 | The Music of Stephen C. Foster . |  |
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THE LOVE I BEAR TO THEE.
1.
At midnight hour when all alone,I often sit and think of thee,
And wish that like a star I shone,
With brightness in thy memory;
That while thy form lies calm in sleep,
From every care and sorrow free,
Thy guardian angel then would speak,
And tell the love I bear for thee,
The love I bear for thee.
2.
I wander where we've often strayed,In childhood's hours now passed and gone.
I view the scenes where we have played,
And mourn the joys forever flown;
And yet I know if thou wouldst seek,
To drive me from thy memory,
Thy guardian angel then would speak,
And tell the love I bear for thee,
The love I bear for thee.
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