Grace Songtext
von Paddy Reilly

As we gather in the chapel
Here in old Kilmainham Gaol
I think about these past few weeks
Oh, will they say we failed?
From our school days, they have told us
We must yearn for liberty
Yet all I want in this dark place
Is to have you here with me

Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms
And let this moment linger
They′ll take me out at dawn, and I will die
With all my love, I place
This wedding ring upon your finger
There won't be time to share our love
For we must say goodbye


Now I know it′s hard for you, my love
To ever understand
The love I bear for these great men
My love for this dear land
But when Pádraig called me to his side
Down in the GPO
I had to leave my own sick bed
To him I had to go

Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms
And let this moment linger
They'll take me out at dawn, and I will die
With all my love, I place
This wedding ring upon your finger
There won't be time to share our love
For we must say goodbye

Now as the dawn is breaking
My heart is breaking too
On this May morn, as I walk out
My thoughts will be of you
I′ll write some words upon the wall
So everyone will know
I loved so much that I could see
His blood upon the rose


Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms
And let this moment linger
They′ll take me out at dawn, and I will die
With all my love, I place
This wedding ring upon your finger
There won't be time to share our love
For we must say goodbye