2002
New Moon
Composed by 
Ricky Ian Gordon
Ricky Ian Gordon Text by 
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes "New Moon" is a song by Ricky Ian Gordon, setting the poetry of Langston Hughes. This song exists in arrangements for chorus as well as vocal quartet.
Text
New Moon
There’s a new young moon
Riding the hills tonight.
There’s a sprightly young moon
Exploring the clouds.
There’s a half-shy young moon
Veiling her face like a virgin
Waiting for a lover.
—The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, p. 113
