| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1449. When Even Cometh On |
| | | By Lucy Evangeline Tilley |
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| THE MOTHER-HEART doth yearn at eventide, | |
| And, wheresoe’er the straying ones may roam, | |
| When even cometh on they all fare home. | |
| ’Neath feathered sheltering the brood doth hide; | |
| In eager flights the birds wing to their nest, | 5 |
| While happy lambs and children miss the sun, | |
| And to the folds do hurtle one by one, | |
| As night doth gather slowly in the west. | |
| All ye who hurry through life’s busy day, | |
| Hark to the greeting that the Ages tell, | 10 |
| “The sun doth rise and set, hail and farewell.” | |
| But comfort ye your heart where’er ye stray, | |
| For those who through this little day do roam, | |
| When even cometh on shall all fare home. | |
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