If All the Skies + 

If all the skies were sunshine, + 

Our faces would be fain + 

To feel once more upon them + 

The cooling plash of rain. + 

If all the world were music, + 

Our hearts would often long + 

For one sweet strain of silence. + 

To break the endless song. + 

If life were always merry, + 

Our souls would seek relief, + 

And rest from weary laughter + 

In the quiet arms of grief. + 