Soft falls the night-
And chases ‘way
The slowly dying
Summer day;
The sun from his
Ethereal height
Is curtained
By the shades of night.
Soft falls the night-
The birds that tune
Their songs to nature
In commune,
Now hush their lays,
Seek silent rest
Within their downy,
Leafy nests.
Soft falls the night-
The starry hosts
Creep ‘cross the dome
Like silent ghosts;
And on and
Like sheep they stray-
Within their wake
Cast silvery rays.
Soft falls the night-
A peaceful sleep
O’er earthly mortals
Doth now creep;
They rest now from
Their day’s pursuit,
The world is still!
The world is mute!
Soft fails the night-
The verdure green
Now glistens with
A dewy sheen;
The flowers droop,
Their petals close,
They dream away
In sweet repose.
Soft fades the night-
Lo! breaks the dawn!
And Nature ‘wakens
With the morn;
Exultingly sends up
Her lays,
Her symphonies
To God in praise.
(Elliott Blaine Henderson)
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