Saint Patrick’s Fire Alive O2 T2 L7

The High King of Ireland was called Laoire

King Laoire lived on the Hill of Tara Every year, the law stated , that the first fire, a huge bonfire must be lit on the Hill of Tara. This fire marked the beginning of Spring.

Patrick and the King by Christy Kenneally

The king held up the glowing torch To light the sacred fire.

The people watched with shining eyes To see the flames grow higher.

But wait, the king has stopped to look, The people stand amazed But wait, the king has stopped to look, The people stand amazed. See there, upon another hill Another fire has blazed.

Oh see, the king is full of rage,

Oh see the soldiers fly To catch the man who broke the law, That man will surely die.

‘I lit the fire’, the stranger said ‘So all would see and know That Jesus warmed the hearts of men So many years ago.

‘So all who see my little fire Upon that little hill Would know the one who loved us then Is here to love us still.’

The king was glad to hear his words, He took him by the hand.

And soon, the fire that Patrick lit Would blaze throughout the land.