High-King of the World

From an early medieval Irish legend called “The Evernew Tongue.” The legend itself is a little crazy but this excerpt in praise of God is beautiful, and the description of “the race of Adam” is sad and funny at the same time! “The race of Adam had its head in a bag” is still true today.

It was the High-King of the world, who is mightier than any king, higher than any power, more fierce than any dragon, gentler than any child, more radiant than suns, holier than any saint, more vengeful than all men, more loving than any mother, the only Son of God the Father, it was he who gave this account of the formation and creation of the world to the many nations on earth, since no one but God knew what any visible thing in the world was like, for it was as if the race of Adam had its head in a bag or lived in a dark place.