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STANZAS FOR MUSIC.
“I've been roaming, I've been roaming.”
I
I will meet thee—I will meet thee—In that dear and silent hour;
When the moon and stars are shining,
When the dew is on the flower:
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II
I will meet thee—I will meet thee—On that spot the graces wove,
There our blessed vows were plighted,
There thy lips first owned thy love.
III
I will meet thee—I will meet thee—With a heart and faith still thine,
Never shall that heart deceive thee,
Never shall that faith decline.
IV
I will leave thee—I will leave theeWhen the sweet stars lose their light,
When the lake, the vale and mountain,
In the golden morn shine bright.
V
I will leave thee—I will leave thee—Though thy presence is to me
What the sun is to the blossom,
What the rain is to the tree.
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VI
I will leave thee—I will leave thee—With affection nought may chill;
Dearest wheresoe'er I wander,
All my soul is with thee still!
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