Name: Ag Críost an Síol
Duration: P00H03M33S
Description: This air is based upon a deeply spiritual and heartfelt Irish traditional poem. The air to which the poem was set was composed by the great Seán Ó Ríada making it one of Ireland's greatest hymns. I would like to dedicate this air to the loving memory of Fr. Henry Kowalczyk, SHM my spiritual director and friend who passed away recently at the young age of 55.

Ag Críost an Síol

by Micheál O Suibhne (Michael Sweeney)

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This air is based upon a deeply spiritual and heartfelt Irish traditional poem. The air to which the poem was set was composed by the great Seán Ó Ríada making it one of Ireland's greatest hymns. I would like to dedicate this air to the loving memory of Fr. Henry Kowalczyk, SHM my spiritual director and friend who passed away recently at the young age of 55.

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Ag Críost an síol, ag Críost an fómhar;
in iothlainn Dé go dtugtar sinn.
Ag Críost an mhuir, ag Críost an t-iasc;
líonta Dé go gcastar sinn.
Ó fhás go haois, ó aois go bás,
do dhá láimh, a Chríost, anall tharainn.
Ó bhás go críoch nach críoch ach athfhás,
i bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid.

To Christ the seed, to Christ the crop,
in barn of Christ may we be brought.
To Christ the sea, to Christ the fish,
in nets of Christ may we be caught.
From growth to age, from age to death,
Thy two arms here, O Christ, about us.
From death to end, not end but growth,
in blessed Paradise may we be.

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released April 26, 2020
Michael Sweeney - fiddle, and backing arrangement.
Track recorded in London, 2020.

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Michael Sweeney London, UK

At a young age, Michael experienced the culture and tradition of his home town (Derry City) at the local comhaltas group. He studied traditional music in Donegal with the guidance of the great fiddle players, James Byrne and Proinsias Ó Maonaigh. He later studied with Connie O'Connell at the university in Cork. He is currently the resident fiddle tutor at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith. ... more

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