Let my heart be glad
For no friendship as this have I had
Let these memories ne'er fade
And no farewells ever be bade
Let me take thy palm in honor
Of a thing most sublime and dear
Where shall that exchange be made
If not in a hearth where love was bred?
What shall my mind conceive
If not this symbol that I receive?
Alas! I have known it all in its verity
And shed tears at such brevity
Only the hope of heaven can console
Eternal love there'll be for us all