Isle of Beauty.Shades of ev’ning close not o’er us,Leave our lonely bark awhile,Morn, alas! will not restore us,Yonder dim and distant isle;Still my fancy can discover,Sunny spots where friends may dwell,Darker shadows round us hover,Isle of beauty, fare thee well.’Tis the hour when happy facesSmile around the taper’s light,Who will fill our vacant places?Who will sing our songs to-night?Through the mists that float above usFaintly sounds the vesper bell;Like a voice from those who love us,Breathing fondly, fare thee well.When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon:What would I not give to wander,Where my old companions dwell;Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of beauty, fare thee well!
Isle of Beauty.Shades of ev’ning close not o’er us,Leave our lonely bark awhile,Morn, alas! will not restore us,Yonder dim and distant isle;Still my fancy can discover,Sunny spots where friends may dwell,Darker shadows round us hover,Isle of beauty, fare thee well.’Tis the hour when happy facesSmile around the taper’s light,Who will fill our vacant places?Who will sing our songs to-night?Through the mists that float above usFaintly sounds the vesper bell;Like a voice from those who love us,Breathing fondly, fare thee well.When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon:What would I not give to wander,Where my old companions dwell;Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of beauty, fare thee well!
Isle of Beauty.Shades of ev’ning close not o’er us,Leave our lonely bark awhile,Morn, alas! will not restore us,Yonder dim and distant isle;Still my fancy can discover,Sunny spots where friends may dwell,Darker shadows round us hover,Isle of beauty, fare thee well.’Tis the hour when happy facesSmile around the taper’s light,Who will fill our vacant places?Who will sing our songs to-night?Through the mists that float above usFaintly sounds the vesper bell;Like a voice from those who love us,Breathing fondly, fare thee well.When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon:What would I not give to wander,Where my old companions dwell;Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of beauty, fare thee well!
Shades of ev’ning close not o’er us,Leave our lonely bark awhile,Morn, alas! will not restore us,Yonder dim and distant isle;Still my fancy can discover,Sunny spots where friends may dwell,Darker shadows round us hover,Isle of beauty, fare thee well.
Shades of ev’ning close not o’er us,
Leave our lonely bark awhile,
Morn, alas! will not restore us,
Yonder dim and distant isle;
Still my fancy can discover,
Sunny spots where friends may dwell,
Darker shadows round us hover,
Isle of beauty, fare thee well.
’Tis the hour when happy facesSmile around the taper’s light,Who will fill our vacant places?Who will sing our songs to-night?Through the mists that float above usFaintly sounds the vesper bell;Like a voice from those who love us,Breathing fondly, fare thee well.
’Tis the hour when happy faces
Smile around the taper’s light,
Who will fill our vacant places?
Who will sing our songs to-night?
Through the mists that float above us
Faintly sounds the vesper bell;
Like a voice from those who love us,
Breathing fondly, fare thee well.
When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon:What would I not give to wander,Where my old companions dwell;Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of beauty, fare thee well!
When the waves are round me breaking,
As I pace the deck alone,
And my eye in vain is seeking
Some green leaf to rest upon:
What would I not give to wander,
Where my old companions dwell;
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle of beauty, fare thee well!