I thought I had posted this - but can't find it:

I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS.
Claribel.

I cannot sing the old songs
I sung, long years ago:
For, heart and voice would fail me,
And foolish tears would flow;
For, by-gone hours come o'er my heart,
With each familiar strain:
I cannot sing the old songs,
Or dream those dreams again;
I cannot sing the old songs,
Or dream those dreams again!

I cannot sing the old songs,
Their charm is sad and deep;
Their melodies would waken
Old sorrows from their sleep;
And tho' all unforgotten still,
And sadly sweet they be—
I cannot sing the old songs,
They are too dear to me;
I cannot sing the old songs,
They are too dear to me!—

I cannot sing the old songs:
For, visions come again
Of golden dreams departed,
And years of weary pain.
Perhaps, when earthly fetters shall
Have set my spirit free,
My voice may know the old songs,
For all eternity!—
My voice may know the old songs,
For all eternity!—