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| Text: | Hark, the Vesper Hymn Is Stealing |
| Author: | Thomas Moore (c. 1779-1852) |
| Tune: | RUSSIAN AIR |
| Adapter: | Max V. Exner |
| Arranger: | Melvin West (1930- ) |
1 Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing
O’er the waters soft and clear;
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate,
Amen.
2 Nearer yet, and nearer pealing,
Soft it breaks upon the ear.
Jubilate, Jubilate, Jubilate,
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing |
| Title: | Hark, the Vesper Hymn Is Stealing |
| Author: | Thomas Moore (c. 1779-1852) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.6. |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | RUSSIAN AIR |
| Adapter: | Max V. Exner |
| Arranger: | Melvin West (1930- ) (1984) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.6. |
| Incipit: | 35453 52535 42171 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Arrangement copyright © 1984 by Melvin West. |
| Notes: | Accompaniment may play either or both scores for the duration of the canon. This canon may be sung by from 2 to 18 voices. Enter at any measure. |
Jubilate means "Be joyful;" pronounced, "You-bee-lah-tay."
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