Difference(s) between text #38551 and text #33580

Go to the Instructions

11O how can my poor heart be glad,How can my poor heart be glad,
22When absent from my sailor ladWhen absent from my sailor lad;
33How can I the thought forego,How can I the thought forego-
44He's on the seas to meet the foe:He's on the seas to meet the foe?
55Where e'er I wander stay or rove,Let me wander, let me rove,
66Still my heart is with my love;Still my heart is with my love;
77My nightly dreams, and thoughts by day,Nightly dreams, and thoughts by day,
88Are with him that's far away.Are with him that's far away.
99 On the seas and far away,Chorus:
1010 On stormy seas and far away, On the seas and far away,
1111 Nightly dreams, and thoughts by day, On stormy seas and far away;
1212 Are with him that's far away. Nightly dreams and thoughts by day,
1313 Are aye with him that's far away.
1414At the starless midnight hour,
1515When winter rules with boundless power,When in summer noon I faint,
1616As the storms the forest tear,As weary flocks around me pant,
1717And thunders rend the howling air,Haply in this scorching sun,
1818Listening to the doubling roar,My sailor's thund'ring at his gun;
1919Surging on the rocky shore,Bullets, spare my only joy!
2020All I can - I weep and prayBullets, spare my darling boy!
2121For his weal that's far away.Fate, do with me what you may,
2222 On the seas, <i>etc.</i>Spare but him that's far away,
2323 On the seas and far away,
2424Peace, thy olive wand extend, On stormy seas and far away;
2525And bid wild war his ravage end, Fate, do with me what you may,
2626Man with brother man to meet, Spare but him that's far away.
2727And as a brother kindly greet:
2828Then may heaven with posperous gales,At the starless, midnight hour
2929Fill my sailor's welcome sails,When Winter rules with boundless power,
3030To my arms their charge convey,As the storms the forests tear,
3131My dear lad that's far away.And thunders rend the howling air,
3232 On the seas, <i>etc.</i>Listening to the doubling roar,
33Surging on the rocky shore,
34All I can-I weep and pray
35For his weal that's far away,
36 On the seas and far away,
37 On stormy seas and far away;
38 All I can-I weep and pray,
39 For his weal that's far away.
40
41Peace, thy olive wand extend,
42And bid wild War his ravage end,
43Man with brother Man to meet,
44And as a brother kindly greet;
45Then may heav'n with prosperous gales,
46Fill my sailor's welcome sails;
47To my arms their charge convey,
48My dear lad that's far away.
49 On the seas and far away,
50 On stormy seas and far away;
51 To my arms their charge convey,
52 My dear lad that's far away.

Instructions

To select texts manually for this utility, click on the link at the top of each of the two texts you wish to compare, and then return to this page and reload it. The text ids are stored as cookies.