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Thread #172113   Message #4164948
Posted By: keberoxu
12-Feb-23 - 11:18 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Deep Peace (Celtic Blessing)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Deep Peace (Celtic Blessing)
Poet and author William Sharp, under his
pen-name of Fiona MacLeod,
included an English version of this prayer in his 1895 book,
The Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star.
Here is a direct quote.

Deep peace I breathe into you,
O weariness, here:
O ache, here!
Deep peace, a soft white dove to you;
Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;
Deep peace, an ebbing rain to you;
Deep peace, red wind of the east from you;
Deep peace, grey wind of the west to you;
Deep peace, dark wind of the north from you;
Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!

Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you;
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you;
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you;
Deep peace, pure brown of the earth to you;
Deep peace, pure grey of the dew to you;
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you!

Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,
Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you!

Deep peace of the Yellow Shepherd to you,
Deep peace of the Wandering Shepherdess to you,
Deep peace of the Flock of Stars to you,
Deep peace from the Son of Peace to you,
Deep peace from the heart of Mary to you,
And from Bridget of the Mantle
Deep peace, deep peace!

And with the kindness too of the Haughty Father
Peace!
In the name of the Three who are One,
Peace!
And by the will of the King of the Elements,
Peace! Peace!


The Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, by Fiona MacLeod (William Sharp), pages 423 - 424, from the short story "The Amadan", New York: Duffield and Company, 1911. Previous copyright: Stone & Kimball, 1895.




In the short story this invocation is used to banish anguish and distress
from one tortured character,
and the prayer is prayed by a holy blind man.