Hymnal: The Sacred Melodeon
Date: 1848
Compiler: A S Hayden
Publisher/Printer: A S Hayden
First Line: Shades of evening close not o'er us
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 7s
Tune: Moulton
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 158, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsShades of evening, close not o'er us,
Leave our lonely bark awhile;
Morn, alas! Will not restore us
Yonder dim and distant isle.
Still my fancy can discover
Sunny spots where friends may dwell;
Darker shadows round us hover,
Isle of Beauty, fare thee well!
'Tis the hour when happy faces
Smile around the tapers light;
Who will fill our vacant places?
Who will sing our song tonight?
Through the mist that floats above us
Faintly sounds the vesper bell,
Like a voice from those who love us,
Breathing fondly, "Fare thee well!"
When the waves are round me breaking,
As I pace the deck alone,
And my eyes in vain are seeking
Some green leaf to rest upon;
What would I not give to wander
Where my old companions dwell
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle of Beauty, fare thee well!