Calm on the Listening Ear of Night { Calm on the Listening Ear of Night NEWBOLD-George Kingsley ST. AGNES-John Bacchus Dykes Calm on the Listening Ear of Night } Calm on the list'ning ear of night, Come heav'n's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. Celestial choirs from courts above, Shed sacred glories there, And angels, with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. The answ'ring hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply; And greet, from all their holy heights, The dayspring from on high. O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. "Glory to God!" the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring- "Peace to the earth, goodwill to men, From heav'n's eternal King!"