Unique Word Count: 104
Music composed by: Liam De Noraidh
Lyrics composed by: Liam De Noraidh
Chughainn do seoladh teachtaire Dé,
Rún thar meon á nochtadh don saol,
Sluaite ceoil do chan insa spéir,
“Glóire do Dhia sna harda”.
Aoirí bochta ag faire ar a dtréad,
B’iad ar dtús a chuala an dea-scéal,
Rith le fonn go bhfuair an mainséar,
Is thug moladh do Dhia sna harda.
Uaimh gan aird ab áras don rí,
Umhal a stáid san easair ina luí,
Cruaidh a chás gan fothain ón ngaoith,
Glóire do Dhia sna harda.
Muire, a mháthair, maighdean gan teimheal,
Iósaf mánla is ionadh ina chroí,
Teaghlach neamhaí i gcró na mbeithíoch,
Moladh le Dia sna harda.
Dia ina dhuine tháinig inár measc,
Soilse Dé ón stábla do leath,
Críoch le réim an áirseora ag teacht,
Glóire do Dhia sna harda.
Fáilte romhat a Sholais an tSaoil,
A Aonmhic ghlórmhair an Athar shíoraí,
Is tú ár dtreoir, ár mbeatha is ár slí,
Moladh de shíor is de ghnáth leat.
Translation:
The angel of God was sent to us,
Revealing a secret to the world beyond any desire,
Musical hosts sang in the sky,
“Glory to God in the highest.”
Poor shepherds watching their flocks,
Were the first to hear the good news,
They ran eagerly to find the manger,
And they praised God in the highest.
An insignificant cave was the hall for the king,
His state was humble, lying in the straw,
He suffered harshly, without shelter from the wind,
Glory to God in the highest.
Mary, his mother, the spotless virgin,
Gentle Joseph with wonder in his heart,
The heavenly family in the shed of the beasts,
Praise be to God in the highest.
God came amongst us as a human being,
The light of God spread out from the stable,
An end comes to the reign of the devil,
Glory to God in the highest.
You are welcome, Light of the World,
The glorious only Son of the eternal Father,
You are our guide, our life, and our way,
Praise to you at all times forever.