May God be with my boy to-night
W. Sanderson
Brave eyes that look'd so tenderly,
Where are you now today?
Sad was my heart at break of dawn,
After you went away.
Loud sang the lark o'er fields of gold,
High in the heaven above;
Winter alone within my heart
Calling for you and love.
O, waiting heart, I dare not tell
How dark and long the lane!
Only I hope that Time will bring
My dear one back again;
Safe to a home of peace and light,
Across the furthest sea;
May God be with my boy to-night
Wherever he may be.
Kind heart that lived for one alone,
How could I let you go
Out of the sunshine of my soul?
Save that I love you so.
There is a place within my heart
No one on earth may fill;
Someday at last you'll come to me,
Watching and longing still!