National Lyrics, and Songs for Music/Spanish Evening Hymn

by Felicia Hemans

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SPANISH EVENING HYMN.

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Ave! now let prayer and music
    Meet in love on earth and sea!
Now, sweet Mother! may the weary
    Turn from this cold world to thee!

From the wide and restless waters
    Hear the sailor's hymn arise!
From his watch-fire midst the mountains,
    Lo! to thee the shepherd cries!

Yet, when thus full hearts find voices,
    If o'erburden'd souls there be,
Dark and silent in their anguish,
    Aid those captives! set them free!

Touch them, every fount unsealing,
    Where the frozen tears lie deep;
Thou, the Mother of all Sorrows,
    Aid, oh! aid to pray and weep!