A Nation Once Again-Declan Hunt

[ti:A Nation Once Again] [ar:Declan Hunt] [al:Irish Revolutionary Songs, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Nation Once Again - Declan Hunt [00:01.19]When boyhood's fire was in my blood [00:05.42] [00:06.28]I read of ancient freemen [00:09.38] [00:10.53]Of greece and rome who bravely stood [00:14.47] [00:15.25]Three hundred men and three men [00:18.38] [00:19.59]And then i prayed i yet might see [00:23.09] [00:23.80]Our fetters rent in twain [00:26.48] [00:27.83]And ireland long a province be [00:31.71] [00:32.28]A nation once again [00:34.82] [00:36.41]A nation once again a nation once again [00:43.29] [00:44.75]And ireland long a province be a nation once again [00:51.64] [00:53.24]It whisper'd too that freedom's ark [00:56.89] [00:57.61]And service high and holy [01:00.45] [01:01.73]Would be profaned by feeling dark [01:05.20] [01:05.85]And passions vain or lowly [01:08.58] [01:10.00]For freedom comes from god's right hand [01:14.08]And needs a godly train [01:16.71] [01:18.00]And righteous men must make our land [01:21.71] [01:22.35]A nation once again [01:25.31] [01:26.15]A nation once again [01:28.87] [01:30.37]A nation once again [01:33.06] [01:34.55]And ireland long a province be [01:38.20] [01:38.75]A nation once again [01:41.30] [01:42.77]And from that time through wildest woe [01:46.56] [01:47.13]That hope has shown a far light [01:50.16] [01:51.02]Nor could love's brightest summer glow [01:54.56] [01:55.29]Outshine that solemn starlight [01:57.91] [01:59.47]It seem to watch above my head [02:02.86] [02:03.50]Through foreign fields and fame [02:06.05] [02:07.42]It's angel voice sang round my bed [02:11.11] [02:11.67]A nation once again [02:14.10] [02:15.71]A nation once again a nation once again [02:22.41] [02:23.70]And ireland long a province be a nation once again [02:30.38] [02:31.86]So as i grew from boy to man [02:35.60] [02:36.22]I bent me to my bidding [02:39.05] [02:40.20]My spirit of each selfish plan [02:43.80] [02:44.41]And cruel passion ridding [02:47.24] [02:48.72]For thus i hope some day to wake [02:52.16] [02:52.69]Nor can such hope be vain [02:55.34] [02:56.69]When my dear country shall be made [03:00.90]A nation once again [03:03.56] [03:04.93]A nation once again [03:07.55] [03:09.00]A nation once again [03:11.67] [03:13.09]And ireland long a province be [03:16.82] [03:17.37]A nation once again