[Cover Page]
"Oft in the Stilly Night" (1874)
Words by
Thomas Moore [,1818 (1779-1852)].
[Melody by Sir John Stevenson, 1818]
Arranged by
J[ohn]. R[ogers]. Thomas[, 1830-1896].
Quartette for Mixed Voices.
Trio for Soprano, Tenor (or Alto) and Bass.

[Title Page]
"Oft in the Stilly Night" (1874)
Quartette.
Words by Thomas Moore[, 1818 (1779-1852)].
[Melody by Sir John Stevenson, 1818.]
Harmonized by J[ohn]. R[ogers]. Thomas[, 1830-1896].

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[Source: 1874-05075@LoC]


1. Oft in the stilly night, 
Ere slumber’s chain has bound me, 
Fond mem’ry brings the light 
Of other days around me; 
The smiles, the tears, of childhood’s years, 
The words of love then spoken, 
The eyes that shone, now dimm’d and gone, 
The cheerful hearts now broken! 

[CHORUS sung after each verse]
Thus in the stilly night, 
Ere slumber’s chain has bound me, 
Sad mem’ry brings the light 
Of other days around me.

2. When I remember all 
The friends, so link’d together, 
I’ve seen around me fall, 
Like leaves in wintry weather; 
I feel like one who treads alone 
Some banquethall deserted, 
Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead, 
And all but he departed!