BLESSED BE THE HOLY WILL OF GOD The will of God be done by us. The law of God be kept by us, Our evil will controlled by us, Our tongue in check be held by us, Repentance timely made by us, Christ's passion understood by us, Each sinful crime be shunned by us, Much on the End be mused by us, And Death be blessed found by us, With Angels' music heard by us, And God's high praise sung to us, For ever and for aye. -- Translated by Douglas Hyde. A morning prayer which they have in Connemara; it has been heard in many places in Galway. Dr. Hyde heard it in Roscommon.