Thy Face

A popular song from 1874
Words by R. Lejoindre
Music by C. H. R. Marriott


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:


Lyrics

  1. Thy face is always near to me
    Tho’ thou art far away
    It is a beacon bright and fair
    To cheer me on my way
    It is a star to guide me through
    This busy world of pain
    A beacon bright, to rest with me
    Until we meet again
    Thy face is always
    Thy face is always near to me
    Tho’ thou art far away
    It is a beacon bright and fair
    To cheer me on my way
  2. The vision bringeth me fond hopes
    Of better days in store
    It whispers of a time to come
    When we shall part no more
    Then rest with me, oh vision bright
    My only hope thou art
    My only joy my only grief
    Is when we are apart
    Thy face is always near to me
    Tho’ thou art far away
    It is a beacon bright and fair
    To cheer me on my way
  3. Thy face, ah me! ’tis always near
    ‘Tis never from my sight
    It haunts me thro’ each long, long day
    And fills my dreams at night
    And yet it is a source of joy
    It is my heart’s great wealth
    And only would I lose it for
    The vision’s own, dear self
    Thy face is always near to me
    Tho’ thou art far away
    It is a beacon bright and fair
    To cheer me on my way