O! ' TWAS the world to me,
Life too—and more!
Catching a glance of thee,
Passing thy door.
Faint as an autumn leaf,
Trembling to part:
So, in that moment brief,
Trembled my heart.

Nothing I saw but thee,
Nothing could find;
Vision had fled from me,
Lingering behind.
How I had passed along,
How found my way,
Sightless amidst the throng,
Love could but say.

How I had moved my feet
I never knew;
I had seen nothing, sweet,
Since I'd seen you.
O! 'twas the world to me,
Life too—and more!
Catching a glance of thee,
Passing thy door.