The features that characterize Celtic Christianity are aspects to which many of us in the 21st century are drawn; a refusal to compartmentalize their faith, an emphasis on personal evangelism, a desire to communicate the Faith through as many means as possible, art, music, etc. These ancient melodies are a reflection of that desire. Indeed we do not even know how old they are. Most of the lyrics come to us from a later time, from the 8th through the 17th centuries mostly. And so these songs represent a worshipful conversation over time; melodies from the ancient Celts, words from a later period of revival, and now our own versions, hopefully full of the same passion for the same Lord who is ever ancient, ever new.