Amongst the workmen-poets of our land
He stands-a Prince by nature, as by name;
A bright star in the firmament of fame,
Shedding a radiance beautiful and grand!
Though lowly born, his was a master’s hand;
And wondrously he swept the heaven-sent lyre,
As, now with sweetness, then with martial fire,
He sang the songs that so belov?d stand.
While frail in life, he had a noble mind,
For nobly rings the music of his song;
He laboured for the welfare of mankind,
A champion of the weak against the strong.
Long may those sweet and fervent songs endure
That show his “love for freedom and the poor.”
(George Hull)
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