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.