Thy Voice Is Near

DESCRIPTION: "Thy voice is near me in my dreams, In accents sweet and low, Telling of happiness and love In says long, long, ago." The singer hears the voice, but "Thy face I never see." "And yet I have no hope but thee, the first, the dearest love."
AUTHOR: Words: Mrs. Fenton Aylmer / Music: W. T. Wrighton (source: sheet music)
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (broadside in the National Library of Scotland)
KEYWORDS: love separation
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Oh-How-Is-That-For-High-Songster, p. 51, "Thy Voice Is Near" (1 text)
Roud #12902
BROADSIDES:
NLScotland, L.C.1269(169a) , "Thy Voice Is Near," unknown, 1869
File: OHTH051

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