Easter Song (Blaikie)

Happy lit­tle child­ren

Wide awake all day

Light soon goes and night comes

Sleepy then are they.

Close the dear eyes gent­ly

Close the tired eyes;

Sleep

sleep sweet­ly

Till the morn says

Rise.

Lily bulbs and but­ter­flies

All their rest must take;

But when spring calls soft­ly

Quickly then they wake.

So

our bless­èd Je­sus

Slept one East­er day

Till the Lord’s voice called Him

To rise and live al­way.