An Irish Blessing / Anne's Review

 

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An Irish Blessing

/ Anne's Review

 

 

 

 

/ Roma Downey 

& Phil Coulter   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May the blessing 

of Light be upon you

 

 

 

 

Light on the outside,

Light on the inside

 

 

 

 

 

With God‘s sunlight

shining on you

 

 

 

 

May your heart glow

with warmth like

a turf fire

 

 

 

 

That welcomes

friends and strangers 

alike.

 

 

 

 

May the Light of the 

Lord shine from your eyes

 

 

 

 

Like a candle in the window

Welcoming the weary traveler

 

 

 

 

 

May the blessing of God's 

soft rain be on you

Falling gently on your head

 

 

 

 

Refreshing your soul

With the sweetness of little 

flowers newly blooming

 

 

 

 

May the strength of the 

winds of Heaven bless you

 

 

 

 

Carrying the rain to

wash your spirit clean

 

 

 

 

Sparkling after

in the sunlight

 

 

 

 

May the blessing 

of God's Earth be on you

And as you walk the roads

 

 

 

 

May you always 

have a kind word

For those you meet

 

 

 

May you understand

the strength and

power of God

 

 

 

 

In a thunderstorm

in winter

 

 

 

 

And the quiet beauty 

of creation In the calm 

of a Summer sunset

 

 

 

And may you come

to realize that

Insignificant as 

you may seem

 

 

 

 

In this great universe

You "are" An importnt 

part of God's plan

 

 

 

May He watch over you 

And keep you safe 

from harm

 

 

 

_________________

 

 

Anne's Review

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

 

The song I will

introduce this week is

'An Irish Blessing'

 

 

 

by Roma Downey

& Phil Coulter.

 

 

 

This is a precious song

that touches us as

we listen to it again

and again.

 

 

 

Phil Coulter,

who composed

this song, was born on

February 19, 1942

in 'Derry', Norther

n Ireland.

 

 

 

He is the

greatest musician

and composer from

Ireland in the 1960s.

 

 

 

Phil Coulter's music world

is mostly composed

of lyrical and sweet

music based on

Irish history,

 

 

 

personal family history,

and religious content.

 

 

 

This song is included

in 'Healing Angel',

a beautifully harmonized

 

 

 

album of Roma Downey's

fragrant song and

narration with the song

written and performed

by Phil Coulter'.

 

 

 

Listening to this song,

and the prayer and

the narration in it,

 

 

 

it seems as if the grace

of the Lord gently

touches our depths,

 

 

 

and it seems to come

in so subtly and intimately.

 

 

 

It's as if it comes down

moist at dawn, covering

the earth and moistening it,

 like drizzle, or like sprinkle.

 

 

 

Perhaps that is why

it is not too much to say

that this song has an

amazing characteristic

that gently heals a

broken heart.

 

 

 

In particular, there is a

part of narration that

touches me. 

 

 

 

It is the following phrase.

 

 

 

"May the blessing of

God's soft rain be on you

Falling gently on your head

Refreshing your soul

 

 

 

With the sweetness

of little flowers newly

blooming

 

 

 

And may you come to

realize that Insignificant

as you may seem

 

 

In this great universe

You are An importnt 

part of God's plan

 

 

May He watch over you 

And keep you safe

from harm."

 

 

 

How comforting is

the prayer with an

earnest desire for us

not to belittle ourselves

in the great universe

 

 

 

and to make us realize

that each one of us is

an important part

of His plan!

 

 

 

Therefore, let’s praise

the Lord in our depths

at this moment.

 

 

 

Mercy is falling is

falling is falling

Mercy it falls like

 a sweet spring rain

 

 

 

Mercy is falling is

falling is falling

 all over me

 

 

 

Hey Oh!

I receive Your mercy

 

 

 

Hey Oh!

I receive Your

grace

 

 

 

Hey Oh!

I will dance

forevermore.

 

 

 

2009/02/09

 

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla