2-982-339 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

English Songs and Melodies - "The Day has Gone", 1858. 'Poetry by Charles MacKay; Symphonies and Accompaniments by Frank Mori. Oh, the day has gone, the mournful day! It pass'd with the midnight chime, Like a sear-leaf from the tree, Like a rain-drop in the sea, Like a sob from the heart of Time. Oh, the day has gone, the wasted day! It brought us both joy and pain: A pleasure that has fled, And a sorrow that is dead - They shall never revive again! When the day has gone, let Sorrow go! We bore it without a tear: It was well inclin'd to stay, But we reason'd it away, And we gave it no welcome here. And, though the joys with the griefs are lost, Like the snow-flakes on the stream, There are others to be borne On the sunlight of the morn - Let us smile in their purple beam! Lo, the Day is dead! Good Night! Good Night! And the Day is born - good day! There's a voice upon the blast, And the sand is falling fast - Let us sing and rejoice while we may!' From "Illustrated London News", 1858.