1884
Serenade
Composed by 
Ethelbert Nevin
Ethelbert Nevin Text by 
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Serenade" is a song by Ethelbert Nevin setting a poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Serenade
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Good night! Good night, beloved!
I come to watch o’er thee!
To be near thee, — to be near thee,
Alone is peace for me.
Thine eyes are stars of morning,
Thy lips are crimson flowers!
Good night! Good night beloved,
While I count the weary hours.
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