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| 49 | Kind Words#50 | 51 |
| Text: | I am weary, I am weary |
| Tune: | I AM WEARY |
| Composer: | G. W. Linton |
1 I am weary, I am weary,
Of the cares and toils of life,
I am weary of its sorrows.
I am weary of its strife,
I am weary of its flowers,
That bloom so soon to die,
And th' immortal spirit pineth
For its home beyond the sky.
2 I am weary of the trifles
That occupy my days,
I am weary of the longing
For human love and praise,
I am weary of its flowers,
That bloom so soon to die,
And my spirit pants for freedom,
From its idle joy and mirth.
3 I have seen the flowers wither,
I have seen the lov'd ones die,
I have seen the clouds of sorrow,
Overcast youth's summer sky.
I am pining, I am pining,
For my home amlong the blest,
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | I am weary, I am weary |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1871 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | I AM WEARY |
| Composer: | G. W. Linton (1864) |
| Meter: | 8s & 7s. Double. |
| Key: | E Major |
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