Lyrics:
If Thou Art Near

If Thou art near when life is closing All joyful shall I fall asleep, Be Thou with me as I awaken, And claim my soul when I arise If Thou art near when

If Thou art near when life is closing All joyful shall I fall asleep, Be Thou with me as I awaken, And claim my soul when I arise If Thou art near when

did appear, He spied a large vessel a-sailing far off And at last she came sailing quite near. "Art thou, art thou?" cried Andrew Marteen, "Art thou,

are the ways of men" The boy cried,"Teacher, teacher I don't, understand this ache within me" The great cat sighed and then softly he began "ndeed thou art

be so bluish blue. Life could be so love in bloomish, If my ishes could come true. Thou art sweet, Thou art sort of grandish, Thou outlandish cavalier

thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a

art thou dreary? What happened to thee? What song didst thou sing so woefully?" [THE MAIDEN:] "Go whither O shepherd! Don't sadden thine heart Thou canst not help me - not thou

the ways of men The boy cried, "Teacher, teacher I don't, understand this ache within me" The great cat sighed and (then softly he began) He said, "Indeed thou art