Lioar dy Hymnyn
Editions: A (1795), B (1799), C (1830), D (1846)
AYRN IV — ER BAASE
HYMN [32]. C. M. [BCD: 15]
Teach me the measure of my days. Isaac Watts
- Ynsee dou towse my laghyn giare,
- Uss my Er-croo graysoil;
- Baillym goaill tastey jeu ny share,
- Cha siyragh as t’ad goll.
- She lhiurid reaish ta er nyn son, BC: reish
- Cha giare shen ta nyn draa;
- Ta dooinney eisht fardail as joan, D: doinney
- Ayns ’aalid as e vlaa. BC: y vlaa
- Jeeagh er sheelnaue, son red neu-feeu,
- ’Sy choan shoh wass rouail;
- Tooilleil as boirey, geam as streeu,
- As t’ooilley’n sheean fardail.
- Paart geearree ooashley seihltagh, ta
- Paart elley berchys reih,
- Cour eiraghyn gyn fys quoi da,
- Ad hene dy leah goit veih.
- Cre er neem’s soiagh eisht m’imnea, D: Cree B: my imnea
- Yn seihll, ny cooney sleih?
- Yn jerkal ain t’ad giarey jeh,
- As molley shin dy treih.
- ’Sy theihll cha jeanin cur my hreisht, BC: jeanyn
- Ny soiagh’ er my chree;
- Agh cur my yerkal seihltagh seose,
- As credjal ayns my Yee.
HYMN [33]. C. M. [BCD: 16]
Why do we mourn departing friends? Isaac Watts
- Kys veagh shin keayney choud dy hraa,
- Ec baase persoonyn mie?
- Nagh nee nyn Jiarn t’ayn coyrt coraa,
- Dy eam ad huggey thie?
- Nagh vel shin huggey neesht scapail,
- Cha chion as traa ta roie?
- Chamoo t’ain yeearree dy chumrail
- Ny sodjey voish nyn ghraih. BCD: nyn n’ghraih
- Kys ghoghe shin aggle dy chur sheese C: cur
- Nyn girp ’syn oaie gys fea? B: oaye
- Raad lhie corp ooasle Yeesey Creest, B: oasle
- ’S t’er yannoo manyrey jeh. C: te’r
- Ta bannaght Yee er deiney mie,
- Nyn gadley ayns y joan:
- Cre beagh ny oltyn booiagh lhie D: bwooiagh
- Ayns baase, agh raad va’n kione?
- Agh ta nyn Jiarn er n’irree-reesht,
- Ginsh dooin yn raad gys gloyr,
- Nee’n eill ain getlagh seose gys Creest
- Ec laa yn irree-vooar.
HYMN [34]. C. M. [BCD: 17]
When rising from the bed of death. Joseph Addison
- Tra irreem’s veih yn lhiabbee-vaaish,
- Laadit lesh atchim mooar,
- Sumnit kionfenish my Er-croo,
- O kys nee’m eisht gansoor?
- Nish choud’s ta myghin as pardoon,
- Daue t’er e hon chyndaa! BCD: y hon
- Dy vel my annym eer er-creau,
- Ec smooinaght er y traa!
- Tra ne’oo, O Hiarn, gyn coodagh cheet,
- Ayns ooashley ard as pooar,
- Er m’annym’s soie ayns briwnys geyre, BCD: gyere
- O kys neem’s eisht gansoor?
- O lhig dou, lesh cree imlee brisht,
- Keayney my pheccah traa,
- Moghey ’ve arryssagh ayns jeir
- Scapail yn treihys vrâ. BC: vra
- Roish te ro-anmagh, cur-my-ner
- My hrimshey laa as oie;
- As eaisht rish accan baaish my Hiarn,
- Dy chur da’n trimmid cooie.
- Cha beem’s ayns dooyt, dy gheddyn nish
- Pardoon, son loght my vea,
- Fys t’aym dy hur dty Vac hene baase,
- Dy yannoo shickyr jeh.