1. The poem is an Irish blessing that contains wishes for good fortune, protection, and happiness. 2. The first stanza wishes for the road to rise up to meet the person, for the wind to be at their back, for the sun and stars to bring light to their face and nights, and for flowers to bloom along their path. 3. The second stanza wishes for rains to fall softly on their fields, for their home to stand firm against storms, and to meet again until they meet once more.

1. AN IRISH BLESSING
 
         

         
   
S          
1.May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be al - ways at your back. May the sun shine warm up - on your face, the
il - lu - mi - nate your nights. May the flow - ers bloom a - long

2.May the sun make your days bright, may the stars your path, your
                           
A   
  
  
be al - ways at your back. May the sun shine warm up - on
  
1.May the road rise to meet you. May the wind your face, the
                              
 
il - lu - mi - nate your nights. May the flow - ers bloom a - long
 
2.May the sun make your days bright, may the stars your path, your

 1.May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be al- ways at your back. May the sun shine warm up - on
T

your face, the
           

                   
il - lu - mi - nate your nights. May the flow - ers bloom a - long

2.May the sun make your days bright, may the stars your path, your
  
B
 
1.May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be al - ways at your back. May the sun shine warm up - on your face, the
2.May the sun make your days bright, may the stars il - lu - mi - nate your nights. May the flow - ers bloom a - long your path, your
   
       
       
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S.         
rains fall soft up - on your fields. And un - til we meet a - gain, un - til we meet a - gain, may
       
stand firm a - gainst the storm.

house
A.                     
fall soft up - on your fields. And un - we meet a - gain, un - til we meet a - gain,
    
rains til may

      
stand firm a - gainst the storm.

house

             
 rains
T.
fall soft up - on your fields. And un - we meet a - gain, un - til we meet a - gain,
      
til may
          
stand firm a - gainst the storm.
      
house

B.
   
rains fall soft up - on your fields. And un - til we meet a - gain, un - til we meet a - gain, may
house stand firm a - gainst the storm.
   
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    
1. 2.
S.        
God hold you in the palm of his hand, and un - hand.
 
A.                  
un -

God, may God hold you in the palm of his hand, and hand.

                 
 God, may God hold you in the
T.
un -

palm of his hand, and hand.
  

   
B.
      
God hold you in the palm of his hand, and un - hand.