louder to the end.

Study in Meter.

This requires the pupils to give two quarter notes to one beat. See that the meter is properly understood. The progression by minor seconds down and up is a review of the study on page 157

Cheerfully.

I WOULD THAT MY LOVE.

1. I
would that my
2. Ah, then. to thine

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY.

love were whis-per'd, Sweet, all . in a single ear the breez - es Would waft. that mes-sage, my

sigh, I'd give it the winds to bear thee, Be - fore they should faint and fair! Thou'dst hear it at ev'r-y moment, Thou'dst hear it ev'ry

very softly.

3. And

beams,

still in the depths of thy slum- ber, When closed are thy eye's bright

My im-age still should hover o'er thee, To bless thy deepest dreams. My

softly.

im - age still should hover o'er thee, To bless thy deep-est dreams, To bless thy

deep - est,

។

thy deep-est dreams,

slower.

To . bless thy dreams, Thy deep - est dreams.