The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8806

8806. Why, Why Repine?

1 Why, why repine, my pensive friend,
At pleasures slipped away?
Some will the stern fates never lend,
And all refuse to stay.

2 I see the rainbow in the sky,
The dew upon the grass,
I see them, and I ask not why
They glimmer or they pass.

3 With folded arms I linger not
To call them back; ’twere vain;
In this, or in some other spot,
I know they’ll shine again.

Text Information

• First Line: Why, why repine, my pensive friend
• Title: Why, Why Repine?
• Author: Walter S. Landor, 1775-1864 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN
• Composer: William Havergal (1847)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1850)
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain