My days are like an evening shadow.
Psalm 102:11
Words: Aldine S. Kieffer, in The Song Victor, edited by R. A. Glenn (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1878), number 47. This song book credits Temple Star as its source.
Music: Contagem Benjamin C. Unseld (🔊 pdf nwc).
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Twilight is stealing over the sea,
Shadows are falling dark on the lea;
Borne on the night winds, voices of yore
Come from the far off shore.
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Far away beyond the starlit skies,
Where the love-light never, never dies,
Gleameth a mansion, filled with delight,
Sweet happy home so bright!
Voices of loved ones, songs of the past,
Still linger round me while life shall last;
Lonely I wander, sadly I roam,
Seeking that far off home.
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Come in the twilight, come, come to me!
Bringing some message over the sea,
Cheering my pathway while here I roam,
Seeking that far off home.
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