Classic Poem

Oh ! I'd love to wander a while, my friend,
Far away and alone with thee,
“In the starry light of a summer night,”
On the shore of the sounding sea.
And I'd joy tOhear from thy lips, my friend,
Words of love that are dear to me,
While thy soulful tones blend with ocean's moans,
On the shore of the sounding sea.

Oh! I'd love to look in thine eyes, my friend,
And there read of thy love for me;
And a sister's smile should my heart beguile,
On the shore of the sounding sea.

And we'd talk, as we noticed the gleam afar,
Where the beacon-light burns free,
Of the faith we share, as we wander there,
On the shore of the sounding sea.

And we'll kneel on the sands while the stars shine bright;
And we'll pray that we each may be
As a beacon-light in some traveller's night,
On the shore of Life's sounding sea;
And we'll talk of the land where the angels dwell,
Of the home where we long to be,—
Where loved ones greet, and the parted meet,
On the shore of Eternity's sea.

Ere we leave the spot we will breathe a prayer,—
I for thee, and thou, love, for me,—
That our love may endure when we meet no more
On the shore of the sounding sea;
And as home we turn from the pebbly beach,
Where we oft have joyed to be,
Our hearts will be light, and our hopes be bright,
On the shore of the sounding sea.