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Text:Sweetly now, and sweetly ever
Tune:[Sweetly now, and sweetly ever]

105. Sweetly now, and sweetly ever

1 Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Childhood's voices mingle here,
As with earnest true endeavor,
Life they seek with song to cheer.
Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Pleasant smiles illume each brow;
Who would wish the ties to sever
Which connect our spirits now.

2 Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Childhood's greetings charm each heart;
Be their youthful spirits never
Turned from truth and love apart.
Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
May each youthful voice ascend,
"Till the music, failing never,
Shall with heavenly echoes blend.

Text Information
First Line: Sweetly now, and sweetly ever
Title: Sweetly now, and sweetly ever
Publication Date: 1897
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sweetly now, and sweetly ever]
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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