CONTENTS

I. IRISH POEMS


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[THE ISLE OF THE HAPPY]1
[THE WISDOM OF KINGCORMAC]4
[IRISH TRIADS]8




LAYS OF THE IRISHSAINTS


[ST. PATRICK'S BLESSING ONMUNSTER]12
[THE BREASTPLATE OF ST.PATRICK]13
[ST. PATRICK'S EVENSONG]16
[ST. COLUMBA'S GREETING TOIRELAND]17
[ST. COLUMBA IN IONA]20
[HAIL, BRIGIT!]22
[THE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TOMOLING]26
[THE HYMN OF ST. PHILIP]28




LAYS OF MONK ANDHERMIT


[THE SCRIBE]30
[THE HERMIT'S SONG]31
[CRINOG]33
[KING AND HERMIT]35
[ON ÆNGUS THECULDEE]39
[THE SHAVING OF MURDOCH]40
[ON THE FLIGHTINESS OFTHOUGHT]42
[THE MONK AND HIS WHITECAT]44




INVOCATIONS ANDREFLECTIONS


[A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN]46
[MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGELMICHAEL]48
[MAELISU'S HYMN TO THE HOLYSPIRIT]50
[EVE'S LAMENTATION]51
[ALEXANDER THE GREAT]52
[THE KINGS WHO CAME TOCHRIST]53
[QUATRAINS]54
[CHARMS AND INVOCATIONS]56




LAMENTATIONS


[THE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OFGUARE]59
[THE DESERTED HOME]61
[THE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THESLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS]63
[THE KEENING OF MARY]65
[CAOINE]67




SONGS TOMUSIC


[BATTLE HYMN]68
[THE SONG OF THE WOODS]69
[THE ENCHANTED VALLEY]70
[REMEMBER THE POOR]71




II. WELSH POEMS



[THE ODES TO THE MONTHS]72
[THE TERCETS]74
[HAIL, GLORIOUS LORD!]75
[MY BURIAL]76
[THE LAST CYWYDD]77
[THE LABOURER]78
[THE ELEGY ON SION GLYN]80
[THE NOBLE'S GRAVE]82
[THE BARD'S DEATH-BEDCONFESSION]83
[QUICK, DEATH!]85
[COUNSEL IN VIEW OFDEATH]86
[FROM "THE LASTJUDGMENT"]87
[A GOOD WIFE]89
["MARCHOG JESU!"]90
[THE DESTRUCTION OFJERUSALEM]91
[LOVE DIVINE]93
[BEHIND THE VEIL]94
[THE REIGN OF LOVE]95
[PLAS GOGERDDAN]96
[ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT]97
[DAVID OF THE WHITEROCK]98
[THE HIGH TIDE]99
["ORA PRO NOBIS"]101
[A FLOWER-SUNDAYLULLABY]103
[THE BALLAD OF THE OLD BACHELOROF TY'N Y MYNYDD]105
[THE QUEEN'S DREAM]106
[THE WELSH FISHERMEN]107




III. OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES



[DAVID'S LAMENT OVER SAUL ANDJONATHAN]109
[THE FIERY FURNACE]111
[RUTH AND NAOMI]112
[THE LILIES OF THE FIELD ANDTHE FOWLS OF THE AIR]115
[THE GOOD PHYSICIAN]116
[THE SOWER]117
[THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN]119
[ST. MARY MAGDALEN]121




IV. CHURCH FESTIVALS



[A CHRISTMAS COMMUNIONHYMN]123
[A CHRISTMAS CAROL OF THEEPIPHANY]125
[A FOURTEENTH-CENTURYCAROL]126
[EARTH'S EASTER]128
[EASTER DAY, 1915]130
[THE ASCENSION]131
[WHITSUNTIDE]132
[HARVEST HYMN]134




V. GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS



[FATHER O'FLYNN]135
[LADY GWENNY]137
[OLD DOCTOR MACK]139
[TO THE MEMORY OF JOHNOWEN]141
[SAINT CUTHBERT]143
[ALFRED THE GREAT]144
[SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON]145
["MEN, NOT WALLS, MAKE ACITY"]146
[FIELD-MARSHAL EARLKITCHENER]148
[INSCRIPTION FOR A ROLL OFHONOUR IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL]150
[AN EPITAPH]151
[AN INTERCESSIONALANSWERED]152




VI. PERSONAL AND VARIOUS



[LET THERE BE JOY!]153
[A HOLIDAY HYMN]154
[SUMMER MORNING'S WALK]155
[SNOW-STAINS]156
[REMEMBRANCE]157
[SANDS OF GOLD]158
[THE MOURNER]160
[DE PROFUNDIS]161
[IMMORTAL HOPE]162
[WE HAD A CHILD]163
[BY THE BEDSIDE OF A SICKCHILD]165
[HE HAS COME BACK]167
[SPRING'S SECRETS]168
[THE LORD'S LEISURE]169
[SPRING IS NOT DEAD]170
[AIM NOT TOO HIGH]171
[WILD WINE OF NATURE]172
[BRIDAL INVOCATION]173
[THE COMING OF SIR GALAHAD ANDA VISION OF THE GRAIL]174
[ASK WHAT THOU WILT]176

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