A Nation Once Again-Derek Warfield

[ti:A Nation Once Again] [ar:Derek Warfield] [al:Beneath a Dublin Sky: The Easter Rising 1916 (One Hundred Years Commemoration)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Nation Once Again - Derek Warfield [00:04.15]Written by：Warfield/Traditional [00:08.31]When boyhood's fire was in my blood [00:12.33]I read of ancient freemen [00:15.60] [00:16.32]For Greece and Rome who bravely stood [00:20.43]Three hundred men and three men [00:24.54]And then I prayed I yet might see [00:28.54]Our fetters rent in twain [00:31.81] [00:32.32]And Ireland long a province be [00:36.68]A Nation once again [00:39.96] [00:40.68]A Nation once again [00:44.02] [00:44.77]A Nation once again [00:47.94] [00:48.81]And lreland long a province be [00:52.92]A Nation once again [00:56.40] [00:57.06]And from that time through wildest woe [01:01.04]That hope has shone a far light [01:04.42] [01:05.14]Nor could love's brightest summer glow [01:09.20]Outshine that solemn starlight [01:12.78] [01:13.30]It seemed to watch above my head [01:17.32]In forum field and fane [01:21.12]Its angel voice sang round my bed [01:25.45]A Nation once again [01:28.84] [01:29.58]A Nation once again [01:32.76] [01:33.53]A Nation once again [01:36.96] [01:37.70]And lreland long a province be [01:41.67]A Nation once again [01:45.04] [01:45.82]It whisper'd too that freedom's ark [01:49.92]And service high and holy [01:53.11] [01:53.96]Would be profaned by feelings dark [01:57.92]And passions vain or lowly [02:02.04]For Freedom comes from God's right hand [02:06.12]And needs a Godly train [02:09.34] [02:09.93]And righteous men must make our land [02:14.27]A Nation once again [02:17.73] [02:18.30]A Nation once again [02:21.60] [02:22.42]A Nation once again [02:25.64] [02:26.46]And lreland long a province be [02:30.50]A Nation once again [02:33.84] [02:34.49]So as I grew from boy to man [02:38.66]I bent me to that bidding [02:42.18] [02:42.71]My spirit of each selfish plan [02:46.80]And cruel passion ridding [02:50.87]For thus I hoped some day to aid [02:54.91]Oh can such hope be vain [02:58.05] [02:58.58]When my dear country shall be made [03:02.95]A Nation once again [03:06.44] [03:07.08]A Nation once again [03:10.33] [03:11.08]A Nation once again [03:14.51] [03:15.24]And lreland long a province be [03:19.25]A Nation once again [03:22.60] [03:23.30]A Nation once again [03:26.58] [03:27.45]A Nation once again [03:30.73] [03:31.50]And lreland long a province be [03:35.36]A Nation once again