The Riverside song book/The Bridge

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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THE BRIDGE.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. M. Lindsay.

 Andante con espressione.

1. I stood on the bridge at mid - night, As the

2. How oft - en, O, how oft - en, In the

3. Tor my heart was hot and rest - less, And my

4. Yet when- ev - er I cross the riv - er On its

clocks were strik - ing the hour, And the

days that had gone by, I had

life was full of care, And the

bridge with wood - en piers, Like the

moon rose o’ the cit - y, Be -

stood on that bridge at mid - night And

bur - den laid up - on me Seemed

o - dor of brine from the o - cean Comes the

hind the dark church tower. And

grazed on that wave and sky! How

great - er than I could bear. But

thought of oth - er years. And for-

like . . those wa - ters rush - ing A -

oft - en, O, how oft - en, I had

now it has fall - en from me, It is

ev - er and for - ev - er, As

mong the wood - en pier, A

wished that the ebb - ing tide Would

bur - ied in - the sea; And

long as the riv - er flows, As

flood . . of thoughts came o’er - me .. That

bear me a - way on its bos - om O’er the

on - ly the sor - row of oth - ers Thrown its

long as the heart has pas - sions, As

Verses 1,2,3.

D.C.

filled my eyes . . . with tears. . . . . .

o - cean wild . . . and wide! . . . . .

shad - ow o - ver me . . . . .

long as life . . . has

Verses 1,2,3.

D.C.

Verse 4.

woes; The moon and its bro - ken re -

Verse 4.

flec - tion And its shad - ows shall ap -

pear. As the symbol of love in

heav - en. And its wav - ’ring im - age here.