Classic Poem

As we glide down the soft-flowing wave,
And the stars in the sky all aglow,
Let us prize every joy that we have,
And be glad in the sweet now-and-now .

O ye hearts that despair can forget, —
O ye souls that can drown every woe,
There's a bright-shining hope for us yet,
And a bliss in the sweet now-and-now .

When the dear ones around us are gone,
And the cypress above them we strow,
'Twill be time for the dirges forlorn, —
Let us sing in the sweet now-and-now .

CHORUS .

In the sweet now-and-now
Oh, to drive every care far away;
In the sweet now-and-now
Let's rejoice, let's rejoice while we may!