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476 Highlands and Islands Commission. 



xuix. II 



Alexander The right hand of God under my head, 



The light of the Spirit Holy shining over me, 

 The cross of the nine angels along me, down 

 From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet. 



III. 



Be the cross of Mary and of Michael with me in peace, 

 May my soul dwell in truth, and my heart be free of guile 



IV. 



Jesus without offence that wast crucified cruelly 

 Under sentence of the evil ones. Thou wert scoui-ged ; 

 The many e\nls done by me in this body 



That cannot this niglit be numbered ! 



V. 

 Thou King of the Blood of Truth, 

 Omit me not from thy covenant. 

 Exact not from me for my sins. 

 Nor forget me in thy numbering. 



VI. 



T i)ray Peter, pray I Paul, 



1 pray Mary, Virgin, and her Son, 

 I pray the Apostles twelve 



That I may not die this night. 



VII. 



Oh, God ! Oh, Mary of Glory ! 



Oh, Jesus ! Thou Son of the Virgin fragrant, 



Keep ye us from the pains. 



And from the dark hidden fire. 



And from the everlasting suffocating fire. 



VIll. 



My soul is witli the Light of the mountains. 

 Archangel Michael shield my soul ! 



Beannachadh Buachailleac— The Herding Blessing. 



This invocation used to be sung by old men and women while tending their 

 cattle among the hills of South Uist. 



Cuireamsadh an spreidh so romliani, 

 Mar a db-orduich Righ an domhan 

 Moire ga'n gleidheadh, ga'm feitheadh, ga'n coimhead, 

 Air bheann, air ghleann, air cliomhnart. 

 Air 1)heann, air glilcann, air chomhnart. 



