Sleep, My Little One, Sleep

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Narrow thy bed and deep;

Hunger

nor thirst

nor cru­el pain

Ever can hurt my babe again;

I

thy mo­ther

will bend and sing

Watch thee slum­ber­ing.

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep.

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Narrow thy bed and deep;

Soon in the an­gels’ ten­der arms

Close shel­tered there from earth’s alarms

Thou wilt wak­en

sweet baby mine

In thy home di­vine.

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep.

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Narrow thy bed and deep;

Folded your hands in death’s mute pray­er

Never to reach in wild des­pair;

Hunger

ang­uish

will soon be o’er

I can weep no more;

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep.

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Narrow thy bed and deep;

I

too

shall soon be laid to rest

Close by the side of ba­by blest;

Safe is ba­by

earth’s ang­uish done

Keep thee

ho­ly one;

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep

Sleep

my lit­tle one

sleep.