Oft In the Stilly Night

Oft in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chains hath bound me
Fond memories bring the light
Of other days around me
The smiles, the tears, of childhood years
The words of love unspoken
The eyes that shone, now dimmed and gone
The cheerful hearts now broken

Thus in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chains hath bound me
Fond memories bring the light
Of other days around me

When I remember all
The friends so linked together
That I've seen around me fall
Like leaves in wintry weather
I feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted
Whose lights have fled, whose garlands dead
And all but she departed

Thus in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chains hath bound me
Fond memories bring the light
Of other days around me

Oft in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chains hath bound me
Fond memories bring the light
Of other days around me