1942
A Clear Midnight
Composed by 
Ernst Bacon
Ernst Bacon Text by 
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman Six Songs Song Collection
"A Clear Midnight" is the fifth song of Ernst Bacon's song collection Six Songs.
Text
A Clear Midnight
by Walt Whitman
This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,
Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,
Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best,
Night, sleep, death and the stars.
Sheet Music
Six Songs
Ernst Bacon
1. The Banks of the Yellow Sea
2. Ancient Christmas Carol
3. Omaha
4. No Dew Upon the Grass
5. A Clear Midnight
6. World, Take Good Notice
2. Ancient Christmas Carol
3. Omaha
4. No Dew Upon the Grass
5. A Clear Midnight
6. World, Take Good Notice