Classic Poem

Bring the song, and join in chorus;
Let the voice of gladness sound;
Pleasure, shed thy roses o'er us;
Come ere dangers threaten round.

Now to care let's bid defiance,
Welcome, hearts and features gay;
On tomorrow no reliance,
But let us enjoy today.

Future suns may set in sorrow,
Or in sorrow dimly rise;
Then, regardless of the morrow,
We the present hour will prize.

Pleasure, come! for thee we languish;
Bind us in thy silken sway!
Be tomorrow's joy or anguish,
We'll to smiles devote today.