Juvenile Choir ‎#64

64. Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing

1 Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing
O'er the waters soft and clear;
Nearer yet and nearer pealing,
Now it bursts upon the ear.
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate, Amen.
Farther now, now farther stealing,
Soft it fades upon the ear.
Farther now, now farther stealing,
Soft it fades upon the ear.

2 "Now like vernal breezes waking,
Rippling o'er the wave its floats;
Now again in chorus breaking,
Wildly swell its mingling notes.
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate, Amen.
Hark! again, like Zephyr's waking,
Whisp'ring o'er the wave it floats.

3 Now as moonlight waves retreating,
To the shore it dies along;
Now like angry surges meeting,
Breaks the mingled tide of song.
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate, Amen.
Hush! once more like waves retreating,
To the shore it dies along.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing
• Title: Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1840
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing]
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: A Russian Air
• Notes: Public Domain.