Sister's Call

• Main Author: Hill, U. C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1839
• Subjects: White Sea; Moan
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/703; https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1701&context=sheetmusic

A voice from the spirit land,A voice from the silent tomb,Entreats with a sweet commandBrother come homeList! List! 'Tis a sister gone;Unseen yet where e'er I roam,She calls from her starlit throneBrother(s) come home! Brother(s) come home! 2At eve, when the crimson west,Is dye'd by the setting sun,She calls like a spirit blest,Brother come Home!Abroad in the stilly night,A stranger, and all alone,I hear through the misty lightBrother come home! 3In dreams of the midnight deep,When angels of mercy comeI startle to hear in sleep!Brother come Home!When far from my fathers hearth,I sail o'er the white sea foam,I hear through the storm winds mirth,Brother come home! 4By sorrow and sin oppressd,She answers to every moan,'Come here where the weary rest'.Brother come Home!Ah! Loved one, I haste to thee,Soon, soon, shall I reach thy home;And there wilt thou welcome me,'I come, I come.'