A dream
In visions ofthe dark nightI have dreamed of joy departedBut a waking dreamof life and lightHave left me broken hearted
Ah! what is nota dream by dayTo him whose eyes are castOn things aroundhim with a rayTurned back upon the past
That holy dreamthat holy dreamWhile all the worldwere chidingchilding
What though that lightthro' storm and nightSo trembled from afarWhat could there bemore purely brightIn Truth's day-star
That holy dreamthat holy dreamWhile all the worldwere chidingchilding
Hath cheered meas a lovely beamA lonely spiritguiding
That holy dreamthat holy dreamA lonely spiritguiding