“O God, the God of formation,
Ruler, strengthener of blood.”

— Taliesin

Book of Taliesin (c. 1275?), Oh God, the God of Formation
Context: O God, the God of formation,
Ruler, strengthener of blood.
Christ Jesus, that guards.
Princes loud-proclaiming go their course
For a decaying acquisition.

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Taliesin 102

Welsh bard 534–599

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