My Hopes Have Departed Forever


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My hopes have de-part-ed for-ev-er,

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My vi-sion of true love is o'er

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My heart shall a-wa-ken, ah! nev-er;

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There's joy for my bos-om no more.

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The ros-es that crowned me are blight-ed,

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The gar-land I cher-ished is dead,

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The faith once con-fid-ing-ly plight-ed

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Is broke and my loved one has fled

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The faith once con-fid-ing-ly plight-ed

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Is broke, and my loved one has fled.

Verse 2
They saw that my life was decaying,
They knew that my stay would be frief;
And still, though my spirit was straying
I told not a word of my grief
No whisper revealed my deceiver
No ear heard me sigh or complain;
My heart still adored its bereaver,
And longed but to meet him again.
My heart still adored its bereaver, 
And longed but to meet him again.