Erin! the nations envy thee,
From scorpion, snake, and viper free;
Thy sacred saint's high potency!
Where beauty with Hygeia dwells,
Fell Discord flies these happy dells;
Where plaintive thrills thy island lyre,
Where kindling glows the social fire;
And jocund Hymen crowns the scene,
While pipes the shepherd's tuneful reed,
From his straw cottage on the mead,