tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post114261243878862848..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: In Honor of Saint PatrickWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142650309992894972006-03-17T20:51:00.000-06:002006-03-17T20:51:00.000-06:00"5. I bind to myself to-day,—The Power of God to g..."5. I bind to myself to-day,—<BR/>The Power of God to guide me,<BR/>The Might of God to uphold me,<BR/>The Wisdom of God to teach me,<BR/>The Eye of God to watch over me,<BR/>The Ear of God to hear me,<BR/>The Word of God to give me speech.<BR/>The Hand of God to protect me,<BR/>The Way of God to go before me,<BR/>The Shield of God to shelter me,<BR/>The Host of God to defend me,<BR/>Against the snares of demons,<BR/>Against the temptations of vices,<BR/>Against the lusts of nature,<BR/>Against every man who meditates injury to me.<BR/> Whether far or near,<BR/> With few or with many.<BR/> <BR/>6. I have set around me all these powers,<BR/>Against every hostile savage power,<BR/>Directed against my body and my soul,<BR/>Against the incantations of false prophets,<BR/>Against the black laws of heathenism,<BR/>Against the false laws of heresy,<BR/>Against the deceits of idolatry,<BR/>Against the spells of women, and smiths, and druids,<BR/>Against all knowledge which blinds the soul of man.<BR/> <BR/>7. Christ protect me to-day<BR/>Against poison, against burning,<BR/>Against drowning, against wound,<BR/>That I may receive abundant reward.<BR/> <BR/>8. Christ with me, Christ before me,<BR/>Christ behind me, Christ within me,<BR/>Christ beneath me, Christ above me,<BR/>Christ at my right, Christ at my left,<BR/>Christ in the fort [i.e. at home],<BR/>Christ in the chariot-seat [travelling by land],<BR/>Christ in the poop [travelling by water].<BR/> <BR/>9. Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,<BR/>Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks to me,<BR/>Christ in every eye that sees me,<BR/>Christ in every ear that hears me.<BR/>10. I bind to myself to-day<BR/>The strong power of an invocation of the Trinity,<BR/>The faith of the Trinity in Unity,<BR/>The Creator of [the elements].<BR/> <BR/>11. Salvation is of the Lord,<BR/>Salvation is of the Lord,<BR/>Salvation is of Christ;<BR/>May thy salvation, O Lord, be ever with us."Wartburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200075978807840362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142628700159546882006-03-17T14:51:00.000-06:002006-03-17T14:51:00.000-06:00On closer examination what you have here is almost...On closer examination what you have here is almost an exact match with <A HREF="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm" REL="nofollow">this</A> translation.<BR/><BR/>I think I like "I bind to myself today" more than "I arise today through" because it better preserves the breastplate imagery; of suiting-up in (Ephesians style) the armor of God. What a morning prayer-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142626924125401532006-03-17T14:22:00.000-06:002006-03-17T14:22:00.000-06:00"I Bind Unto Myself" is a hymnic setting of this p..."I Bind Unto Myself" is a hymnic setting of this prayer. For singing the prayer, that's the way to go. For speaking the prayer, the longer version printed here does the better job. My $.02.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142626034022832572006-03-17T14:07:00.000-06:002006-03-17T14:07:00.000-06:00What happened to "I bind myself unto...?" In my se...What happened to "I bind myself unto...?" In my searches this week I've come across a dozen different versions and am perplexed as to which, if any, is "standard." I need to settle on one. Is this your preferred version? <BR/><BR/>Luther's remarks about picking one and sticking with it are soooooo on the mark.<BR/><BR/>The penultimate section/part/stanza of "Christ with me, Christ before me ..." is such a climax. I am invincible after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142625102845428452006-03-17T13:51:00.000-06:002006-03-17T13:51:00.000-06:00Me, too, Mimi. It's such a powerful prayer - and ...Me, too, Mimi. It's such a powerful prayer - and it brings such peace. I shared it with a friend whose son and daughter-in-law were caught in one of the hurricanes last year, suggesting that she change it to: "Christ be them, Christ within them..." etc. We both prayed it for them that way. Pax!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1142621964764634762006-03-17T12:59:00.000-06:002006-03-17T12:59:00.000-06:00I've always loved St. Patrick's Breastplate, thank...I've always loved St. Patrick's <I>Breastplate</I>, thank you!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com