After While.
After while, when the years are gone,
And time no more shall be;
When night comes not, nor break of dawn.
Nor wash of wave at sea;
When all is calm: no winds to stir,
No moon, no sun, no stars;
And neither laugh, nor soft murmur,
Is heard 'neath sodden bars.
And time no more shall be;
When night comes not, nor break of dawn.
Nor wash of wave at sea;
When all is calm: no winds to stir,
No moon, no sun, no stars;
And neither laugh, nor soft murmur,
Is heard 'neath sodden bars.
What will the meaning be to you?
Ah. what will it mean to me?
Will skies anew, be just as blue,
In the vast eternity?
Eternity! Is it here, or there?
Does it mean forever and aye?
With a day of rest, that reaches where
Is eternal bye and bye.
Ah. what will it mean to me?
Will skies anew, be just as blue,
In the vast eternity?
Eternity! Is it here, or there?
Does it mean forever and aye?
With a day of rest, that reaches where
Is eternal bye and bye.
Shall we never look back "after while?"
Will memory deadened be?
Would you have it so, with never a smile.
For a joy that used to be?
If labor is wafted forever away,
Will heaven not slowly pall,
With its beauty and sweetness in one long day
And make of us drones for all?
Will memory deadened be?
Would you have it so, with never a smile.
For a joy that used to be?
If labor is wafted forever away,
Will heaven not slowly pall,
With its beauty and sweetness in one long day
And make of us drones for all?
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