I see thee not.
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I SEE THEE NOT.
* * "When thou wast far away,
Sharing the traveler's toilsome lot,
Deem'dst thou that this, thy natal day,
By kindred hearts was e'er forgot?
Ah, no! it but returned to see
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, with thee."
Sharing the traveler's toilsome lot,
Deem'dst thou that this, thy natal day,
By kindred hearts was e'er forgot?
Ah, no! it but returned to see
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, with thee."
I see thee not: yet on the heart
Thine image seems to fall;
And dreams whose light can ne'er depart,
Affection will recall.
Linked are the joys of other hours,
To thy loved memory,
The perfume of life's withered flowers
Was sweeter shared with thee.
Thine image seems to fall;
And dreams whose light can ne'er depart,
Affection will recall.
Linked are the joys of other hours,
To thy loved memory,
The perfume of life's withered flowers
Was sweeter shared with thee.
I see thee not: the stranger's shore
Thy weary footsteps press.
Turn to thy vacant place once more,
Kindred and home to bless.
Our anxious love has missed too long
The sunlight of thy smile.
Hushed is the voice whose pleasant song
Our sorrow could beguile.
Thy weary footsteps press.
Turn to thy vacant place once more,
Kindred and home to bless.
Our anxious love has missed too long
The sunlight of thy smile.
Hushed is the voice whose pleasant song
Our sorrow could beguile.
I see thee not; but prayer ascends
From hearts "left drooping" here,
And with thy name its incense blends,
Absent! yet still how dear!
From hearts "left drooping" here,
And with thy name its incense blends,
Absent! yet still how dear!
