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SONG: 26 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD

First Line: IN THE FIRST LIGHT OF THE MORNING
Last Line: BECAUSE I WANT HIM SO.

IN the first light of the morning,
When the thrush sang loud and clear,
And the black-bird hailed day's dawning,
How I wished my love could hear.

When the sun shone on the sand there,
And the roses bloomed above,
And the blue waves kissed the land there,
How I longed to see my love.

Now the birds good-night are calling,
And the moonbeams come and go,
And my tears are falling, falling,
Because I want him so.




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