<h2 id="id00176" style="margin-top: 4em">NOCTURNE</h2>
<p id="id00177">Infold us with thy peace, dear moon-lit night,<br/>
And let thy silver silence wrap us round<br/>
Till we forget the city's dazzling light,<br/>
The city's ceaseless sound.<br/></p>
<p id="id00178">Here where the sand lies white upon the shore,<br/>
And little velvet-fingered breezes blow,<br/>
Dear sea, thy world-old wonder-song once more<br/>
Sing to us e'er we go.<br/></p>
<p id="id00179">Give us thy garnered sweets, short summer hour:<br/>
Perfume of rose, and balm of sun-steeped pine;<br/>
Scent from the lily's cup and horned flower,<br/>
Where bees have drained the wine.<br/></p>
<p id="id00180">Come, small musicians in the rough sea grass,<br/>
Pipe us the serenade we love the best;<br/>
And winds of midnight, chant for us a mass,<br/>
Our hearts would be at rest.<br/></p>
<p id="id00181">God of all beauty, though the world is thine,<br/>
Our faith grows often faint, oft hope is spent;<br/>
Show us Thyself in all things fair and fine,<br/>
Teach us the stars' content.<br/></p>
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