Love's Fairy-Ring

While Titans war with social Jove,
My own sweet Wife and I,
We make Elysium in our love,
And let the world go by!
O never hearts beat half so light
With crowned Queen or King!
O never world was half so bright
As is our fairy-ring,
Dear love!

Our hallowed fairy-ring.

Our world of empire is not large,
But priceless wealth it holds;
A little heaven links marge to marge,
But what rich realms it folds!
And clasping all from outer strife
Sits Love with folden wing,
A-brood o'er dearer life -in- life,
Within our fairy ring,
Dear love!

Our hallowed fairy- ring.

Thou leanest thy true heart on mine,
And bravely bearest up!
Aye mingling Love's most precious wine
In Life's most bitter cup!

And evermore the circling hours
New gifts of glory bring;

We live and love like happy flowers,
All in our fairy-ring,
Dear love!
Our hallowed fairy ring.

We've known a many sorrows, Sweet!

We've wept a many tears,
And often trod with trembling feet
Our pilgrimage of years.
But when our sky grew dark and wild,
All closelier did we cling:
Clouds broke to beauty as you smiled,
Peace crown'd our fairy-ring,
Dear love!

Our hallowed fairy-ring.

Away, you foes of heart and home;

Away, O Hate, and Strife!
Hence, revellers, reeling drunken from
Your feast of human life!
Heaven shield our little Groshen round,
From ills that with them spring,
And never be their footprints found
Within our fairy-ring,
Dear love!

Our hallowed fairy-ring.

But, come ye who the Truth dare own,
Or work in Love's dear name;

Come all who wear the Martyr's crown
The Mystic's robe of flame!

Sweet souls a Christless world doth doom
Like Birds made blind to sing!

For such we'll aye make welcome room
Within our fairy-ring,
Dear love!
Our hallowed fairy-ring.