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The Temple Knell ;
" Our broad lands and our houses all , By pious princes given , Shall soon he wrenched by robber gripe , And rudely from us riven . " Farewell the bonnie banks of Eske And Ballintradock ' s braes !
Farewell that hall and chapel fair AA-hich did St . David raise ! " Then up , my few and faithful knights , The hour of doom is nigh ! Give now your good and gallant swords , AVith Bruce to do or die .
" Already lo ! your king hath won Full many a victory ; And soon the glorious day shall come AATien Scotland shall be free . " The Red Cross with St . Andrew ' s joined Must triumph o ' er the foe
; AVhile heart and hand unite to lay The proud usurper low ! " For me—full oft in Holy War I ' ve faced grim death , 1 ween ; And that I now should turn my back , May not be said or seen .
" AVith good Sir AVilliam de Middleton AVho shall with me abide , In my own hall I meet the foe , Betide whate ' er betide .
" Haply my word , if not my sword , May still defend your fame , And heap on our oppressors' heads The infamy and shame . " Speed then , and spur my gallant knights ; j Methinks I yet shall see
My comrades brave in better days , AVhen Scotland shall be free ! " Aye , future monarchs shall be proud To fill your Master ' s place ; And the Red Cross shall deck the last Of Scotland's royal race ! " * PILGRIM .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Temple Knell ;
" Our broad lands and our houses all , By pious princes given , Shall soon he wrenched by robber gripe , And rudely from us riven . " Farewell the bonnie banks of Eske And Ballintradock ' s braes !
Farewell that hall and chapel fair AA-hich did St . David raise ! " Then up , my few and faithful knights , The hour of doom is nigh ! Give now your good and gallant swords , AVith Bruce to do or die .
" Already lo ! your king hath won Full many a victory ; And soon the glorious day shall come AATien Scotland shall be free . " The Red Cross with St . Andrew ' s joined Must triumph o ' er the foe
; AVhile heart and hand unite to lay The proud usurper low ! " For me—full oft in Holy War I ' ve faced grim death , 1 ween ; And that I now should turn my back , May not be said or seen .
" AVith good Sir AVilliam de Middleton AVho shall with me abide , In my own hall I meet the foe , Betide whate ' er betide .
" Haply my word , if not my sword , May still defend your fame , And heap on our oppressors' heads The infamy and shame . " Speed then , and spur my gallant knights ; j Methinks I yet shall see
My comrades brave in better days , AVhen Scotland shall be free ! " Aye , future monarchs shall be proud To fill your Master ' s place ; And the Red Cross shall deck the last Of Scotland's royal race ! " * PILGRIM .