The lyrics are freely adapted from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Concord Hymn" (1837) and James Russell Lowell's "Lines" (1849).

The Shot Heard Round the World

The Shot Heard Round the World (Full version with Kay Lynch)

The poem by the Irish laureate Thomas Moore (1779-1852) - the live version (also available here) is sung by Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy.

The full version (also available here) is sung by Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy and uses the ancient Irish Christmas poem.

May be sung to "A Nation Once Again" by the Irish poet, composer and statesman Thomas Osborne Davis (1814-45).

Vocals by Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy - lyrics by James Barton Adams (1843-1918)

The poem by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) as sung by Kay Lynch.

Words and music by Walter Goldenberg (Walter Gold) as sung by Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy.

The poem by William Lawrence Chittenden (1862–1934)as sung by Blathnaid Conroy-Murphy.