Remember

Remember Him

the on­ly One

Now

ere the years flow by—

Now

while the smile is on thy lip

The light with­in thine eye.

Now

ere for thee the sun has lost

Its glo­ry and its light

And earth re­joice thee not with flow­ers

Nor with its stars the night.

Now

while thou lov­est earth

be­cause

She is so won­drous fair

With dai­sies and with prim­ros­es

And sun­lit

wav­ing air.

And not be­cause her bo­som holds

Thy dear­est and thy best

And some day will thy­self in­fold

In calm and peace­ful rest.

Now

while thou lov­est vio­lets

Because mid grass they wave

And not be­cause they bloom up­on

Some ear­ly shap­en grave.

Now

while thou lov­est trem­bling stars

But just be­cause they shine

And not be­cause they’re near­er one

Who nev­er can be thine.

Now

while thou lov­est mu­sic’s strains

Because they cheer thy heart

And not be­cause from ach­ing eyes

They make the tear drops start.

Now

while thou lov­est all on earth

And deem­est all will last

Before thy hope has van­ished quite

And ev­ery joy has passed.

Remember Him

the on­ly One

Before the days draw nigh

When thou shalt have no joy in them

And pray­ing

yearn to die.