Song lyrics to Oh Promise Me (1889), music by Reginald De Koven, lyrics by Clement Scott
Oh, promise me that someday you and I
Will take our love together to some sky
Where we can be alone and faith renew,
And find the hollows where those flowers grew,
Those first sweet violets of early spring,
Which come in whispers, thrill us both, and sing
Of love unspeakable that is to be;
Oh, promise me! Oh, promise me!
Oh, promise me that you will take my hand,
The most unworthy in this lonely land,
And let me sit beside you in your eyes,
Seeing the vision of our paradise,
Hearing God’s message while the organ rolls
Its mighty music to our very souls,
No love less perfect than a life with thee;
Oh, promise me! Oh, promise me!
Oh Promise Me in film and television
Oh Promise Me has made many appearances in films and on television shows where weddings or funerals are taking place – Edith Bunker sings it a wedding for two people from the rest home where she worked in a season eight episode of All in the Family, Eunice sings it at a family wedding in season one of Mama’s Family, and it is performed at Diana’s wedding in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel.