"The Last Rose of Summer" (1840)
Words by Thomas Moore
Music by James G. Maeder
from ["Six Irish Melodies."
by Thomas Moore Esq.
As Sung by
Mr. & Mrs. Wood and Mr. Brough.
also by
Miss Shirreff, Mr. Wilson & Mr. Maeder.
Harmonized for Three Voices
with Symphonies & Accompaniment for
the
Piano Forte
by
James G. Maeder.]

1.
'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flow'r of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back blushes,
Or give sigh for sigh!

2.
Too soon may I follow,
When friendships decay,
And from Love's shining circle
The gems drop away!
When true hearts lie wither'd,
And fond ones are flown ...
Oh! who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?