Down Here
Language: English
Oh! it's quiet down here, Yes, as quiet a mouse, Save the sigh of the wind And the clock in the house; Oh! it's quiet down here! If birdnote should break, All the easygoing folk In the village would wake — Sure, its quiet down here! Oh! it's quiet down here, And thro' the long day To the great God of Peace I feel I must pray; Oh! it's quiet down here. But God very near!
Text Authorship:
- by Patrick Joseph O'Reilly , copyright status unknown [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "Down Here", published 1915 [ voice and piano ], London : Enoch & Sons [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-29
Line count: 15
Word count: 76