Once in the dear, dead days beyond recall,
When on the world the mists began to fall
Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng,
Low to our hearts love sang an old sweet song,
And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam,
Softly it wove itself into our dream...
Just a song at twilight,
When the lights are low;
And the flick'ring shadows,
Softly come and go,
Tho' the heart be weary,
Sad the day and long,
Still to us at twilight,
Comes love's old song,
Comes love's old sweet song.
Even today we hear love's song of yore,
Deep in our hearts it dwells forevermore,
Footsteps may falter, weary grow the way,
Still we can hear it at the close of day.
So 'til the end when life's dim shadows fall,
Love will be found the sweetest song of all....
--Words by Clifton Bingham (1859-1913); music by James Lynam Molloy (1837-1909). This 1884 song was wildly popular in the late 1800s. Among other places, it features in the Shirley Temple/Lionel Barrymore movie The Little Colonel.
Just B Cuz at flickr found this old photo. "This has the names Flora and Sikes on the back written in pencil. I do
not know who took it but it is one of my all time favorite photos, I
got it at a flea market. There are so many details of this picture that
I love. On the back is written also "Love's Old Sweet Song" . Perfect!"
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