Thou Art Gone From My Gaze

aka “Spirit of Love” from 1852 .
Words and music by George Linley.

The sheet music:

Thou-Art-Gone-From-My-Gaze – SHEET MUSICDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Thou_Art_Gone_From_My_Gaze – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Thou art gone from my gaze
    Like a beautiful dream
    And I seek thee in vain
    By the meadow and stream
    Oft I breathe thy dear name
    To the winds floating by
    But thy sweet voice is mute
    To my bosom’s sigh
    In the stillness of night
    When the stars mildly shine
    My heart fondly holds
    A communion with thine
    For I feel thou art near
    And where’er I may be
    That thy spirit of love
    Keeps a watch over me
    Thy spirit of love
    Keeps a watch over me
  2. Of the birds in thy bower
    Now companions I make
    Ev’ry simple wild flower
    I prize for thy sake
    The deep woods and dark wilds
    Can a pleasure impart
    For their solitude suits
    My sad, sorrow worn heart
    Thou art gone from my gaze
    Yet I will not repine
    Ere long we shall meet
    In the home that’s now thine
    For I feel thou art near
    And where’er I may be
    That thy spirit of love
    Keeps a watch over me
    Thy spirit of love
    Keeps a watch over me