THE YOUNG WIFE'S SONG.
I list for thy footsteps, my darling;
I've waited and watched for thee long:
The dim woods have heard my complainings,
And sorrow has saddened my song.
I've waited and watched for thee long:
The dim woods have heard my complainings,
And sorrow has saddened my song.
The last rays of sunset are gilding
The hill-tops with purple and gold;
And, lo! in yon azure dominion,
Does a beautiful rainbow unfold.
The hill-tops with purple and gold;
And, lo! in yon azure dominion,
Does a beautiful rainbow unfold.
Like the hues of that rainbow, my spirit
All fondly is blended with thine;
Then how canst thou linger away, love,
When thou know'st this fond spirit will pine?
All fondly is blended with thine;
Then how canst thou linger away, love,
When thou know'st this fond spirit will pine?
