"This is my own arrangement of a traditional piece of Irish liturgical music. it was originally written as a poem by Fr. Micheál Ó Síocháin in 1916, and was later set to music by Seán Ó Riada in 1968.
I dedicate this beautiful piece of music in loving memory of my late and beautiful friend, Fr. Lúcás Chan, SJ (06/07/1968 - 05/19/2015)"
Listen to the arrangement here:
Irish text
Ag Críost an síol, ag Críost an fómhar;
i n-iothlainn Dé go dtugtar sinn.
Ag Críost an mhuir, ag Críost an t-iasc;
i líonta Dé go gcastar sinn.
Ó fhás go h-aois, is ó aois go bás,
do dhá láimh, a Chríost, anall tharainn.
Ó bhás go críoch, ní críoch ach athfhás,
i bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid.
English translation
Christ's is the seed, Christ's is the crop,
in the barn of God may we be brought.
Christ's is the sea, Christ's is the fish,
in the nets of God may we be caught.
From growth to age, from age to death,
Thy two arms, O Christ, about us.
From death to end, not end but growth,
in blessed Paradise may we be.
