3. I write it out in a verse— MacDonagh and MacBride And Connolly and Pearse Now and in time to be, Wherever green is worn Are changed, changed utterly

 In the poem’s climax, he again turns away from that speculation to remember the dead rebels. He lists by naming some of the Rising's most important leaders—MacDonagh, MacBride, Connolly, Pearse. He affirms that for the rest of Ireland's existence, these rebels will be honored whenever the Irish gather to celebrate their country, their identities have been completely transformed from that of ordinary people. The event was highly destructive but also helped bring about profound change.