Nature's way

When the distant evening bell calmly breathes its blessing;
When the moonlight to the trees speaks in words caressing;
When the stars with radiance gaze towards the sleeping flowers,
then does nature bare her soul, giving strength to ours.

by Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)

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

by Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954) , "Nature's way", 1908.

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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