The night is [calm]1 and cloudless, And still as still can be, And the stars come forth to listen To the music of the sea. They gather, and gather, and gather, Until they crowd the sky, And listen, in breathless silence, To the solemn litany. It begins in rocky caverns, As a voice that chaunts alone To the pedals of the organ In monotonous undertone ; And anon from shelving beaches, And shallow sands beyond. In snow-white robes uprising The ghostly choirs respond. And sadly and unceasing The mournful voice sings on, And the snow-white choirs still answer Christe eleison!
Four Songs for Sailors
Song Cycle by George Dyson (1883 - 1964)
?. The night is calm and cloudless  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), no title, appears in The Golden Legend, section 5, first published 1851
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Boott: "clear"; further changes may exist not noted above.
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