Hark! The Vesper Hymn Is Stealing

Hark! the ves­per hymn is steal­ing

O’er the wa­ters soft and clear;

Nearer yet and near­er peal­ing

Soft it breaks up­on the ear

Jubilate! Ju­bi­late! Ju­bi­la­te! Amen!

Farther now and far­ther steal­ing

Soft it fades up­on the ear.

Now like moon­light waves re­treat­ing

To the shore it dies along;

Now like an­gry surg­es meet­ing

Breaks the min­gled tide of song.

Jubilate! Ju­bi­late! Ju­bi­late! Amen!

Hark! again like waves re­treat­ing

To the shore it dies along.

Once again sweet voic­es ring­ing

Louder still the mu­sic swells;

While on sum­mer breez­es wing­ing

Comes the chime of ves­per bells.

Jubilate! Ju­bi­late! Ju­bi­late! Amen!

On the sum­mer breez­es wing­ing

Fades the chime of ve­sper bells.