The Collected Songs of Charles Mackay With Illustrations by John Gilbert |
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VII.—SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN.
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I left my Love in England,In poverty and pain;
The tears hung heavy in my eyes,
But hers came down like rain.
I gave her half of all I had,
Repress'd the rising sigh;
For thinking of the days to come,
I kept my courage high.
Farewell! I said; if seasons pass,
And sunshine follows rain,
And morning dawns on darkest night,
You'll see me back again.
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I left my Love in England,And sail'd the stormy sea,
To earn my bread by daily toil,
An honest man and free.
I wrought and strove from morn to night,
And saved my little store;
And every summer gave me wealth,
And made the little more.
At length I bought the field I plough'd,
The sunshine follow'd rain;
The morning dawn'd on heavy night,
And I went back again.
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III
I sought my Love in England,And brought her o'er the sea;
A happy man, a happy wife,
To bless my home and me.
My farm is large, my wants are small;
I bid my care depart,
And sit beneath my own oak-tree,
With proud, yet grateful heart.
The children smiling round the board,
Ne'er ask for bread in vain;
'Tis balmy morning after night,
'Tis sunshine after rain!
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