Weep for nations and kingdoms
That are dreams within the past,
For creeds and for religions,
For idols dim down‑cast.
Though their glory were a vile one
And a blessing their decay,
Yet they are things that have been,
Have been and gone away.
Weep for all joys departed,
For many a departed pain:
The heart one day shall desire
That they could come back again.
Weep for all things that are gone
Weep for all things that are gone
Weep for all things that are gone
And for those that are not past.