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Text:In the Gloaming
Author:Meta Orred
Tune:[In the gloaming, oh, my darling! when the lights are dim and low]
Composer:Annie F. Harrison

156. In the Gloaming

1 In the gloaming, oh, my darling! when the lights are dim and low,
And the quiet shadows, falling, softly come and softly go,
When the winds are sobbing faintly with a gentle, unknown woe,
Will you think of me and love me, As you did once, long ago?

2 In the gloaming, oh, my darling! think not bitterly of me!
Tho' I pass'd a way in silence, left you lonely, set you free,
For my heart was crush'd with longing; what had been could never be.
It was best to leave you thus, dear, Best for you, and best for me,

It was best to leave you thus, Best for you, and best for me.

Text Information
First Line: In the gloaming, oh, my darling! when the lights are dim and low
Title: In the Gloaming
Author: Meta Orred
Language: English
Publication Date: 1914
Topic: Favorite Part-Sings and Choruses
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [In the gloaming, oh, my darling! when the lights are dim and low]
Composer: Annie F. Harrison
Notes: Public Domain.



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