William McCarty, comp. The American National Song Book. 1842.
Death of MacdonoughRobert Stevenson Coffin (17971827)
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Of Macdonough, the good and the brave;
His relics repose in the place of the dead,
And his dirge in the moan of the wave.
The surge of Champlain is at rest;
The voice of the deep speaks in whispers its woes,
And the wind sighs adieu to the blest.
Inhabits the house of decay;
For the spirit beauty of holiness bore,
And leaves us forever and aye.
In the path of Macdonough abide;
No terrors for him e’er had death or the grave;
As a Christian he lived, and he died!