A Mháthair Mhic Dé,
Go gcuire tú
Ar mo leas mé.
Go sábhála tú mé
Ar gach uile olc;
Go sábhála tú mé
Idir anam is chorp.
Go sábhála tú mé
Ar muir is ar tír;
Go sábhála tú mé
Ar leac na bpian.
Garda na n-aingeal
Os mo chionn,
Dia romham
Agus Dia liom.
I
O Mary of Graces and mother of God,
May I tread in the paths that the righteous have trod,
And mayest thou save me from evil’s control,
And mayest thou save me in body and soul.
II
And mayest thou save me by land and by sea,
And mayest thou save me from tortures to be,
May the guard of the angels around me abide,
May God be before me and God at my side.
III
O Mary of Graces, oh answer my plea
Under crosses in trials, to thee do I flee
O teach me Sweet Mother to follow His Will
To journey with courage up Calvery’s Hill
IV
O Mary my Mother and Mother of all
Be my guide and Protectress that I may not fall
And mayest Thou lead me to Heaven above
With Saints and Angels I’ll share in Thy Love
V
May a smile of thy mercy from heaven come down,
When my heart would leave thee and cleave to the ground,
And when this poor body returns to its sod,
May thy loving arms bear my soul to its God.