IRELAND ANSWERS NO!

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 10, 20 August 1897, Page 20

IRELAND ANSWERS NO!

1 nI)n I) God ordain the hi-h ra< c Should weir the .s,i\<m th.mi, That all their eu'orts to be tree bhould evt r be 111 vain .' Did lie orditiii their portion here A heritage ot \\o^ j .' \\ ith thiobbm<; hcait and ri^ht good will All Ireland anvwein ><'o ' D d God ordain an ancient race, The bravest on the earth. bhould ki^s the yoke that made them slaves, And wear it tiom their birth .' Did lie oidain a Ireeman'* py They never more should know ; Aj^am tliat fiu^h on Freedom's face As Ireland an.sw ers No D.d God ordain an isle ot saints And all hei own, That f, r ave U'Connell to the world, An E nnnet and a Tone. Should be a byword and a shame, A thrall to any toe .' Knthioneii upon her people's hearts Brave Ireland answer o Xv ! Did God ordain the land that ga\e To Europe's darkest nijjht The torch of learning kindled at Her sanctuary or h^ht Shoul'l iH'era^ain btturp the lands A henvenwaid lie, icon ' i'roni out a tlioit-asid -:u red shrines Old Ireland tuL^wcru \o ' Did God ordain tlu (\lt below Should al\\a\ s \)c a sla\o. Tore loonud to \s n telied poverty, Tlie n\oi kh'iii--' 1 . (n ilie ytave .' D.d He ord.un 1 5i.it \» it li liis lot ( >mtt nti d he should .' Old Ireland poi.its f* Xmety-Eight And pioudl) an^wei^ >.o ! Soulh 1 unedin.

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