Chords for St Patrick's Breastplate - Ken Read

We've all heard of st.
Patrick and we know about
[E] Some of his life, you know, he lived around the year 400 and there are a lot of legends about his life
_ _ [Bm] strange things about how he drove all the snakes out of Ireland and so forth, but
Regardless of whether those are true.
There is one thing that's undeniable
When Patrick came to Ireland, it was a totally pagan land and by the time
Patrick died it was largely a Christian nation
_ _ That was [B] because of his influence.
He was a man of great
Spiritual power may we have more missionaries like him today?
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ He had a prayer that he
[F#] Wrote and that he said that he recited every morning
[Em] _
_ We sometimes call it st.
Patrick's breastplate
These are gonna be new words to you
But the melody is fairly easy to learn and so I want you to try to sing along with us and let's pray this prayer
We'll pray it for Ireland we'll pray for Europe
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ goes _ [E] I bind unto myself today _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] The strong [D] name of [E] the Trinity _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ By _ invocation of the same
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] The three and [D] one and [E] one in three
[C] And _ [D] _ _
_ [E] we'll try it together I bind unto myself
_ Today [C] the strong [D] name
_ _ _ [E] _ By _ _ _ [Em] invocation of [E] the same
One [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] more time
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Myself _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C] I
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] Bind [D] this day [E] to me forever [C] by power [D] of faith [E] Christ's
_ Incarnation this [D] baptism in the Jordan [Em] River
[C] His death on the [D]
cross [E] for my salvation
_ [C] _ [D] Bursting from the
[Em] Spice it to [C] is a riding _
The [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ day of doom I [C] bind [D] unto myself
Today let's say I find [Em] unto
myself
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] By
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ In
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] Against _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] the
_ [Em] stairs of sin [C] the vice [D] that gives
[Em] _ _ Force [C] the [D] natural us that [Em] war within
[C] the [D] hostile men that
[Em] my horse [C] a few [D] or many
[Em] far or nigh
[C] in [D] every place [Em] and
_ _ _ [E] Their fierce _ hostility [C] I bind [D] to me
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] I _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ Against _ [C] the [D] death _ [Em] and the burning
_ choking away
poison shaft
[C] Protect me [D] Christ till [Em] I
Return _ _ _
[E] I _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] speak with me
Christ within [C] me
[D] Christ behind [E] me
Christ before me
[C]
Christ [D] inside me
Christ to win me
[C]
Christ to [D] come
_ [Em] And restore me
[C]
Christ we [D] need me
[Em] Christ above [C] me [D] Christ in
_ [Em] _ Christ _ _
[E] In the hearts of all that love [C] me
[D] Christ in mouth
_ [Em] _ Stranger I find unto myself
The _ [C] strong [D] name
_ _ [Em] Trinity by _
_ Invocation of the same
[C] The three [D] in one [Em] and one be [C] a home [D] all nature
[Em] _ Creation [C] eternal [D] father [Em] spirit
_ [C] Praise to [A] the Lord [Em] of my salvation
_ [C] Salvation [D] is [Em] of Christ the Lord
[C] Salvation
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Salvation is in Christ alone
_ We praise you father son and Holy Spirit
We invoke your name and your power