MY BOY.
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"Till the dear Lord and gentle
Sent me to soothe your pain,
And, if you fain would keep me,
He bids me to remain."
Sent me to soothe your pain,
And, if you fain would keep me,
He bids me to remain."
I kissed his tender eyelids,
I laid him on my heart;
And yet, when came the dawning,
I prayed him to depart.
I laid him on my heart;
And yet, when came the dawning,
I prayed him to depart.
I feared the unknown future,
I feared the paths untried,—
How dared I keep my darling
When Heaven was opened wide?
I feared the paths untried,—
How dared I keep my darling
When Heaven was opened wide?
But yet my heart is lonely
Since Boy and Bird have fled,—
I hear the silence only,
And wish that I were dead.
Since Boy and Bird have fled,—
I hear the silence only,
And wish that I were dead.
