Red Vanguard - Step Forth, O God Of Night Lyrics

Step forth, O god of night, and dim the solar fire!
Bid stars upon thy sky with evening glow aspire!
Make mild the balmy wave!
Close now the eyelid's veil, come, ease our qualms and ire
And blood's impassioned rave!
Thy shroud conceals it all... Behold fair Flora's bowers!
Here fairest heights do fade, there dark sepulchral towers
On sable hills do stand
And 'neath the owlet's cry, moles, serpents, martens, ours
Creep forth across the land
A warm and cooling breeze amid the leaves is sighing
And 'neath the trees' rustling, the dark blue wave is plying
'round boatman's gleaming oar
Against the cliff with thump, where streams are swiftly flying
The greedy pike doth roar
There lies the hunter tired, with hat beneath his ear -
By gun, against his arm, the slightest sound to hear
His dog lies in a ring
And fisher just begun to weave his net so clear
And splash the shore to bring
The lark now sits in quiet, its green door closely fitting -
In rye-stack now and then the blackbird makes its knitting
By cricket's piercing sound
Full low the swallow flies, when Pan its wings permitting
Doth herald rain around
Now rules the peace of night, the eye seeks restful closing -
Lay down thy pipe, O Pan! Alexis, take thy posing
And sing in forest's vault!
Cyclopes, fauns, be still! Ho, spirits, start proposing
With storms and earth's assault!