COME DEAREST THE DAYLIGHT IS GONE (1853)
Brinley Richards (1819-1885)

1. Come dearest the daylight is gone,
And the stars are unveiling to thee,
Come wander my lov'd one alone,
If alone thou can'st call it with me
|: Let us go where wild flowers bloom,
Amid the soft dews of the night,
Where the orange dispels its perfume,
And the rose speaks of love and of light. :|

2. Remember love I must soon leave thee,
To wander mid strangers alone,
Where at eve thy sweet smile will not greet me,
Nor thy gentle voice at morn;
|: But oh 'twill be sweet to remember,
That though I am far, far from thee,
That the hand of fate only can sever
My lasting affection from thee. :|

From sheet music at the Duke Univ. Historic American Sheet Music site.