Eventide + 

The silence of the brooding night, + 

Enfolds me with its eerie light; + 

I lie upon its shadowed breast + 

A pilgrim, wearying for rest. + 

Nightfall! thy sable curtains steep + 

My very soul in solace deep, + 

God sends thee with thy soothing balms, + 

That I may falter to thy arms. + 