no earlier publications or on-line source for the lyrics or even a translation, have been found. The lyrics quoted below are from one church-newsletter, and it's not clear if they are the same as the recently-published setting.
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Examples
Singer with fiddle and harp:
Instrumental - piano:
Instrumental - harp:
Lyrics
A Íosa, ’Mhic Mhuire,féach ar mo chás,
is beir mé leat féineach
go Cathair na nGrást’.
Díbir gach dríodar
is cathú as mo lár;
díbir gach smaoineamh
is obair gan aird,
Is dírigh mé ina dhiaidh sin
go Flaitheas na nGrást’.
A Íosa, ó saor mé
le toradh do Pháis’.
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