Some members of the Darwin City Council in the Northern Territory of Australia want to have a reading other than the Lord's Prayer at the start of meetings. Longtime Darwin resident Robert Wesley-Smith , who takes an intense interest in civic affairs , has made an offering , not as a suggested replacement , but to further discussion on the issue. It is an Irish blessing , made famous by pop star, songwriter Sinead O'Connor , which was sung by a small choir to Wesley-Smith's mother the day she died .
May the road rise to meet
you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall softly on your fields
And until we meet again, until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall softly on your fields
And until we meet again, until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand
