Helena Coleman - At Parting lyrics

Keep thou amidst the fulness of thy days Some little space apart for thoughts of me, Where all the best I have and am may be Familiar and essential to thy ways; Upon the hours' swift argosies emblaze The prayer that ever shall encompa** thee, The hope, the aim, the spirit's sudden plea, At once thy inspiration and thy praise. For he who keeps within his heart a shrine Where tender dreams may gather, makes defence Against encroaching tides that undermine The soul's integrity and confidence, And I would have act in every act of thine Love's presence conscious to thy deeper sense.