The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16549

16549. Softly Through the Mellow Starlight

2 Softly through the mel­low star­light
Steals a strain of sil­ver song;
Lo, the ec­ho­ing hills pro­claim it,
Waft the glad re­frain along.

Refrain:
Glory, glo­ry, Christ is ris­en!
Whispered in the star­lit way,
List the love­ly shades re-echo,
"Christ the Lord is ris’n to­day."

3 Happy bands in shin­ing rai­ment
Fill the arch of Heav­en’s dome,
Sweep their harps to strains so ten­der,
Wafted from their dist­ant home. [Refrain]

3 Softly through life’s shad­ed val­ley
Comes once more the sil­ver strain,
Borne on an­gel pin­ions to us,
And we join the sweet re­frain. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Softly through the mel­low star­light
• Title: Softly Through the Mellow Starlight
• Author: Anonymous
• Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, Christ is risen!
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GUNTUR
• Composer: George Edgar Oliver, 1856-1941
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain