Love's Old Sweet Song - Jim McCann

Once in the dear dead days beyond recall.

When on the world the mists began to fall

Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng

Low to our hearts love sung an old sweet song.

And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam

Softly it wove itself into our dream

Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low

And theflick’ring shadows softly come and go

Though the heart be weary sad the day and long,

Still to us at twilight comes love’s old song

Comes love’s own sweet song

Even today we hear love’s song of yore.

Deep in our hearts it dwells for evermore

Footsteps may falter, weary grow the way

Still we can hear it at the close of day

So till the end, when life’s dim shadows fall

Love will be found the sweetest song of all

Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low

And theflick’ring shadows softly come and go

Though the heart be weary sad the day and long,

Still to us at twilight comes love’s old song

Comes love’s own sweet song