The Riverside song book/In Absence
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IN ABSENCE.
Andante.
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1. Watch her kind - ly, kind - ly, stars, Watch her kind - ly,
2. Soothe her sweet -ly, sweet - ly, night, Soothe her sweet - ly,
3. Wake her gent - ly, gent - ly, morn. Wake her gent - ly,
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kind - ly, stars; From the sweet, pro - tect - ing skies
sweet - ly, night: On her eyes o’er - wear - ied press The
gent - ly, morn: Let the notes of ear - ly birds
Fol - low her with ten - der eyes. Look so lov - ing -
tir - ed lids with light ca - ress; Let that shadow-y
Seem like love’s me - lo - dious words; Ev - 'ry pleas - ant
ly that she Can but think of me.
hand of thine In her dreams seem mine.
sound my dear. When she wakes should hear.