Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FAREWELL, by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY


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First Line: Farewell! Such prayers as angels breathe
Last Line: My last, my lost sunbeam!
Subject(s): Farewell; Love; Parting


Farewell! Such prayers as angels breathe
Before the Throne on high,
Still with thy name my lips enwreathe,—
God will not let them die!

So pure, so free from earthly taint,
Are all my thoughts of thee,
Angelic being, hallowed saint,
Yea, Deity to me!

I know this worship is in vain,
I know thy heart's not mine;
And oh! my God, I know the pain
It costs me to resign.

And more than e'er I love thee now,
Now that all hopes are flown;
In dreams again I kiss thy brow,
And murmur still "Mine own!"

Forgive me,—ah! too well I know
Such words I should not speak;
But breaking hearts will overflow,
The fount the ocean seek.

God bless thee! may thy days be joy,
Thy life a constant Spring;
Think sometimes of the earnest boy
Alone 'neath Azrael's wing.

Farewell! Beloved for evermore!
Farewell, my soul's bright dream!
Farewell, forget me never more,
My last, my lost sunbeam!





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