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The "Druid's Prayer" (Welsh: Gweddi'r Derwydd) or "Gorsedd Prayer" (Gweddi'r Orsedd) is a prayer
composed by Iolo Morganwg which is still a staple in the ritual of both gorseddau and Neo-Druidism. Neo-Druids
sometimes substitute the words y Dduwies ("the Goddess") for the original Duw ("God").
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Versions in Barddas[edit]
In the volume Barddas by Iolo Morganwg (edited and compiled by Reverend John Williams ab Ithel), there are
six versions of the Gorsedd Prayer, both in Iolo's original Welsh and in English translation (the word gwynvyd,
roughly corresponding to "heaven" is left untranslated).
Version One[edit]
Llyma Weddi'r Orsedd, a elwir Gweddi'r
Gwyddoniaid (O Lyfr Mawr Margam)
Duw dy nerth, ag yn nerth Dioddef;
A dioddef dros y gwir, ag yn y gwir pob goleuni;
Ag yngoleuni pob Gwynfyd, ag yngwynfyd
Cariad,
Ag ynghariad Duw, ag yn Duw pob daioni.[1]
Version Two[edit]
Llyma weddi'r Orsedd o Lyfr Trehaearn
Brydydd Mawr
Dyro Dduw dy Nawdd;
Ag yn Nawdd, Pwyll;
Ag ymhwyll, Goleuni;
Ag yngoleuni, Gwirionedd;
Ag yngwirionedd, Cyfiawnder;
Ag ynghyfiawnder, Cariad;
Ag ynghariad, Cariad Duw;
Ag ynghariad Duw, pob Gwynfyd.
Duw a phob Daioni. [3]
Version Three[edit]
The below version is that usually adopted by various druidic groups, notably the Order of Bards, Ovates and
Druids (OBOD) albeit in a different fashion.
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Duw a phob
Daioni. [5]
Notes[edit]
1. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas p. 360
2. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas p. 361
3. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas pp. 360-362
4. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas pp. 361-363
5. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas p. 362
6. Jump up ^ Williams, Rev. John: Barddas p. 363
References[edit]
Williams ab Ithel, Rev. John ed.: Barddas; or, a Collection of Original Documents, Illustrative of the
Theology, Wisdom, and Usages of the Bardo-Druidic System of the Isle of Britain: Longman & Co. (1862)
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