Grace

As we gather in the chapel here In old Kilmainham Jail I think about these past few days Oh, will they say we've failed? From our schooldays they have told us We must yearn for liberty Yet all I want in this dark place Is to have you here with me Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms 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 Good-bye Now I know it's hard for you my love To ever understand The love I bear for these brave men My love for this dear land But when Padhraic called me to his side Down in the G P O I had to leave my own sick bed, To him I had to go. Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms 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 Good-bye Now as the dawn is breaking, My heart is breaking too On this May morn as I walk out My thoughts will be of you And I'll write some words upon the wall So everyone will know I loved so much that I could see His blood upon the rose Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms 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 Good-bye