Poem by Felicia Dorothea Hemans

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Mother! oh, sing me to rest 
As in my bright days departed: 
Sing to thy child, the sick-hearted, 
Songs for a spirit oppress'd ...

Lay this tired head on thy breast ! 
Flowers from the night-dew are closing. 
Pilgrims and mourners reposing 
Mother, oh ! sing me to rest!

Take back thy bird to its net ! 
Weary is young life when blighted, 
Heavy this love unrequited!
Mother, oh ! sing me to rest!

1. Joan of Arc in Rheims
2. The Music of St. Patrick’s
3. Eryri Wen
4. The Rock of Cader Idris
5. Lines Written for the Album at Rosanna

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