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Text:An Old Irish Blessing
Tune:[May the road rise up to meet you]
Composer:Kevin Keil (ASCAP), b. 1956

809. An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, and until we meet again,
may you be held in the hollow of God's hand.

Text Information
First Line: May the road rise up to meet you
Title: An Old Irish Blessing
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
Topic: Blessing; Rites of the Church: Marriage; Rites of the Church: Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy for Adults (1 more...)
Source: Traditional Irish
Tune Information
Name: [May the road rise up to meet you]
Composer: Kevin Keil (ASCAP), b. 1956
Key: D Major
Copyright: © 1998, Kevin Keil. Published by OCP



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