Poems and Songs by E. H. B. [i.e. E. H. Bickersteth] | ||
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SONG.
[List to my song in the lonely hour]
List to my song in the lonely hour,
When the moon shines with a spell and pow'r;
List to my prayer, when the haunted glen
Is hushed in silence—Ah! list to me then!
When the moon shines with a spell and pow'r;
List to my prayer, when the haunted glen
Is hushed in silence—Ah! list to me then!
Ah! 'tis the time when the bulbul sings
To his sweet rose, while he folds his wings;
And 'tis the time when my prayer shall be—
List, my belovēd—Ah! listen to me!
To his sweet rose, while he folds his wings;
And 'tis the time when my prayer shall be—
List, my belovēd—Ah! listen to me!
In the lonely hour my song shall tell
All the deep love in my bosom's cell;
And my lute's strains shall reveal to thee
My passionate prayer—Ah! listen to me!
All the deep love in my bosom's cell;
And my lute's strains shall reveal to thee
My passionate prayer—Ah! listen to me!
Then list to me in the lonely hour,
When the moon shines with a spell and pow'r;
List to my prayer, when the haunted glen
Is shrouded and still—Ah! list to me then!
When the moon shines with a spell and pow'r;
List to my prayer, when the haunted glen
Is shrouded and still—Ah! list to me then!
Poems and Songs by E. H. B. [i.e. E. H. Bickersteth] | ||