IN ABSENCE.
Andante.
1. Watch her kind - ly, kind - ly, stars, Watch her kind - ly,
2. Soothe her sweet -ly, sweet - ly, night, Soothe her sweet - ly,
3. Wake her gent - ly, gent - ly, morn. Wake her gent - ly,
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kind - ly, stars; From the sweet, pro - tect - ing skies
sweet - ly, night: On her eyes o’er - wear - ied press The
gent - ly, morn: Let the notes of ear - ly birds
Fol - low her with ten - der eyes. Look so lov - ing -
tir - ed lids with light ca - ress; Let that shadow-y
Seem like love’s me - lo - dious words; Ev - 'ry pleas - ant
ly that she Can but think of me.
hand of thine In her dreams seem mine.
sound my dear. When she wakes should hear.
This work was published before January 1, 1927, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.