Soft falls the silent dew
A tear is now on many flower
And heaven lives in you.
Hesperus, the evening mild
Falls round us soft and sweet;
'Tis like the breathing of a child
When day and evening meet.
Hesperus, the closing flower
Sleeps on the dewy ground,
While dews fall in a silent shower
And heaven breathes around.
Hesperus, thy twinkling ray
Beams in the blue of heaven
And tells the traveller on his way
That earth shall be forgiven.
