Historic Sheet Music Collection

Authors

N. J. Sporle

Document Type

Score

Publication Date

1843

Comments

Dream On, Young Hearts
The words by J.E. Carpenter
The music by N.J. Sporle

Boston. Published by Oliver Ditson 135 Washington St.

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Lyrics

Dream on, young hearts- dream on, dream on,
But dream of all things gay;
Dream that the morrow will be bright,
As bright as yesterday.
Wake not, wake not from scenes of bliss,
Youth's dreams are ever fair;
Your world, it is a world of dreams,
Wake not to our's of care!
Dream on, young hearts- dream on, dream on,
But dream of all things gay;
Dream that the morrow will be bright,
And sweet as yesterday.

2nd verse
Like sudden meteors o'er our paths,
Bright joys, they flash and fly;
As sunshine yields to wintry clouds,
As spring flowers bloom and die-
So hope gives place to vain regrets,
So brave succeeds to gay;
So all that's fair a moment dwells,
Then, blighted, dies away.
Dream on young hearts- dream on, dream on,
But dream of all things gay;
Dream that the morrow will be bright,
And sweet as yesterday.

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