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 FAITHFUL.

Phoebe Cary.

Andante.

1. Faint - er and faint - er may fall on my ear The

2. Whit - er and whit - er may turn with each day The

3. Dark - er and dark - er a - bove thee may spread The

voice that is sweet - er than mu - sic to hear; locks that so sad - ly are chang-ing to gray; clouds of a fate that is hope-less and dread;

More and more ea - ger - ly then  will  I  list,  That

Dear - er and dear - er shall  these seem  to  me,  The

Bright-er and bright-er the  sun  of  my  love  Will

nev - er a  word  or  an  ac - cent  be  missed.

few - er an  whit - er  an  thin - ner  they  be,

shine, all  the  shad - ows  and  mists  to  re - move.