Hark! the Vesper Hymn is Stealing


 * I.

Hark ! the vesper hymn is stealing,
 * O’er the waters soft and clear;

Nearer yet and nearer pealing,
 * Jubilate, Amen.

Farther now, now farther stealing,
 * Soft it fades upon the ear,
 * Jubilate, Amen.


 * II.

Now, like moonlight waves retreating
 * To the shore, it dies along;

Now, like angry surges meeting,
 * Breaks the mingled tide of song.
 * Jubilate, Amen.

Hush ! again, like waves, retreating
 * To the shore, it dies along,
 * Jubilate, Amen.