A Celtic Psaltery Alfred Perceval Graves A Celtic Psaltery Table of Contents A Celtic Psaltery..................................................................................................................................................1 Alfred Perceval Graves............................................................................................................................1 PREFACE................................................................................................................................................4 I. IRISH POEMS.....................................................................................................................................7 THE ISLE OF THE HAPPY...................................................................................................................7 THE WISDOM OF KING CORMAC.....................................................................................................9 IRISH TRIADS.....................................................................................................................................11 Lays of the Irish Saints.........................................................................................................................14 ST. PATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTER......................................................................................14 THE BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK...........................................................................................14 ST. PATRICK'S EVENSONG.............................................................................................................17 ST. COLUMBA'S GREETING TO IRELAND...................................................................................17 ST. COLUMBA IN IONA....................................................................................................................19 HAIL, BRIGIT!....................................................................................................................................20 THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLING...............................................................................................23 THE HYMN OF ST. PHILIP...............................................................................................................24 Lays of Monk and Hermit......................................................................................................................25 THE SCRIBE.........................................................................................................................................25 THE HERMIT'S SONG........................................................................................................................25 CRINOG...............................................................................................................................................26 KING AND HERMIT...........................................................................................................................28 ON AENGUS THE CULDEE..............................................................................................................30 THE SHAVING OF MURDOCH........................................................................................................31 ON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHT...........................................................................................32 THE MONK AND HIS WHITE CAT..................................................................................................33 Invocations and Reflections..................................................................................................................34 A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN.............................................................................................................34 MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL.................................................................36 MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT....................................................................................37 EVE'S LAMENTATION......................................................................................................................37 ALEXANDER THE GREAT...............................................................................................................37 THE KINGS WHO CAME TO CHRIST.............................................................................................38 QUATRAINS.......................................................................................................................................39 HOSPITALITY......................................................................................................................................39 THE BLACKBIRD................................................................................................................................39 THE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHT................................................................................................40 THE CRUCIFIXION............................................................................................................................40 THE PILGRIM AT ROME...................................................................................................................40 ON A DEAD SCHOLAR......................................................................................................................40 CHARMS AND INVOCATIONS........................................................................................................40 CHARMS AGAINST SORROW..........................................................................................................40 ON COVERING THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT...................................................................................41 MORNING WISH................................................................................................................................41 A CHARM AGAINST ENEMIES........................................................................................................41 CHARM FOR A PAIN IN THE HEART..............................................................................................41 THE SAFE−GUARDING OF MY SOUL............................................................................................41 THE WHITE PATERNOSTER.............................................................................................................42 Lamentations.........................................................................................................................................42 i A Celtic Psaltery Table of Contents A Celtic Psaltery THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARE...........................................................................42 THE DESERTED HOME.....................................................................................................................43 THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS..................................44 THE KEENING OF MARY.................................................................................................................46 CAOINE...............................................................................................................................................47 Songs to Music......................................................................................................................................47 BATTLE HYMN...................................................................................................................................47 THE SONG OF THE WOODS............................................................................................................47 THE ENCHANTED VALLEY............................................................................................................48 REMEMBER THE POOR....................................................................................................................48 II. WELSH POEMS............................................................................................................................................49 THE ODES TO THE MONTHS...........................................................................................................49 THE TERCETS....................................................................................................................................50 HAIL, GLORIOUS LORD!..................................................................................................................51 MY BURIAL........................................................................................................................................52 THE LAST CYWYDD.........................................................................................................................52 THE LABOURER................................................................................................................................53 THE ELEGY ON SION GLYN, A CHILD OF FIVE YEARS OF AGE............................................54 THE NOBLE'S GRAVE.......................................................................................................................55 THE BARD'S DEATH−BED CONFESSION.....................................................................................56 QUICK, DEATH!.................................................................................................................................57 COUNSEL IN VIEW OF DEATH.......................................................................................................57