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THE THREE CHOIRS;
OR, THE CONSECRATION OF ST. PATRICK.
A BARD SONG.
While holy hands on Patrick laid
The great Priest consecrated,
Three mystic choirs—so sang the bards—
Their anthems matched and mated;
The great Priest consecrated,
Three mystic choirs—so sang the bards—
Their anthems matched and mated;
The first, that Roman choir which chants
O'er tombs of Paul and Peter;
The next a Seraph band, with note
By distance rendered sweeter.
O'er tombs of Paul and Peter;
The next a Seraph band, with note
By distance rendered sweeter.
The third rang out from Fochlut's wood
Where once their ululation
Lost Erin's babes to Patrick raised—
‘Redeem a wildered nation!’
Where once their ululation
Lost Erin's babes to Patrick raised—
‘Redeem a wildered nation!’
Ring out once more, from Erin's shore!
From Rome, from Heaven, for ever
Roll on thou triple Psalm, that God
May answer and deliver!
From Rome, from Heaven, for ever
Roll on thou triple Psalm, that God
May answer and deliver!
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