oft in the stilly night

oft in the stilly night

ere slumber's chain has bound me

fond mem'ry brings the light

of other days around me: the smiles

the tears of boyhood's years

the words of love then spoken;

the eyes that shone

now dimm'd and gone

the cheerful hearts now broken!

thus in the stilly night

ere slumber's chain has bound me

sad mem'ry brings the light

of other days around me. when i remember all

the friends

so link'd together

i've seen around me fall

like leaves in wintry weather

i feel like one

who treads alone

some banquet-hall deserted

whose lights are fled

whose garlands dead

and all but he departed!

thus in the stilly night

ere slumber's chain has bound me

sad mem'ry brings the light

of other days around me.