No sun to warm The darkening cloud of mist, But everywhere The steamy earth sends up A veil of gray and damp To kiss the green and tender leaves And leave its cool imprint In limpid pearls of dew The blackened trunks and boughs In ghostly silhouette Mark grimly in the coming eve The shadows of the past. All sounds are stilled, The birds have hushed themselves to rest And night comes fast, to drop her pall Till morn brings life to all.
Three Songs , opus 2
by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944)
1. Twilight  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Henry Harris Aubrey Beach (1843 - 1910)
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]2. When far from her  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Shine out, shine out, good moon tonight, And light my darling's home, And east my shadow in her light When far from her I roam. Her lovely eyes with slumber seal, And dreams of mem'ries dear, Let happiness her sorrows heal, O would that I were near.
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- by Henry Harris Aubrey Beach (1843 - 1910)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Empress of Night  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Out of the darkness, Radiant with light, Shineth her Brightness, Empress of Night. As granules of gold, From her lofty height, Or cataract bold (Amazing sight!) Falleth her jewels On ev'ry side, Lighting the joybells, Of Christmastide. Piercing the treeboughs That wave in the breeze, Painting their shadows Among dead leaves; Kissing the sea foam That flies in the air, When tossed from its home In waves so fair; Silv'ring all clouds That darken her way, As she lifts the shrouds, Of breaking day.
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- by Henry Harris Aubrey Beach (1843 - 1910)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]