Msgr. Martin B. Power lyrics

Today, so long ago you departed

But such an impression left

Though gone, you still live on

A kind spirit, kindly kept

The realism of life awoke then

That fatal day when truth shown

Even the good must pass away

So many losses to feel

Your goodness shared spent

Its brevity signaling a loss

Felt in treasured guidance

Lifelong impressions go on

Lo, it's been near five decades

Yet that copy of Ireland's Own

Faded and brittle still endures

Like the man whence came

And his blessings and words

Found lighted ways in lives

Recalling a buttoned cassock

And a gentle smile, days bygone