St Patrick's Breastplate - Ken Read

[talitim]

Guitar chords please. I love this song, I want ot sing it in Church

[shillise]

This was my high school hymn song!

[edwardbauer78]

Thank you. St. Patricks for bringing the gift of christ to my country. Happy St. Patricks day

[heathd88]

Praise to God, Amen.

[HeidiSue60]

I really like the melody. It has a celtic flavor that fits the lyric.

[afriendinneed100]

May the spirit of Christmas be with you all through out the New year 2010 I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity......

[incorrigibleg]

Isn't bad, though it would sound better (since it is non-metrical) chanted homophonically similar to the style of Greek chants. You need a two-beat pulse with variable stresses to get it right. His melody is pretty good, but the drama he puts into the prayer doesn't really help so much.

Also... His history is incorrect, since monks came long before Patrick and Christianity had a kind of foothold there before his arrival.

[afriendinneed100]

Very nice. God bless us

[afriendinneed100]

Very good. God bless us

[afriendinneed100]

Very beautiful indeed. Let St. Patrick intercede for all of us.God bless the composer and the singer

Ken Read. My wife first introduced St Patrick"s Breastplate to me. We are going to tell as many people as possible if it is the will of God almighty.God bless all of us.....Mary and Baby

[swatson1190]

Divine Love is universal. It does not matter what location a person is from or what denomination you worship with or even when you were born. God loves you. no matter what. Even if you can't love others.

[KigekiHakuchi]

why can't people who claim to believe in Jesus just get along? Ever wonder why so much hatred is thrown in that direction? They see the bickering and dislike it. It kept me away from God until I realized that He's actually kind. I never read anything saying that one denomination is "right" or "wrong" in the Bible. I don't see any denomination in the early church,just those who got together to worship God.

[otis9791]

religon...just take a step back and think if your morals are not yours, but god's. then doesnt that make you think that you may not have been capable of taking care of your self or finding your own path.

[AmigoDeDios82]

this is horrible music. protestants trying to cling to traditions that they severed themselves from centuries ago...it's sad.

[socwoods]

Oh, this is not the traditional that Anglicans and other other Catholic know. OUCH!

[talaananthes]

(There's a character limit . . . this is part two)

In any case, Palladius wasn't the first Christian to go to Ireland, or the first missionary or priest. Historical records make it very clear that he was the first bishop sent to an already extant Christian population, so it would probably be safe to speculate that there was a large Christian population in Ireland long, long before St. Patrick.

[talaananthes]

"When Patrick came to Ireland it was a totally pagan land and by the time Patrick died it was largely a Christian nation."

I suppose evangelists aren't generally known for having a strong grip on reality . . . but it should be pointed out that the first bishop to the Irish was Palladius, and although the exact dates of neither man's life or career are known, he must have been there decades before Patrick.

[aardvark1956]

I hope all people will come to know the Truth of Christ, no matter what name they call themselves, Amen?

[AndreaMaciejewski]

Amen! I am a devout Catholic, and I love my faith because it brings me to His Truth, not because I personally own His Truth! I fully trust the Lord to lead His people as He will, if it's home through Rome, great, but all that matters is going home to Him. If we take that narrow path, we'll find our way.  I will play this for my kids whom I homeschool tomorrow. I'm sure it will inspire them!

[richmond450]

Why would you be a "devout Catholic" if you don't believe the Catholic Church is in unique possession of teaching authority from Jesus? That seems pretty silly. You're no Catholic if you stand up here and declare that there are many roads to the truth and that the Church is just a human institution like all these Protestant sects. How sad for your children that their mother (and teacher, oh Lord!) is so ignorant of her ostensible Faith.

[richmond450]

And by the way- the musical adaptation of this very powerful prayer is just awful. Why do evangelicals think that everyone wants to hear them wailing and banging 24/7?

[richmond450]

I love how these Protestants try to co-opt a Catholic saint for their own ends. News flash- Patrick was a bishop in something called the Catholic Church and was sent to Ireland at the request of the Pope. His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a priest. To sever him from his Catholicism is to perpetuate the genocidal goals of the Protestant Nazis who have tried to destroy native Irish, Catholic people for hundreds of years. Ireland is ours and so is Patrick. Go celebrate Martin Luther.

