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Padjer ayns Gaelg; O Ayr y Toilshey.
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A Prayer in Manx; O Father of the Light
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O Ayr y toilshey Void’s ta çheet dagh gooit
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O Father of the light, from You comes every gift,
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Gow ass my chree dagh aggle as dagh dooyt
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Take every fear and every doubt from my heart
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As chur dou grayse dy ghoaill Oo ec Dty ghoo
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And give me grace to take You at your word
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As freill mee, Hiarn, voish brasnagh as ny ernoo[1]
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And keep me Lord from provocation and the (???)
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Nish ta mee yeearree dy hindaa gys Jee
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Now I yearn to return to God
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Oo hene t’er choyrt yn yeearree ayns my chree
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You Yourself who has put the yearning in my heart
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Cur dou Dty spyrryd dy leeideil mee thie
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Give me your spirit to lead me home
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Er gys yn eiyraght t’ayns yn thalloo vie
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Unto the inheritance that is in the good land
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O Spyrryd Noo cooin lesh my chredjue faase
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O Holy spirit help me with my weak faith
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As jean mee aarloo er son laa my vaase
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And make me ready for the day of my death
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Ayns fuill yn eayn my annym jean y niee
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To wash my diligent soul in the blood of the lamb
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As siyr ersooyl dagh olkys ass my chree
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And chase away each evil from my heart
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Ta mee nish, Hiarn, er son Dty spyrryd prayal
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I am now Lord praying for Your spirit
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Dy jean eh mee sy chassan cooin leeideil
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That is will lead me in the narrow path
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Treishteil ayns Yeesey ta’n raad gys glooyr
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The way to glory is (through) trusting in Jesus
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Son ayns e uill ta slane pardoon as foayr
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For in His blood there is complete pardon and goodness
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O Yeesey ghraihagh er Dty stoyl reeoill
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O loving Jesus on Your royal throne
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Ta feer erreeishagh erskyn towse çhymmooil
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Who is truly sympathetic, compassionate beyond measure,
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O, Lhig dou bannaghey Dty ennym hene
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O, Let me bless Your own name
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As brish ny geulaghyn dy pheccah jee’m
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And break the chains of sin off me,
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O cum mee lesh Dty laue veih dagh aggair
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O, hold me with Your hand from every injustice
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Dy ooashlagh Oo son Dhyt ta ooashley cair
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To worship You for worship is fitting for You,
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Ren surranse baase er cronk doo Calvary
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Who suffered death on the black hill of Calvary
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Son dy choardail slane cloan sheelnaue rish Jee
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To reconcile the entirity of mankind with God
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O Yee my ayr jeeagh er yn oural shen
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O God my father look upon that offering
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My saillt, foddee, as mish y yannoo glen
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If you will perhaps and make me pure
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Niartee my chredjue as jeeagh dou Dty oaie
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Fortify my faith and show me Your face
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As leein my annym as my chree lesh graih
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And fill my soul and my heart with love
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O jean mee nish y ghlenney, O my Hiarn
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O purify me, O my Lord,
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Ayns toilçhinys Chreest cur da my annym
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In the merits of Christ, give him my soul
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Dy voddym ve Lhiat hene choud’s ayns shoh wass
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So that I can belong to You whilst here down below,
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Cummal son kemmyrk er gys bun Dty chrosh
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Holding for shelter unto the foot of Your cross
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Yeesey Oo hene ta fondagh dy hauaill
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Jesus, You Yourself who art sure to save
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Cum seose my annym choud as T’ou spaaraill
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Uphold my soul whilst you spare,
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Gys nee Oo goaill mee thie veih seihll peccoil
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Until you take me home from a sinful world
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Dy ooashlagh Oo mygeayrt-y-mysh Dty stoyl.
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To worship you around about your throne.
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4th of November 1899. Farquhar.
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4th of November 1899. Farquhar.
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