Hailing from Britain, sold into slavery
A victim of Irish piracy
Six years he spent tending the herd
Finding refuge in God's Word

He lived in isolation,
A state of desolation
Then escaped, back to his own nation

As a bishop, he made a decision:
Return to Ireland, to carry out his mission
Tending a different kind of flock,
He preached the Holy Trinity using the shamrock--
Three leaves on one stalk

He was the slave who freely gave;
A pagan island, to convert and save