Oh That a Wind + 

Oh that a wind would call + 

From the depths of the leafless wood! + 

Oh that a voice would fall + 

On the ear of my solitude! + 

Far away is the sea, + 

With its sound and its spirit tone; + 

Over it white clouds flee; + 

But I am alone, alone. + 

Straight and steady and tall + 

The trees stand on their feet; + 

Fast by the old stone wall + 

The moss grows green and sweet; + 

But my heart is full of fears, + 

For the sun shines far away; + 

And they look in my face through tears, + 

And the light of a dying day. + 

My heart was glad last night + 

As I pressed it with my palm; + 

Its throb was airy and light + 

As it sang some spirit psalm; + 

But it died away in my breast + 

As I wandered forth to-day⁠— + 

As a bird sat dead on its nest, + 

While others sang on the spray. + 

O weary heart of mine, + 

Is there ever a Truth for thee? + 

Will ever a sun outshine + 

But the sun that shines on me? + 

Away, away through the air + 

The clouds and the leaves are blown; + 

And my heart hath need of prayer, + 

For it sitteth alone, alone. + 