Poems of Felicia Hemans in A Collection of Peninsular Melodies 1830/Spanish Evening Hymn

by Felicia Hemans

For other versions of this work, see Spanish Evening Hymn.

From The New Monthly Magazine, 1834, Volume 40, Page 28

Spanish Evening Hymn.

Ave! now let prayer and music
    Meet in love on shore and sea!
Now, sweet Mother! may the weary
    Turn from this cold world to thee.

From the dark and restless waters
    Hear the sailor's hymn arise!
From his watch-fire, 'midst the mountains,
    Lo! to thee the shepherd cries.

Yet, where thus full hearts find voices,
    If o'erburden'd souls there be,
Dark and silent in their anguish,—
    Aid those captives—set them free!

Touch them, every fount unsealing,
    Where the frozen tears lie deep;
Thou, the Mother of all sorrows,
    Aid, oh! aid to pray and weep!

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