Oh! deem not the demon will pause in his ire, By the halo of glory, undying in fame, That gilds with its lustre your forefathers' name- Come, for hearths and for altars, and loud be the cheer; Let Awake to the contest, and proudly and brave, Before the bless'd look of the Bible and Crown. We ne'er will relinquish the Orange and To Nassau's lov'd shade, in elysium of late, For laws we will trample, and kings we deny; P Great William, aroused from blissful repose, And thus, in loud accents, the hero replies:- "When Ireland once bled under Jacobite laws, And freedom in tears sued to me for protection, A band of true Britons enroll'd in her cause, Pass'd to your shores, brought her foes to subjecti At the Boyne they fled, at Aughrim they bled; Then freedom in extacy lifted her head, And smiled to behold how the Jacobite crew Due homage had paid to the Orange and Blue. "And now shall those traitors in martial array, Audacious unfurl their banners of green? Shall virtue, shall loyalty sink in dismay, And freedom's own Orange no longer be seen? To arms then, for shame, and rescue your fame, I call you my champions, henceforth bear my nam And tell those vile miscreants their deeds they shall r When humbled once more by the Orange and Blu The order was given, what soul could withstand? Hark! already they cry, in accents of joy: No Repeal. Ye branches of our Orange tree, Oh! will you sell your blood-bought rights, And with Repealers join? And league yourselves with rebels vile, And stigmatise your name; And union form with harlot Rome, Your country's curse and shame, Chorus. Ye branches of our Orange tree, To rally round old England's flag, Oh! will you seize the rebel pike, And hoist the rebel rag; And will you stain your yet fair fame— Disgrace your Orange flag? Will you the "bull frog's" legions swell Will you O'Brien join Will you, to pull down England's throne, With England's foes combine! Ye branches, &c. No! by the mem'ries of the past— Doomed no one should be saved. Ye branches, &c. By all on earth we hold most dear, We swear we'll never faithless prove Ye branches, &e. The clouds of doubt and jealousy To rally round the sacred ground Ye branches, &c. And there, beside that noble tree, Shall float, as o'er the seas, "The flag that braved a thousand years, The battle and the breeze." And Orange William's true-born sons Will crush the rebel tail; Then, Protestants of Erin, cry, Hurrah! for No Repeal! Ye branches, &c. The Genius of Orange. The genius of Orange long smouldering lay By priests and knaves, Were taught 'twas a crime to let heretics live; Were preached from the altar, 'Twas time for the "Delzos"* defence to contrive. Each neighbour consulted his Protestant friend On their own plan 'twas agreed in the end Happy union, Your King and your country from traitors defend, Let no perjured savage Our dear country ravage, Though the Irish Directory give the command. * Delzos a nickname given by the Papists to the Orangemen. |