A popular song from 1911.
Words by Flora Jacobs.
Music by J. C. Eaton.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Softly caressed by the moonlight
‘Neath a shimmering veil of dew
A rose in its dewdrop sweetness
Reminds my longing heart of you
Chorus:
Roses caressed by the moonlight
Each pedal kissed by the dew
Bring me a message of sweetness
While I am dreaming of you
Some day in the rosy morning
My soul soars to its realms above
I’ll come to you, dear heart, and whisper
On the little waves of love
2. The moonbeam’s a consolation
It cheers my sad and lonely heart
As a promise of restoration
It draws us closer, though apart