Dawning Of The Day

D God rest you Robert Emmet A And God rest you noble Tone G God rest you Hugh O'Donnell D And O'Neill of brave Tyrone D God rest you Patrick Sarsfield A In your grave far, far away G D God rest you all who strove to speed A D The dawning of the day D Freedom's bright and blessed day A Free from Saxon sway G Lift your hearts and pray D A D God speed us to the dawning of the day D Not in vain you poured you life blood A Gallant hearts of ninety-eight G Not in vain you stood undaunted D 'Neath the scourge of English hate D Men of Wexford, men of Aughrim A Men whose names shall ne'er decay G D But will shine like stars to lead us A D To the dawning of the day D Freedom's bright and blessed day A Free from Saxon sway G Lift your hearts and pray D A D God speed us to the dawning of the day D Foreign foe and native traitor A Both have failed to quench the flame G That has guided Ireland's armies D Through the years of pride and shame D And 'twill flash the deathless glowing A Making bright the upward way G D When our men shall march to freedom A D At the dawning of the day D Freedom's bright and blessed day A Free from Saxon sway G Lift your hearts and pray D A D God speed us to the dawning of the day D For the fields your blood has hallowed A O you host of Irish dead G In the light of Freedom's morning D Men of Ireland yet shall tread D When the foemen reel before them A In the thunder of the fray G D They shall shout your name in triumph A D At the dawning of the day D Freedom's bright and blessed day A Free from Saxon sway G Lift your hearts and pray D A D God speed us to the dawning of the day