Nightingale of June
W. Sanderson
Magic evening falls around me,
Hour of mist and dream,
Wander I down ways enchanted
Where the pale stars gleam.
My heart is sad, but lo! there rings
A melody on tireless wings,
A golden song beyond the vale
It is the wond'rous Nightingale!
Nightingale of lovely June,
Listening to your wild strain,
Sorrow leaves me, nothing grieves me,
Hope fills my heart again!
Joy is waking, light is breaking
Round me like magic fire,
Fearless and strong rises your song,
“Love is the world's desire!”
Oft in the darkened days I wandered
Through a world of fears,
Hope, like withered leaves, lay round me,
Winds but sang of tears.
But here to-night amid the flow'rs
My heart is born to golden hours;
Oh! could it ever flood life's vale,
Your wond'rous music, Nightingale!
Nightingale of lovely June,
Listening to your wild strain,
Sorrow leaves me, nothing grieves me,
Hope fills my heart again!
Joy is waking, light is breaking
Round me like magic fire,
Fearless and strong rises your song,
“Love is the world's desire!”