Na Mbeannaíochtaí (The Beatitudes I) - Patrick Cassidy

Beannaithe na boicht:

Beidsean i dtigh Dé;

'S beannaithe an drong mhín:

Tír neimhe a dtír féin.

Beannaithe lucht an bhróin:

Sólás dóibh is dú;

Beannaithe lucht síth':

Clann Dé Bhí iad siúd.

Beannaithe an t-ocrach ceart

Óir sástar i dtigh Dé;

'S fear na trócaire fós —

Do gheibh a nós féin

Beannaithe fós iad sin —

Lucht an chroí ghlain réidh;

Ba aoibhinn dóibh siúd

Is do chífid gnúis Dé.

(Blessed are the poor:

In God’s house shall they dwell;

And blessed too the gentle ones:

The land of Heaven is theirs.

Blessed are the sorrowful:

Solace is due unto them;

Blessed are the peaceful:

They are the family of the Living God.

Blessed are the truly hungry

For they are satisfed in God’s house;

And yet too the merciful —

They will receive their own practice.

More blessed even still are they —

The clean and pure of heart;

Delightful it were for them

That they should see God’s face.)

Blessed are the poor:

They shall be in the house of God;

Blessed is the gentle gang:

Heaven country their own country.

Blessed are those who mourn:

Consolation to them is black;

Blessed are the peacemakers':

They were the children of God.

Blessed is the right hungry

For there is joy in the house of God;

The man of mercy is still -

Get your own habit

Blessed still are these -

Those of the pure heart ready;

It was a delight for those

Yours is the face of God.

(Blessed are the poor:

In God’s house shall they dwell;

And blessed too the gentle ones:

The land of Heaven is theirs.

Blessed are the sorrowful:

Solace is due unto them;

Blessed are the peaceful:

They are the family of the Living God.

Blessed are the truly hungry

For they are satisfied in God’s house;

And yet too the merciful -

They will receive their own practice.

More blessed even still are they -

The clean and pure of heart;

Delightful it were for them

That they should see God’s face.)