So let me be thy choir and make a moan Upon the midnight hours This line is taken from John Keats s - poem Ode to Psyche Here the poet speaks to the goddess Psyche with deep love and devotion He asks her to let him be her choir Choir means her singer or worshipper He wants to sing for her during the midnight hours the quiet time of prayer and reflection Keats knows that Psyche has no worshippers no music and no songs in her honour So he wishes to become her only devotee His song will not be loud or joyful It will be soft and full of feeling The word moan means a gentle sorrowful sound It shows the poet s tender love and sadness for the forgotten goddess The phrase midnight hours gives a calm and holy feeling It is a time of silence and peace