Classic Poem

Better to live in Eirinn than in any other land.
Her hearts are leal and generous, her winds are soft and bland;
Faith, Hope and Love by every hearth like guardian angels stand —
Better to live in Eirinn than in any other land;
Better to die in Eirinn than in any other land —
A peaceful death or in the midst of some brave warrior band;
To sail upon a sea of prayer to God's eternal strand —
Better to die in Eirinn than in any other land!