Grace

As we gather in the Chapel here
In old Kilmainham goal
I think about these past few weeks
Or will they say we failed

From our school days they have told us
We must yearn for liberty
Yet all I want in this dark place
Is to have you here with me

Now I know it's hard for you my love
To ever understand
The love I bear for these brave men
The love for my dear land

But when Porrick called me to his side
Down in the GPO
I had to leave my own sick bed
To him I had to go

And let this moment linger
They take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love I place this wedding ring
Upon your finger
There won't be any time to share our love
So we must say goodbye

Now as the dawn is breaking
My heart is breaking too
On this May morn as I walk out
My thought will be of you

And I write some words upon the wall
So everyone will know
That I love so much
That I could see his blood upon the roads

And let this moment linger
They take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love I place this wedding ring
Upon your finger
There won't be time to share our love
So we must say goodbye

There won't be time to share our love
So we must say goodbye