When the autumn evening sky is blue and clear,
And the stars like bright gems are shining,
I think of absent friends, friends both true and dear,
Friends I have not met for many a long year,
Friends who often sent loving words of cheer
When my cloud had no silver lining.
I love at dewy eye to watch the falling star,
‘Tis like a brilliant volume to me
From the friends who have gone to the beautiful shore,
Where the life toss’d mariner’s struggle is o’er,
Where’ll be no parting for evermore
On that side of eternity’s sea.
The October moon is rising in the East
Like a golden orb – night’s autumn sun –
To me Hope’s Anchor, a royal love feast;
No cloud in my sky – no fears in the least.
The joy of my heart has returned – I’m released
From life’s shadows that fell one by one.
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