“I missed thee on the rocky brink,
Thy youthful shadow on the pool,
When thou would’st say as thou would’st think
Thy daily lesson for the school:
“When none but I was to thee near
Save He who guides our weary ways,
To whom creation all is dear,
As joining in His glory’s praise.”
We have thus seen that throughout India, America, and Australasia we can find singers and composers of Gaelic songs, representing leal-hearted sons of the Highlands, who have nobly served their country, their people, and their God.
