TO ONE IN ABSENCE.
When twilight deepens in the darkling skies,
And fair along the azure fields of heaven
The bending stars shine out, like blossoms given
To gem the garden paths of paradise;
And fair along the azure fields of heaven
The bending stars shine out, like blossoms given
To gem the garden paths of paradise;
When the sweet silence of the summer night
Lifts our tired thought to regions of the blest,
To dreams of God and love and quiet rest,
To glimpses full of peace and pure delight,—
Lifts our tired thought to regions of the blest,
To dreams of God and love and quiet rest,
To glimpses full of peace and pure delight,—
Then with all dearest fancies fair and fond,
My heart uplifts thee, O thou more than friend!
Near or remote, thy presence comes to blend
My best of earth with all my best beyond!
My heart uplifts thee, O thou more than friend!
Near or remote, thy presence comes to blend
My best of earth with all my best beyond!
When dawn uplifts the curtains of the East,
And glancing out, the shining eyes of Morn
And glancing out, the shining eyes of Morn
