by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)
In the deep hush of a star‑jeweled night
Language: English
In the deep hush of a star-jeweled night I looked upon the pale face of the moon. Far, far away I heard a lonely loon Wailing its heart out, like a soul in fright. How white the world was, bathed in that clean light, As though it were a ghostly afternoon! Niagaras of wonder poured their boon And blessing on the earth in quiet might. How can this repetition of an old And deathless miracle be ever new? Here was a story that night often told, As morning tells the story of the dew. And then I thought of Helen's hair of gold, That never wearies us the long years through!
Authorship:
- by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949) [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 Arthur Walter Kramer (1890 - 1969), "In the deep hush of a star-jeweled night", 1924, published 1924 [medium voice and piano], from Beauty of Earth, no. 3, New York: J. Fischer & Bro. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-26
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