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This is my Birthday; March 30th.
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This is my Birthday; March 30th.
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Shoh laa coardail rish yn laa ruggyr mee,
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This is a day persuent to the day I was born,
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As ta mish jiu ayns three feed blein as nuy,
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And I am today in sixty-nine years,
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Ny-yeih ta’n ghrian soilshean mygeayrt yn voayl,
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Nevertheless, the sun shines around the place,
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Myr yn chied voghrey haink mee er yn teihll.
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Like the first day I came into the world.
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Ny-yeih trooid ooilley laghyn giare my vea,
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Nevertheless, through all the short days of my life
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Cha dooar mee monney eunys agh anvea.
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I never got much pleasure, only worry,
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Reddyn veagh mennick deinagh da my chree,
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Things that would often be weary to my heart,
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Son ayns bea labbree cha vel monney shee.
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For in a labourer’s life there isn’t much peace.
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Ta blein lurg blein dy siyragh shaghey gholl,
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Year after year goes past in haste,
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Chouds ta mish mennick rouail veih my oayl,
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Whilst I am often wandering from my stead,
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Agh nish, ayns shoh, my vea cha bee agh giare,
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But now, here, my life will only be short,
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Ny-yeih, trooid Chreest, jerkal rish cummal share.
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Nevertheless, through Christ, hoping for better dwelling.
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Hiarn, Cur dou grayse choud’s ta mee ayns shoh wass,
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Lord, give me grace whilst I am down here
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Dy lhiantyn Hood as cummal gys yn chrosh.
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To adhere to Thee and hold to the cross.
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Treisht ayns Dty uill ren roie er Calvary,
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Trust in Thy blood that ran on Calvary,
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Trooid slane my vea ayns shoh ta seyrey mee.
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Frees me through my whole life here.
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O Yeesey Chreest she Oo my slane treishteil,
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O Jesus Christ Thou art my entire hope,
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Son Uss ta niart my chree ta nish falleil.
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For Thou are the might of my heart that is failing now.
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Cum seose my annym ayns dy chooilley gaue,
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Uphold my soul in every danger,
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As jean mee earloo son my hie ayns Niau.
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And make me ready for my house in Heaven.
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Cur hene Dty spyrryd ayns my chree dy reill,
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Put Thy spirit in my heart to rule,
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As niartee mee choud’s ta mee ayns yn eill,
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And fortify me whilst I am in the flesh,
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As myr ta’n laa ruggyr mee dy heet reesht,
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And as the day I was born comes again,
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Soilshee dou Hiarn Dty vyghin as erreeish.
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Show me, Lord, Thy mercy and compassion.
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Cur dou cree noa cordail rish bree Dty ghoo,
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Give me a new heart persuant to the essence of Thy word,
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Nagh jean my chree rouail Void hene ny smoo.
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So that my heart will not wander from Thee any more.
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O, Leeid mee sauçhey trooid yn faasagh shoh,
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O, Lead me safely through this wilderness,
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As bee my chymmyrk choud as ta mee bio.
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And be my shelter whilst I am living.
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As eisht my Hiarn tra vees my vea ec kione,
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And then my Lord, when my life will be over,
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Gow mee gys Niau dy ooashlagh fud Dty chloan,
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Take me to Heaven to worship amongst Thy children,
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Dy ghoaill arraneyn jeh yn ghraih Ayd hene,
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To sing of Thy love itself,
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As mooad’s Dty ghrayse trooid eashyn dy bragh beayn
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And the extent of Thy grace through everlasting ages.
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