by William Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929)

Language: English 
Hour by hour I sit, 
Watching the silent door. 
Shadows go by on the wall, 
And steps in the street. 

Expectation and doubt 
Flutter my timorous heart. 
So many hurrying home— 
And thou still away.

Composition:

    Set to music by William Baines (1899 - 1922), "A lyric (The vigil)", 1919, first performed 1956 [ voice and piano ], from Five songs, no. 4

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