WHEN THOU ART NEAR A SONG
Reading edition
When thou art near no other face I see, Thy voice is all the music I can hear; My heart’s desire is granted unto me When thou art near. When thou art near I am content, nay more, I’m blest in breathing the same atmosphere. To higher heights my aspirations soar When thou art near. When thou art near, though yet I dare not lay My lips on those I hold so very dear, I know that heaven is not so far away When thou art near.