The Deer's Cry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C C C D E F G C B| Blessed Patrick made this hymn one time he was going to preach the Faith at Teamhuir and his enemies lay in hiding to make an attack on him as he passed But all they could see passing as he himself and Benen his servant went by was a wild deer and a fawn And the Deer's Cry is the name of the hymn to this day | A |
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| I bind myself to day to a strong strength to a calling on the Trinity I believe in a Threeness with confession of a Oneness in the Creator of the World | B |
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| I bind myself to day to the strength of Christ's birth and His baptism to the strength of His crucifixion with His burial to the strength of His resurrection with His ascension In stability of earth in steadfastness of rock I bind to myself to day God's strength to pilot me | C |
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| God's power to uphold me God's wisdom to guide me God's eye to look before me God's ear to hear me | C |
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| God's word to speak for me God's hand to guard me God's path to lie before me God's shield to protect me God's host to save me | C |
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| Against snares of demons against the begging of sins against the asking of nature against all my ill wishers near me and far from me alone and in a crowd | D |
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| So I have called on all these strengths to come between me and every fierce and merciless strength that may come between my body and my soul | E |
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| Against incantations of false prophets against black laws of heathens against false laws of heretics against craft of idolatry against spells of women smiths and druids against every knowledge forbidden to the souls of men | F |
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| Christ for my protection to day against poison against burning against drowning against wounding that a multitude of rewards may come to me Christ with me Christ before me Christ behind me Christ in me Christ under me Christ over me Christ to the right of me Christ to the left of me Christ in lying down Christ in sitting Christ in rising up | G |
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| Christ in the heart of everyone that thinks of me Christ in the mouth of everyone that speaks to me Christ in every eye that sees me Christ in every ear that hears me | C |
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| I bind to myself to day a strong strength to a calling upon the Trinity I believe in a Threeness with confession of a Oneness in the Creator of the World | B |
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory
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