Do you say
He was no saint who has passed away?
Saint or sinner, he did brave deeds
Answering still to humanity’s needs!
Songs he hath sung that shall live for aye;
Words he hath uttered that ne’er shall die;
Richer the world than when the earth
Sang for joy to hail his birth,
Even though you say
He was no saint whom we sing to-day.