The wind has swept from the wide atmosphere Each vapour that obscured the sunset's ray Obscured the sunset's ray And pallid evening twines its beaming hair In duskier braids around the languid eyes of day Silence and twilight, unbeloved of men Creep hand in hand from yon obscurest glen Yon obscurest glen They breathe their spells towards the departing day Encompassing the earth, air, stars and sea Earth, air, stars and sea Light, sound and motion Light and motion own potent sway Responding to the charm with its own mystery The winds are still The winds are still, or the dry church grass Knows not their gentle motions Motions as they pass Light, sound and motion Light and motion own potent sway Responding to the charm with its own mystery The winds are still The winds are still, or the dry church grass Knows not their gentle motions Motions as they pass