The Young May Moon

The young May moon is beaming, love, The glow-worm's lamp is gleaming, love;         How sweet to rove         Through Morna's grove, When the drowsy world is dreaming, love! Then awake!—the heavens look bright, my dear, 'Tis never too late for delight, my dear;         And the best of all ways         To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear! Now all the world is sleeping, love, But the Sage, his star-watch keeping, love,         And I, whose star         More glorious far Is the eye from that casement peeping, love. Then awake!—till rise of sun, my dear, The Sage's glass we'll shun, my dear,         Or in watching the flight         Of bodies of light He might happen to take thee for one, my dear!