NIGHTLY FOLLOW ME

Nightly follow me fair and lightly
Over the gulf of my sorrow;
Light my path
Through darkest morrow -
Wings of cloud enfold my sun!

Dressed in holiness come from the forest,
People the lands of my loneliness;
Printless sands
Desire your footsteps -
Beams of darkness light your way.

Come to me now and come to me sadly,
Sad for the summerless flower;
Shine within
This leafless bower -
Blossoms fade as autumn wills.

Come to me lone and come to me lovely,
Lost are the valleys of summer;
The owl-bright snows
Of winter gather -
Darkness in the whiteness falls.

The eye of the ocean trembles with pity,
Everything fears her devotion;
Storm tossed waves
Are love in motion.
Deep within the heart is calm.