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Torches were blazing clear	A
Hymns pealing deep and slow	B
Where a king lay stately on his bier	C
In the church of Fontevraud	D
Banners of battle o'er him hung	E
And warriors slept beneath	F
And light as Noon's broad light was flung	E
On the settled face of death	G
	-
On the settled face of death	G
A strong and ruddy glare	H
Through dimm'd at times by the censer's breath	G
Yet it fell still brightest there	H
As if each deeply furrow'd trace	I
Of earthly years to show	B
Alas that sceptred mortal's race	I
Had surely clos'd in woe	B
	-
The marble floor was swept	D
By many a long dark stole	J
As the kneeling priests round him that slept	D
Sang mass for the parted soul	J
And solemn were the strains they pour'd	D
Through the stillness of the night	D
With the cross above and the crown and sword	D
And the silent king in sight	D
	-
There was heard a heavy clang	K
As of steel girt men the tread	D
And the tombs and the hollow pavement rang	K
With a sounding thrill of dread	D
And the holy chant was hush'd awhile	L
As by the torch's flame	M
A gleam of arms up the sweeping aisle	L
With a mail clad leader came	M
	-
He came with haughty look	N
An eagle glance and clear	A
But his proud heart through its breast plate shook	N
When he stood beside the bier	C
He stood there still with a drooping brow	O
And clasp'd hands o'er it rais'd	D
For his father lay before him low	B
It was Coeur de Lion gazed	D
	-
And silently he strove	P
With the workings of his breast	D
But there's more in late repentant love	Q
Than steel may keep suppress'd	D
And his tears brake forth at last like rain	R
Men held their breath in awe	S
For his face was seen by his warrior train	R
And he reck'd not that they saw	T
	-
He look'd upon the dead	D
And sorrow seem'd to lie	U
A weight of sorrow ev'n like lead	D
Pale on the fast shut eye	U
He stoop'd and kiss'd the frozen cheek	V
And the heavy hand of clay	W
Till bursting words yet all too weak	V
Gave his soul's passion way	W
	-
'Oh father is it vain	R
This late remorse and deep	X
Speak to me father once again	Y
I weep behold I weep	X
Alas my guilty pride and ire	Z
Were but this work undone	A2
I would give England's crown my sire	B2
To hear thee bless thy son	A2
	-
'Speak to me mighty grief	C2
Ere now the dust hath stirr'd	D
Hear me but hear me father chief	C2
My king I must be heard	D
Hush'd hush'd how is it that I call	D2
And that thou answerest not	D
When was it thus woe woe for all	D2
The love my soul forgot	D
	-
'Thy silver hairs I see	E2
So still so sadly bright	D
And father father but for me	E2
They had not been so white	D
I bore thee down high heart at last	D
No longer couldst thou strive	F2
Oh for one moment of the past	D
To kneel and say 'forgive '	-
	-
'Thou wert the noblest king	G2
On royal throne e'er seen	H2
And thou didst wear in knightly ring	G2
Of all the stateliest mien	H2
And thou didst prove where spears are prov'd	D
In war the bravest heart	D
Oh ever the renown'd and lov'd	D
Thou wert and there thou art	D
	-
'Thou that my boyhood's guide	D
Didst take fond joy to be	E2
The times I've sported at thy side	D
And climb'd thy parent knee	E2
And there before the blessed shrine	I2
My sire I see thee lie	U
How will that sad still face of thine	I2
Look on me till I die '	-

Felicia Dorothea Hemans

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