Song of Saint Patrick - Part 6 - Deeds Continued

VI Deeds (Continued) In County Peregal there is Lough Derg (To us Red Lake) Where dwelled a massive serpent, To whom the pagans would make Sacrifice, 'til Patrick stood upon the shore And offered up a prayer, The worm was stunned, fast paralyzed And raised into the air, "Ye people who surround me, Who have made sacrifice To beasts and idols evil, When will they suffice? There is one god who made us all, The earth and universe!" The worm was rent in two, the lake filled with blood And the worshipers dispersed. It was in County Mayo, Patrick fasted forty days While black birds came to plague him Soaring down from the grey haze. Patrick kept his fast And took to ringing a bell And soon appeared an angel Who had something great to tell, "Patrick, you have done much good And much more you will do, You've kept your heart with God in Heaven And, to his word, stayed true. The way of redemption, You've made the Irish know And for your diligent execution, Veneration they will show."