How great, to be entwined within your arms,
And lip to lip, fall gently into sleep,
And dozing, dreaming, think of nothing more nor less,
Than the heartfelt vows that love has yet to keep.
How content, to slumber on through life,
Lulled to rest by the tender songs of night
And the rhythm of two hearts as one, who beat in perfect time,
In a tone so true, and a voice so strong and right.
How fully sweet, to love with no reserves,
And feel the echo of that love returned to me;
And dormant, yet with every inch of soul alive,
Sleep in peace for all eternity
