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Yn Nollick
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Christmas
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Ta’n Nollick tayrn er gerrey reesht
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Christmas draws near again
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Tra ruggyr nyn Saualtagh Chreest
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When our Saviour Christ was born
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Tra haink Eh ayns yn seihll syn ’eill
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When he came into the world in the flesh
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Yn Jee va harrish Ainleyn reill
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The God who was, over Angels, ruling
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Syn imbagh shoh haink flaunyssee
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In this season the heaven-dwellers came
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Er-gys ny bochillyn syn oie
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Unto the shepherds in the night
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Gra dy row Jee ta foast er mayrn
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Saying that God, who still existed,
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Er choyrt saualtagh Chreest yn Çhiarn
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Had sent the saviour Christ the Lord
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Naightyn gerjoil da slane sheelnaue
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Comforting news for all mankind
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Currit lesh ainleyn neose veih Niau
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Sent with Angels down from Heaven
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Esht ren yn cheshAgh flaunysagh
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Then the heavenly company
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Chur gloyr da Jee ta reill dy bragh
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Gave glory to God who rules forever
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Er son E vighyn as eereeish
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For his mercy and compassion
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Yn gooit dy ghraih v’eh er choyrt sheese
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The gift of love he had sent down
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Y vac hene ruggit ayns yn ’eill
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His own son born in the flesh
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Dy yannoo lhiasagh son yn seihll
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To make amends for the world
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Dy osley nish raad noa as bio
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To open now a new way and life
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Da peccee çherraghtyn ayns shoh
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For sinners perishing here
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As dy hauail shin liorish grayse
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And to save us by grace
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Sluight Adam va fo deyrey baase
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The seed of Adan that was under sentence of death
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Haink eh dy chur E vioghys sheese
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He came to put his life down
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Ny yeih lesh pooar dy goaill eh reesht
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Yet with power to take it again
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Dy voddagh peccee geddyn foayr
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So that sinners could gain favour
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T’Eh nish pleateil son ain ayns gloyr
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He now pleads for us in glory
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Nagh mooar yn ghraih v’ec Jee er sleih
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How great was God’s love for people
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Va choud ny lhie fo deyrey treih
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Who were so long lying under miserable sentence
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Dy chur E vac dy ghoaill ny stayd
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To give his son to take a state
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Dy ghoaill nyn drimshey as nyn laad
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To take our sadness and our load
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Nagh lhisagh shin lesh slane nyn ghree
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Shouldn’t we with all our hearts
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Cur graih da mac yn Niarthal Jee
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Give love to the sone to the Mighty God
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Nagh ren eh shin gys baase aagail
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Who did not abandon us to death
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Fo laad nyn beccaghyn rouaill
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Wandering under the load of our sins
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Lhig da dagh nane jeh graih gimraa
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Let every one mention love
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As cur dagh gloyr as moylley da
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And give every glory and praise to him
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Er son E vighyn as erreeish
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F~or his mercy and compassion
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Ren fosley giattyn Phargys reesht
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That opened the gates of Paradise again
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Eisht lhig dooin nish choud’s ta shin bio
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The let us now, whilst we are alive
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Coyrt graih da son y vioys shoh
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Give love to him for this life
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As moylley eh veih grunt nyn ghree
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And praise him from the bottom of our hearts
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T’er vannaghey lesh graase as shee
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Who has blessed with grace and peace
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Uss ren coyrt sheese yn Spyrryd Noo
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You who send down the Holy Spirit
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Dy chur dooin tushtey ayns Dty ghoo
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To give us knowledge of your word
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Cur dooin nish yn gooit dy ghrayse
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Give us now the gift of grace
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Dy geddyn aarloo son y vaase
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To get ready for death
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Yeesey Dty uill ta seyrey nish
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Jesus your blood that now frees
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Veih pooar yn leigh ta lionyn brisht
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From the power of the law lions are broken
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She fuill Dty chrosh t’er yannoo shee
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It is the blood of your cross that has made peace
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As er coardail shin reesht rish Jee
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And reconciled us again to God
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Nish er yn Stoyl marish yn Ayr
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Now on the Throne with the Father
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Dy bragh dy ve dooin son pleadeyr
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Forever to be a pleader for us
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Ny Ree dy ghloyr er son dy braa
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A king of glory forever
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Saualtagh ta fegooish caghlaa
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A saviour without change
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O, Cur dooin chreegyn noa as glen
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O, Give us new and pure hearts
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As eiyr dagh olkys magh ass shen
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And chase out from there all badness
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Choud’s T’ou spaarrail shin ayns shoh wass
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Whilst you spare us down here below
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Cur grayse dy chummal gys Dty chrosh
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Give (us) grace to hold to the cross
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Tra vees nyn mea ayns shoh ec kione
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When our lives here end
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Gow shin gys Niau marish dy chloan
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Take us to Heaven with your children
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Dy akin Oo sy çheer gloyroil
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To see You in the glorious land
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As ooashlagh ec dy stoyl Reeoill
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And worship at your Royal throne
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Raad nagh bee oyr trimshey erbee
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Where there will be no cause for sadness at all
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As cha vod peccah reesht coyrt sneih
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And sin cannot again give vexation
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Raad neemayd fakin Chreest myr t’Eh
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Where we will see Christ as he is
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As goaill jeh mess billey yn vea
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And take from the fruit of the tree of life
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Raad ta nyn Jiarn geddyn aarloo
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Where our Lord prepares
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Cummalyn son dy chooilley noo
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Dwellings for every saint
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As eiyraght ayns nyn dhie ayns Niau
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And heir in their houses in Heaven
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Ass roshtyn peccah as dagh gaue
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Out of the reach of sin and every danger
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Eisht lhig dooin trooid yn Ollick prayal
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Then let us pray through Christmas
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Son treisht as graih nagh jean failleil
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For hope and love that will not fail
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Dy ghleck gys nee mayd roshtyn thie
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To struggle until we arrive home
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Dy cummal ayns yn thalloo vie
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To live in the good land
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Ayns sheshagh marish flaunysee
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In company with heavenly beings
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Raad nagh bee mayd ny sodjey skee
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Where there won’t be tired any longer
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Raad nagh vod geurey roshtyn reesht
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Where winter cannot reach again
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Ny grian yn ynrickys goll sheese
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Or the sun of righteousness go down
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O giall dooin nish my Hiarn dy ve
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O promise us now my Lord to be
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Marish Dty phobble hene ec fea
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Calm with your own people
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Goit stiagh trooid Yeesey gys Dty foayr
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Admitted through Jesus to your goodness
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Dy ooashlagh as dy chur Dhyt gloyr
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Yo worship and to give glory to you
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Dy vod mayd ec Dty chassyn soie
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That we may sit at your feet
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Choud as vees eashyn beaynid roie
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Whilst the ages of eternity will run
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Gerjoil ayns maynrys ceau nyn dra
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Joyful in happiness, spending our time
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Mayrt hene ayns Niau er son dy braa
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With you, in Heaven, forever.
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December 10th 1899
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December 10th 1899
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Farquhar
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Farquhar
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Crenaish
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Cregneash
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