[Verse]
As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham jail
I think about the last 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.
[Chorus]
Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger
They take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger
There wont be time to share our love so we must say goodbye.
[Verse]
Now I know it s hard for you my love to ever understand
The love I bear for these brave men my love for this brave land
But when Padraic called me to his side down in the G.P.O.
I had to leave my own sick bed to him I had to go.
[Chorus]
Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger
They take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger
There wont be time to share our love so we must say goodbye.
[Verse]
Now as the dawn is breaking my heart is breaking to
As I walk out on this May morn my thoughts will be of you
And 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
[Chorus]
Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger
They take me out at dawn and I will die
With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger
There wont be time to share our love so we must say goodbye