Cold, clear, and blue, the morning...

Cold, clear, and blue, the morning heaven
Expands its [arch]1 on high;
Cold, clear, and blue [Lake Werna's]2 water
Reflects the winter sky.

The moon has set, but Venus shines
A silent silvery star.

by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) , no title, from Poems by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë Now for the First Time Printed, published 1902

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Edward Ballantine (1886-1971) , "Lake Werna's Water", published 1946. [SSAA, piano]
by Terry Fisk , no title, published 2002 [voice, piano], from Wuthering Heights, no. 45.
by John Mitchell (1941-) , "Winter Reflection", op. 24 no. 2 (1977), from The Earth, the Wind, and the Sky, no. 2.

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