I. HURRAH! 'tis done -- our freedom's won -- Hurrah for the Volunteers! No laws we own, but those alone Of our Commons, King, and Peers. The chain is broke -- the Saxon yoke From off our neck is taken; Ireland awoke -- Dungannon spoke -- With fear was England shaken. II. When Grattan rose, none dared oppose The claim he made for freedom: They knew our swords, to back his words, Were ready, did he need them. Then let us raise, to Grattan's praise, A proud and joyous anthem; And wealth, and grace, and length of days, May God, in mercy grant him! III. Bless Harry Flood, who nobly stood By us, through gloomy years! Bless Charlemont, the brave and good, The Chief of the Volunteers! The North began; the North held on The strife for native land; Till Ireland rose, and cowed her foes -- God bless the Northern land! IV. And bless the men of patriot pen -- Swift, Molyneux, and Lucas; Bless sword and gun, which "Free Trade" won -- Bless God! who ne'er forsook us! And long may last, the friendship fast, Which binds us all together; While we agree, our foes shall flee Like clouds in stormy weather. V. Remember still, through good and ill, How vain were prayers and tears -- How vain were words, till flashed the swords Of the Irish Volunteers. By arms we've got the rights we sought Through long and wretched years -- Hurrah! 'tis done, our freedom's won -- Hurrah for the Volunteers! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHT PIECE (2) by EDITH SITWELL A SWEET LULLABY by NICHOLAS BRETON SOMETHING CHILDISH, BUT VERY NATURAL; WRITTEN IN GERMANY by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE FRINGED GENTIAN by EMILY DICKINSON IMAGINATION, FR. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SONNET: 24 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |