Grace Darling

Amazing Grace, her father too, Upon that Longstone beach, They saw the wreck and they both knew It would be hard to reach. The storm blew wild, the seas were high The rocks a mile afar, No time to spare for they must fly To reach that big Harcar. The cobble boat they quickly launched Upon that awesome tide In moments they were sorely drenched As waves swept o'er the side. No thought of self, they ploughed straight on Until they reached the wreck They found that half the ship had gone Just nine clung to the deck. They loaded four upon their boat And rowed them back to shore. And Grace took care of three they brought The others went for more. So William and a man he saved Now rowed to save the rest The wind increased but still they braved The storm to gain their quest. Five other souls were saved that night By fortitude so rare By Will the keeper of the light, His daughter, Grace, so fair. When she took ill some four years on That noble Hotspur clan Now cared for her, as she had done, As brave as any man. Alas, their efforts were in vain, The duchess at her side, So Grace's light began to wane, Immortal when she died.