Full Lyrics
The night is calm and cloudless,
And still as still can be,
And the stars come out to listen
To the music of the sea;
They gather, and gather, and gather,
Until they crowd the sky,
And listen, in breathless silence,
To the solemn Litany.
It begins in rocky caverns,
As a voice that chants alone
To the pedals of the organ
In monotonous undertone;
And anon from shelving beaches,
And shallow sands beyond,
In snowwhite robes uprising,
The ghostly choirs respond:
Christe eleison.
And sadly, and unceasing,
The mournful voice runs on,
And the snowwhite choirs still answer:
Christe eleison.
