The Green Isle Of Erin Lyrics - John Mcdermott

There is a voice in the silence 

A voice ever calling 

A voice like the song of a far distant sea 

A music the soul 

Of the wild breakers roaring 

If floats like a dream 

O'er the waters to me 

I hear it with tears 

And a heart wildly beating 

While far and alone 

In a strange land I roam 

And I weep as I list 

And my prayers give it greeting 

The voice of the green isle 

My country and my home 

(chorus) 

Oh green isle of erin 

That waits for me yonder 

Though fate may decree 

T'is forever be part 

Still exiled and lonely 

Where ere I may wander 

The green isle of erin 

Remains in my heart 

There is nowhere a sea 

Like the blue rippling ocean 

That surges around 

And beside that dear strand 

There's nowhere a star 

That looks down in devotion 

So bright as are those 

That shine down on the land 

(chorus) 

With tears in my heart 

Tears beyond all controlling 

I wake and remember 

An exile am i 

And ipray as tho' between us 

The wide seas are roaring 

To come home to thee 

It is only to die 

Oh green isle of erin 

That waits for me yonder 

Though fate may decree 

T'is forever be part 

Still exiled and lonely 

Where ere I may wander 

The green isle of erin 

Remains in my heart