It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

And the tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

And the tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved read more

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
And gone read more

And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
And gone my bier ye come to weep,
Let One, most loving of you all,
Say, "Not a tear must o'er her fall;
He giveth His beloved sleep."

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express