O Do Not Leave Me + 

O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep; + 

Till I forget, be near me in that chair. + 

The mother’s presence leads her down to sleep⁠— + 

Leaves her contented there. + 

O do not leave me, lover, brother, friends, + 

Till I am dead, and resting in my place. + 

Love-compassed thus, the girl in peace ascends, + 

And leaves a raptured face. + 

Leave me not, God, until⁠—nay, until when? + 

Not till I have with thee one heart, one mind; + 

Not till the Life is Light in me, and then + 

Leaving is left behind. + 