Full Lyrics
Hail to thee, queen of the silent night!
Shine clear, shine bright,
Yield thy pensive light;
Blithely we’ll dance in thy silver ray,
Happily passing the hours away.
Must we not love the stilly night,
Dressed in her robes of blue and white?
Heav’n’s arches ring,
Stars wink and sing,
Hail! silent night!
Fairy moonlight, Fairy, fairy, fairy moonlight.
Dart thy pure beams from thy throne on high;
Beam on, through sky,
Robed in azure dye;
We’ll laugh and sport while the nightbird sings,
Flapping the dew from his sable wings.
Sprites love to sport in still moonlight,
Play with the pearls of shadowy night;
Then let us sing,
Time’s on the wing,
Hail! silent night!
Fairy moonlight, Fairy, fairy, fairy moonlight.
