And danced upon the gallows rope.
Were he to dance that dance again
A hundred times, ’twould be in vain.
Christ save us! only thou canst save!
The nation staggers to the grave.
Can genius, valour, faith be given,
And win no recompense of heaven?
No, Christ! by Ireland’s martyrs, no!
’Twas not for this we suffered so.
Die, die again on Calvary tree,