[AthensAnna]

My, my, how selfish we are :)

St Patrick was a CHRISTIAN.

Last time I checked, St Patrick and Christ were free and open and offered grace to ALL.

[ChaplainMatt7]

and, Patrick was not canonized by Rome until generations after he was declared a saint by those to whom he brought the gospel - indeed, Rome has often shown little regard for the Celtic church. And as for telling us "prots" to go find our own heroes as it were...might as well tell us to go find our own Jesus. The Faith does not suffer such dissection.

[richmond450]

What does canonization have to do with it? That was a local affair for a long time. Big deal. The "Celtic church", as imagined by Prots and New Agers, did not exist. Do not try to blow up some minor differences over tonsure styles and the dating of Easter into some theological schism that never happened. Real historians will laugh at you. You have your own real heroes: Cromwell, King Billy, black and tans. Patrick even prayed in his breastplate against heretics. He was praying against you.

[ianflanagan1]

You would limit the number of people who rever "your" Saints - even those of the Christian tradition pre-reformation? Perhaps only Catholics should be allowed to praise Jesus. Is that the way you view it?

Surely anyone attempting to rever one of "your" Saint is good news all round?

I think you should accept and address your 'Us and Them' mentality.

[ianflanagan1]

While you frown on "how these Protestants try to co-opt a Catholic saint for their own ends", you seem to enjoy this hymn by a Protestant composer, a descendant in the post-reformation chorale style (vernacular language, homophonic texture, simple melody).

Just as I am inspired by Palestrina, will you seriously ignore the whole post-Lutheran chorale tradition (even Bach?). I hope you agree that it's absurd to keep your own denomination's figures to yourself.

[richmond450]

And I do not enjoy this song, which my comments made clear. I think it's a perfect example of "Christian contemporary" garbage. A composer's religious affiliation makes no difference to me. I think Bach's St Matthew Passion is the most sublime piece of music ever made. Should we describe it as "Protestant" music though? Did the Reformation invent music, or is it not more accurate to say that Protestant composers simply built upon the foundation of a Western, Catholic musical tradition?

[ianflanagan1]

"Should we describe it as "Protestant" music though? "

Yes. Very much yes. I sincerely hope I don't spoil your enjoyment but vernacular German, homophony largely in preference to polyphony and congregational involvment are all expressions of Bach's Lutheran beliefs, contrary to the Catholic music of the time (as definied by the Council of Trent).

But this doesn't mean you should turn your back on Bach.

[richmond450]

If you revered him, you would be honest about who he was and what he believed. What you're actually doing is called cultural expropriation. You take a universally admired historical figure and use selective quotes or just blatantly pervert the facts in order to trick the ignorant into thinking that he believed as you do. You thus further your sectarian agenda with the false endorsement of the authoritative historical personage.

[ianflanagan1]

You make a lot of assumptions. I disagree with you so automatically I have a "sectarian agenda", I misquote Saint Patrick, I "pervert the facts", I "trick the ignorant".

[richmond450]

The Republicans and Democrats use that tactic all the time, taking quotes from someone like Washington or Lincoln to show that they would support the modern liberal or conservative agenda. The difference is that no one tries to convince us that Lincoln wasn't a Republican or that Washington wasn't president. Yet, such Stalinist lying is basically what you Prots do when you misrepresent Patrick as a proto-Protestant. Your glaring refusal to describe Patrick as Catholic betrays your motivation.

[akevangel1]

Apart from Ken Read's errors in stating that Patrick prayed this every day ( It was basically taken by someone from his Confession and there is no evidence he prayed it every day).Errors from history, ( there were Christians in Ireland before he went there and before he died it was NOT all Christian, Some wrong notes also ( As if I can be a judge), Yet, this is a great song with great words.Let it encourage your soul and have a great St Patrick's day.

[streetdancechic]

lol i had to sing this song in mii old school BY MII SELF i was soo scared but i was the most talentad girl i school n i had all the boiis chacin after mii lol !!!

[Zilam]

I loved this song at the convention