Love’s Nearness + 

I think of thee when golden sunbeams glimmer + 

Across the sea; + 

And when the waves reflect the moon’s pale shimmer + 

I think of thee. + 

I see thy form when down the distant highway + 

The dust-clouds rise; + 

In darkest night, above the mountain by-way + 

I see thine eyes. + 

I hear thee when the ocean-tides returning + 

Aloud rejoice; + 

And on the lonely moor in silence yearning + 

I hear thy voice. + 

I dwell with thee; though thou art far removed, + 

Yet thou art near. + 

The sun goes down, the stars shine out⁠—Beloved + 

If thou wert here! + 