Who but the rain,

Who but the grave, the grave—

All else are vain!

All else are vain!

[O GLORIOUS CHILDBEARER]

O glorious childbearer,

O secret womb,

O gilded bridechamber, from which hath come the sightly Bridegroom forth,

O amber veil,

Thou sittest in heaven, the white love of the Gael.