All labourers' helper,
Blessed men's ruler,
Chief ramparts' warder,
Deep faith's defender,
Each small man's lifter,
Fashion-plates' humbler,
Great navigator,
Heretic crusher,
Just judges' judger,
Keen sinners' punisher,
Light of good-livers,
Man's sanctifier,
O endless giver,
Perfect in vigour,
Quicken my prayer:
Receive it, Master,
So, though I am no braver
Than the weakest rower
Under loud thunder's
Violent clamour,
Welcome me to the Father's
X- Christ the Kepper's
Yearned-for-Cros,, Saviour,
Zealously may you conquer.
Per dominum nostrum
Forever and ever.
-- attributed to St. Columba, translated from Latin, from Iona: An Anthology
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