| Legion of Mary Legion Songs |
(Tune: Kevin Barry) On the Seventh of September Back in nineteen-twenty-one In the holy town of Dublin Somthing wondrous was begun; Gathered round a simple altar At the closing of the day Were the first of Mary's Legion Who had met to plan and pray. Then inflamed with True Devotion With a faith so firm and sure Went those first of Legionaries To the suffering and the poor, And returning told the story Of the things that they had seen And they knew what they had witnessed Was the presence of their Queen O those first of Legionaries Could they know what was in store? Could they dream their tiny Legion Would be reaching every shore? For the spirit of Our Lady Which had sweetly led them on Spread to all the waiting countries Like the coming of a dawn! Let us thank her for this wornder How the Legion was begun In the holy town of Dublin Back in nineteen-twenty-one: For around that simple altar In the wary world somewhere Every day at every moment Legionaries kneel at prayer! |