Song + 

Cometh a Day and a Night + 

Cometh a day and a night, + 

When the lamps of life burn dim, + 

When peace is secur’d for delight, + 

And poppies for the red-rose flower; + 

When the lamps of life burn dim, + 

Cometh a day and a night, + 

A day and a night and an hour. + 

Cometh the end of the years, + 

When the cheeks have the lilies’ bloom, + 

When slumber is given for tears, + 

And the breasts to the worm belong; + 

When the cheeks have the lilies’ bloom, + 

Cometh the end of the years, + 

As silence after the song. + 

Cometh a day and a night + 

For him to whom all is thrown, + 

Whose own is the bosom white, + 

Whose own are the lips of gold; + 

For him to whom all is thrown, + 

Cometh a day and a night, + 

To have and to own and to hold. + 