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SWEETEST AND DEAREST |
 | The complete poetical works of John Hay |  |
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SWEETEST AND DEAREST
Vain are all names
To express what thou art,
Gem, rose, or morning-star,
Joy of my heart.
Still do the fond old words
Ring best and clearest—
Thou art my love, my own,
Sweetest and dearest.
To express what thou art,
Gem, rose, or morning-star,
Joy of my heart.
Still do the fond old words
Ring best and clearest—
Thou art my love, my own,
Sweetest and dearest.
Every warm heart-beat chimes
These words to me;
Needless all others
Between me and thee.
In the deep silences
One voice thou hearest—
'T is my heart calling thee
Sweetest and dearest.
These words to me;
Needless all others
Between me and thee.
In the deep silences
One voice thou hearest—
'T is my heart calling thee
Sweetest and dearest.
| The complete poetical works of John Hay | |