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Song
I Love the Light
I love the light, when first its beams
Steal o'er the earth and sky;
And gently wake the slumbering world,
And bid the shadows fly.
Steal o'er the earth and sky;
And gently wake the slumbering world,
And bid the shadows fly.
I love the light of noon-day sun,
Its full, effulgent ray;
That floods the earth, and sea, and sky,
And brings the perfect day.
Its full, effulgent ray;
That floods the earth, and sea, and sky,
And brings the perfect day.
I love the light of sunset hour,
Which lingers in the west;
Which soothes the weary heart and mind,
And gives the laborer rest.
Which lingers in the west;
Which soothes the weary heart and mind,
And gives the laborer rest.
I love the moon's soft, silvery light,
The light of stars, that keep
Their watches o'er a weary world,
When wrapt in slumbers deep.
The light of stars, that keep
Their watches o'er a weary world,
When wrapt in slumbers deep.
Poem No. 245; c. 27 November 1875
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