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IRISH SONGS AND LYRICS 429 |
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ALEXANDER MARTIN SULLIVAN
(1830-1884)
FAREWELL
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AIL bravely on, thou gallant bark, Across the Western sea; And safely guard the precious freight Thou bear'st away from me. Sail on, nor heed the frowning skies,
Nor angry wave nor wind ; Nor reck the grief of aching hearts Thou leavest here behind.
Keep well thy watch, O seaman bold,
Out o'er the rushing prow; Nor glimpse of land, nor guiding light,
Can aid thy vision now. The night comes dark, and o'er the way
Big clouds are gathering wild ! Great God ! Protector of the world,
Guard thou both wife and child.
Like miser watching from the shore
The argosy that bears O'er ocean paths to distant lands
The treasures prized of years, I sit and gaze, through streaming eyes,
Across the darkening main, And fain would have the good ship turn
And bring them back again. |
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