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11Again my lyre, yet once again!<B>Recitative.</B>
22With tears I wake thy thrilling strain Haste, -- haste away, -- and quit the shade,
33O sounds to sacred sorrow dear, Disturb we not the hapless maid!
44I weep, but could for ever hear! 'Tis here she sits at night retired,
55Ah! cease! nor more past scenes recall, In musing trance, like one inspired.
66Ye plaintive notes! thou dying fall! Her lover lost, her heart's fond theme,
77For lost, beneath thy lov'd control, Her heavenly bliss, and waking dream,
88Sweet Lyre! is my dissolving soul. Soothing to her this softened breeze,
99 This silvery light, these shadowy trees.
1010Around me airy forms appear, And once 'tis said at midnight hour,
1111And Seraph songs are in mine ear! Her song was heard from yonder bower: --
1212Ye Spirits blest, oh bear away Hist, -- hist! for sure a sound I hear,
1313To happier realms my humble lay! She touched her lyre, -- we'll listen near, --
1414For still my Love may deign to hear
1515Those human notes that once were dear!<B>Song.</B>
1616And still one angel sigh bestow "Once, my lyre, yet once again,
1717On her who weeps, who mourns below. With tears I wake thy thrilling strain,
18 Oh! sounds to sacred sorrow dear!
19 I weep, -- but could for ever hear.
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21 "Cease! nor more past scenes recal,
22 Ye plaintive notes, thou dying fall,
23 Lyre! beneath thy loved control,
24 Lost is my dissolving soul.
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26 "Round me airy forms appear,
27 Seraph songs are in mine ear;
28 Spirits blest, oh! bear away
29 To happier realms my humble lay!
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31 "Still my love may deign to hear
32 Human notes that once were dear;
33 Still, one angel-sigh bestow
34 For her who weeps, who mourns below."
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36The song has ceased, -- O sorrow too severe. --
37"Visions of bliss!" again the song we hear,
38"Bright opening heavens! and you, ye radiant train!
39"Thou! my lost love! -- I loved not then in vain.
40"Bring, bring your golden lyres, your seraph wing,
41"Hosanna to the Lord! to Heaven's Almighty King!
42"Gone, gone! ye raptur'd hosts, ye radiant skies!
43"Thou too my love!" -- the song is heard no more,
44O pitying heaven! that heart to peace restore.
45Thou mourner lone! lest stranger steps invade,
46We guard with homage due thy sacred shade.

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