To the Hibernia + 

O, speed thee! speed thee! gallant bark, + 

Across the bounding wave; + 

Thou bearest to old Britain’s shores, + 

The Champion of the slave. + 

Propitious breezes waft thee on, + 

Safe o’er Atlantic’s sea; + 

For many a heart with fervor sends + 

A benizon to thee. + 

And he who fears not to commit + 

His body to thy care, + 

Fears not to brave the winds and waves, + 

Knowing that God is there. + 

He goes to raise the standard high, + 

And freedom’s flag unfurl, + 

And to proclaim the rallying cry + 

Of freedom to the world. + 

Then swift and steady be thy flight, + 

Across the briny wave; + 

And safely bear, O noble bark, + 

The Champion of the slave. + 