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School: Mercy Convent

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 071

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    Waft us, in passing. from each islet holy,
    Thoughts pure and calm as round they margins shine.
    VI
    And when from home and thee our exiles, roaming
    By Hudson's banks, or where the Laurence strays,
    Bright o'er their pathway in the darksome gloaming
    Be thou the Beacon guiding all their ways
    VII
    Calm as thine own be theirs, the journey onwards
    As peaceful theirs as thine, the end to be;
    Proudly as thou, with eyes still gazing sunward
    Enter as joyous, Eternity's wide sea.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan