Grace Songtext

von The Irish Tenors

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