THE BRIDE'S FAREWELL.
Farewell, mother, though I leave you,
Oft for you my heart will sigh;
And I know you love me dearly,
Yet sadly I must say good-bye.
Farewell, father; thou didst bless me,
Ere my lips thy name could tell;
Well I know I have thy blessing,
Though I with another dwell.
Ere my lips thy name could tell;
Well I know I have thy blessing,
Though I with another dwell.
Farewell, sisters; thou'lt remember
Shady nooks we lov'd so well;
Where we roam'd the fields all over,
There in fondest love we dwell.
Shady nooks we lov'd so well;
Where we roam'd the fields all over,
There in fondest love we dwell.
Farewell, kind and gentle brother;
In this hour of gentle bliss,
My heart o'erflows with love's emotion,
While I give the parting kiss.
In this hour of gentle bliss,
My heart o'erflows with love's emotion,
While I give the parting kiss.
Farewell, friends; now we are parting,
Your kind wishes cheer my way;
O'er my heart a deep, sweet sadness,
Steals the memory of this day.
Your kind wishes cheer my way;
O'er my heart a deep, sweet sadness,
Steals the memory of this day.
Saddening thoughts now swell my bosom,
While for all I breathe a sigh;
Father, mother, sisters, brother,
Each and all a fond good-bye.
While for all I breathe a sigh;
Father, mother, sisters, brother,
Each and all a fond good-bye.