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THE FAITH
To Miss Blanche Fagan.
Mournful Inisfail!
Wind and sea
Sigh and wail,
Sigh and wail, for thee!
Wind and sea
Sigh and wail,
Sigh and wail, for thee!
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By the willows we,
Inisfail!
Weep for thee,
Mother of the Gael!
Inisfail!
Weep for thee,
Mother of the Gael!
Lonely Inisfail!
Ah, to see
Worn and pale,
Faint and wounded, thee!
Ah, to see
Worn and pale,
Faint and wounded, thee!
How can our hearts be
Strong and hale?
Thine in thee
Cries, O Inisfail!
Strong and hale?
Thine in thee
Cries, O Inisfail!
Cries, in bitter bale,
Venge Thou me!
Inisfail!
God is hearkening thee.
Venge Thou me!
Inisfail!
God is hearkening thee.
When the storm-winds flee
Gone the gale:
Peace shall thee
Heal, O Inisfail!
Gone the gale:
Peace shall thee
Heal, O Inisfail!
Then by hill and vale,
Lough and sea,
Inisfail!
Joy shall sing of thee
Lough and sea,
Inisfail!
Joy shall sing of thee
Glory, and what glee,
Then shall hail
Thee, ah! thee,
Mournful Inisfail!
Then shall hail
Thee, ah! thee,
Mournful Inisfail!
1894.
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