by Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830 - 1886)
Between the Sunken Sun and the New Moon
Language: English
Between the sunken sun and the new moon, I stood in fields through which a rivulet ran With scarce perceptible motion, not a span Of its smooth surface trembling to the tune Of sunset breezes: "O delicious boon," I cried, "of quiet! wise is Nature's plan, Who, in her realm, as in the soul of man, Alternates storm with calm, and the loud noon With dewy evening's soft and sacred lull: Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour, And, in the depths of heavenly peace reclined, Loves to commune with thoughts of tender power; Thoughts that ascend, like angels beautiful, A shining Jacob's ladder of the mind."
Authorship:
- by Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830 - 1886), first published <<1900 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Between the Sunken Sun and the New Moon", 2006 [tenor or baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-04-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 108