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 Ever bless and defend the sweet land of our birth, Where the shamrock still blooms as when thou wert on earth; And our hearts shall yet burn, wheresoever we roam, For God, and St. Patrick, and our own native home.

 

, holy Joseph, hail;
 * Husband of Mary, hail;

Chaste as the lily-ﬂower
 * In Eden’s peaceful vale.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
 * Father of Christ esteem'd;

Father be thou to those
 * Thy Foster-Son redeem'd.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
 * Prince of the House of God;

May his best graces be
 * By thy sweet hands bestow’d.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
 * Belov'd of angels, hail;

Cheer thou the hearts that faint,
 * And guide the hearts that fail.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
 * God's voice they rule alone;

To thee the Word made ﬂesh
 * Was subject as a Son.

