| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1662. A Song |
| | | By Hildegarde Hawthorne |
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| SING me a sweet, low song of night | |
| Before the moon is risen, | |
| A song that tells of the stars’ delight | |
| Escaped from day’s bright prison, | |
| A song that croons with the cricket’s voice, | 5 |
| That sleeps with the shadowed trees, | |
| A song that shall bid my heart rejoice | |
| At its tender mysteries! | |
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| And then when the song is ended, love, | |
| Bend down your head unto me, | 10 |
| Whisper the word that was born above | |
| Ere the moon had swayed the sea; | |
| Ere the oldest star began to shine, | |
| Or the farthest sun to burn,— | |
| The oldest of words, O heart of mine, | 15 |
| Yet newest, and sweet to learn. | |
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