The Evergreen ‎#77

77. Only Remembered

1 Up and away, like the dew of the morning,
Soaring from earth to its home in the sun,
So let me steal away, gently and lovingly,
Only remembered by what I have done.
Only remembered,
Only remembered,
Only remembered by what I have done.

2 Up and away, like the odors of sunset,
Sweet'ning the twilight as darkness came on;
So let me pass away, peacefully, silently,
Only remembered by what I have done.
Only remembered,
Only remembered,
Only remembered by what I have done.

3 Need I be missed if another succeed me,
Reaping those fields I in spring I have sown?
Who plough'd or sow'd is not miss'd by the harvester,
But he's remembered by what he has done.
Only remembered,
Only remembered,
Only remembered by what he has done.

Text Information

• First Line: Up and away, like the dew of the morning
• Title: Only Remembered
• Author: Dr. Bonar
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1873
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Up and away, like the dew of the morning]
• Composer: D. F. Hodges
• Incipit: 53212 31766 55321
• Key: D♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.