I Bind Unto my Self Today St. Patrick's Breastplate Hymn Acapella.

I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.

I bind this day to me for ever,
by power of faith, Christ's Incarnation;
his baptism in Jordan river;
his death on cross for my salvation;
his bursting from the spicèd tomb;
his riding up the heavenly way;
his coming at the day of doom:
I bind unto myself today.

I bind unto myself the power
of the great love of cherubim;
the sweet "Well done" in judgment hour;
the service of the seraphim;
confessors' faith, apostles' word,
the patriarchs' prayers, the prophets' scrolls;
all good deeds done unto the Lord,
and purity of virgin souls.

I bind unto myself today
the virtues of the starlit heaven
the glorious sun's life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea,
around the old eternal rocks.

I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
his eye to watch, his might to stay,
his ear to hearken, to my need;
the wisdom of my God to teach,
his hand to guide, his shield to ward;
the word of God to give me speech,
his heavenly host to be my guard.

Christ be with me,
Christ within me,
Christ behind me,
Christ before me,
Christ beside me,
Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort
and restore me.
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ in quiet,
Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of
all that love me,
Christ in mouth of
friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself today
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
Of whom all nature hath creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation,
salvation is of Christ the Lord.

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[ortodoxiabrasil]

Love it, from an brazilian Orthodox!

Saint Patrick, pray for us!

Christ is Risen!

[BrotherAlphonsusMary]

@ortodoxiabrasil Thanks very much!! God Bless!

[BobfromSalem]

Nice job...it takes courage to tape something like this Solo AND Acapella!

[BrotherAlphonsusMary]

@BobfromSalem Yeah, I had lingering doubts about it to be sure, but just wanted to try it and see what wouls happen...Glad you like it! God Bless!

[TheCBGBoy]

So beautiful and soothing. This is a very, very lovely interpretation of a beautiful hymn. Thank you!

[BrotherAlphonsusMary]

@TheCBGBoy Thanks, you are very welcome! God Bless!

[mauxdivers]

perfect. best version ever

[louisa1832]

Thank you!

[Dionaysia]

Blessings be upon you for having recorded this! It is exactly the kind of teaching tape I need to be able to sing along as a part of the congregation, and given the complexity of this hymn, someone who doesn't happen to know it needs a good solid teaching tape like this, with no fancy distractions. Well done, sir! Exceedingly well done!

[BrotherAlphonsusMary]

@BeveryCycles  You are welcome!

[BeveryCycles]

Thank you brother. Perfect ending to a long day.