To think thee faithless would, indeed,
Be casting doubts on high—
Would throw a dark suspicious shade
O’er angels in the sky.
But, oh, within my trusting heart,
No doubts there are as yet—
The lights of faith and hope are still
Within its portals set.
The music to which these words were set was simple and plaintive, and well adapted for the voice of a young female or a boy.
The singer had evidently been well trained, for he sang in good time and tune, Peace playing the accompaniment.