Add oil - the light burns dim
This night of humid heat
And leaden-eyed dreariness
And throbbing unhappiness
In the red blooded heart!
Add oil - the light burns dim
Never so low
The light of hope has burned.
And before now I see
High on an altar full prepared
The chalice of bitter wine I have to drink.
The light burns dim - it flickers
On the wall its startling shadows dance
And the heart sinks with hope
This night of sacrifice
And dreariness leaden-eyed
And throbbing unhappiness
In the red blooded heart!
The burning embers go; the smoke goes up.
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