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DEAREST ONE; A SONG by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY

First Line: MY THOUGHTS ARE ALL OF THEE
Last Line: DEAREST ONE, O DEAREST ONE.
Subject(s): ABSENCE; HEARTS; LOVE - LOSS OF; MEMORY; SEPARATION; ISOLATION;
My thoughts are all of thee,
Return, return to me.
How fast the moments fly
My love when thou art nigh;
How long and sad the day
When thou art far away,
Dearest one, O dearest one.

My heart is drawn by thee
As by the moon the sea;
Thou art my soul's desire;
Thou art my altar's fire.
Thine, thine I am alway,
Thou dost my being sway,
Dearest one, O dearest one.

My prayers are all for thee
Wherever thou may'st be;
That all thy days be bright,
That all thy thoughts be right;
That angels thee protect,
That Heaven thy steps direct,
Dearest one, O dearest one.

My life I give to thee—
The life thou dost not see;
For thee my lamp I trim;
For thee my sight grows dim;
For thee my fingers fly,
For thee I live and die,
Dearest one, O dearest one.



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