When stars are in the quiet skies
Edward Bulwer Lytton
1.
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most I pine for thee;
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the sea!
For thoughts, like waves that glide by night,
Are stillest when they shine;
Mine earthly love lies hush'd in light
Beneath the heav'n of thine.
Mine earthly love lies hush'd in light
Beneath the heav'n of thine.
2.
There is an hour when Angels keep
Familiar watch on men,
When coarser souls are wrapp'd in sleep__
Sweet spirit, meet me then.
There is an hour when holy dreams,
Through slumber, fairest glide,
And in that mystic hour it seems
Thou shouldst be by my side.
And in that mystic hour it seems
Thou shouldst be by my side.
3.
The thoughts of thee too sacred are
For daylight's common beam;
I can but know thee as my star,
My angel, and my dream!
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most I pine for thee;
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the sea!
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the sea!
