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Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing O'er the waters soft and clear; Nearer yet and nearer pealing, And now bursts upon the ear: Jubilate, Amen. Farther now, now farther stealing, Soft it fades upon the ear: Jubilate, Amen. Now, like moonlight waves retreating To the shore, it dies along; Now, like angry surges meeting, Breaks the mingled tide of song: Jubilate, Amen. Hush! again, like waves, retreating To the shore, it dies along: Jubilate, Amen. Thomas Moore |