d guide the helm, God fill the sails
And waft him with propitious gales!

Breathe fair, ye winds, breathe fair,
And bear my true love home!
Love's bonds shall hold him there,
No more, no more to roam.
God guide the helm, God fill the sails,
And speed him home propitious gales!

She flies the holy cross
That talisman divine
Shall shield from loss and harm.
Her faithful knight and mine.
"O Christ, bid thou the storm to cease
And fill our hearts with joy and peace!"

Home, Sweet Home!

They light the beacon fires the hills around.
All eyes are eager bent
Across the sea,
To cheer the night, a hundred voices blent
To chase the gloomy hours with mirthful glee;
Till shouts of "ship ahoy!" made every heart rebound.

* * * * * *

And now for many days round Ragnor's Towers,
Life flowed in mirth away.
"Let feast and song,"
Sir Harold said, "have free unbounded sway;
For grief and gloom have lorded here too long.
Let joy now rule the day and strew her path with flowers!"

And yet a year, the joy-bells ring again;
For sons are born to sires
Of knightly fame.
Once more the swains, light up the beacon fires;
Old Hastyngs flashed to Normanhurst the flame;
For Harold had to Eric given Ruth's hand and Ralph's domain.

VALE!

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