ODE TO THE MOON

Pretty Moon, do you rememberWhat was Eve’s first lullaby,When she swung the little hammockAs the bird-songs floated by,And you smiled down from the sky?Lovely Moon, do you rememberWhat was Noah’s anthem sweetThat they sang upon the DelugeWhen the storms had ceased to beat,And the stars looked down to greet?Lovely Moon, do you rememberThat sweet song the angels sungWhen the shepherds of JudeaSang a song for every tongue,And through heaven and earth it rung?Lovely Moon, you’ve seen these glories:Through the ages thy calm smileSilent keeps the wondrous storiesHidden from our eyes awhile,As we walk this starry isle.And your lamp is ever burning,Though the clouds it from us hide;Your fair face is always shining,Ever since Eve was a brideAnd the earth one homestead wide.Lovely Moon, the baby loves you:Light with silver floods the mist,Light the clouds that try to hide you,Sea and plain and mountain crest;All things smile that thou dost kiss.

Pretty Moon, do you rememberWhat was Eve’s first lullaby,When she swung the little hammockAs the bird-songs floated by,And you smiled down from the sky?Lovely Moon, do you rememberWhat was Noah’s anthem sweetThat they sang upon the DelugeWhen the storms had ceased to beat,And the stars looked down to greet?Lovely Moon, do you rememberThat sweet song the angels sungWhen the shepherds of JudeaSang a song for every tongue,And through heaven and earth it rung?Lovely Moon, you’ve seen these glories:Through the ages thy calm smileSilent keeps the wondrous storiesHidden from our eyes awhile,As we walk this starry isle.And your lamp is ever burning,Though the clouds it from us hide;Your fair face is always shining,Ever since Eve was a brideAnd the earth one homestead wide.Lovely Moon, the baby loves you:Light with silver floods the mist,Light the clouds that try to hide you,Sea and plain and mountain crest;All things smile that thou dost kiss.

Pretty Moon, do you rememberWhat was Eve’s first lullaby,When she swung the little hammockAs the bird-songs floated by,And you smiled down from the sky?

Pretty Moon, do you remember

What was Eve’s first lullaby,

When she swung the little hammock

As the bird-songs floated by,

And you smiled down from the sky?

Lovely Moon, do you rememberWhat was Noah’s anthem sweetThat they sang upon the DelugeWhen the storms had ceased to beat,And the stars looked down to greet?

Lovely Moon, do you remember

What was Noah’s anthem sweet

That they sang upon the Deluge

When the storms had ceased to beat,

And the stars looked down to greet?

Lovely Moon, do you rememberThat sweet song the angels sungWhen the shepherds of JudeaSang a song for every tongue,And through heaven and earth it rung?

Lovely Moon, do you remember

That sweet song the angels sung

When the shepherds of Judea

Sang a song for every tongue,

And through heaven and earth it rung?

Lovely Moon, you’ve seen these glories:Through the ages thy calm smileSilent keeps the wondrous storiesHidden from our eyes awhile,As we walk this starry isle.

Lovely Moon, you’ve seen these glories:

Through the ages thy calm smile

Silent keeps the wondrous stories

Hidden from our eyes awhile,

As we walk this starry isle.

And your lamp is ever burning,Though the clouds it from us hide;Your fair face is always shining,Ever since Eve was a brideAnd the earth one homestead wide.

And your lamp is ever burning,

Though the clouds it from us hide;

Your fair face is always shining,

Ever since Eve was a bride

And the earth one homestead wide.

Lovely Moon, the baby loves you:Light with silver floods the mist,Light the clouds that try to hide you,Sea and plain and mountain crest;All things smile that thou dost kiss.

Lovely Moon, the baby loves you:

Light with silver floods the mist,

Light the clouds that try to hide you,

Sea and plain and mountain crest;

All things smile that thou dost kiss.

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