Lord and god of power,Shield and sustain me this night,Lord, God of power,This night and every night.
Sain* and deliver me from fault,Sain and deliver me from sin,Sain my soul and my body,Each dark and each light.
Bless to me the land whither I am bound,Bless to me the thing my eye shall see,Bless to me the thing my purpose discerns,God of life, bless my condition.
Bless the journey whereon I go,Bless the earth that is under my foot,Bless the matter which I seek,King of glory, bless my condition.
* sain — dialect British: "to make the sign of the cross on (oneself), then to bless."Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary
Ancient Celtic prayer collected by Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), published inCarmina Gadelica(Edinburgh: Floris Books, 1992). These are prayers, hymns, and incantations collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the 19th century.