Sleep, Holy Babe
(For additional Christmas Hymns see Hymns Nos.126 [USD] 127 and Latin Hymns).

Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Traditional Melody

Semplice

1.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
Upon Thy Mothers breast!
Great Lord of earth and sea and sky,
How sweet it is to see Thee lie
In such a place of rest!

2.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
Thine Angels watch around;
All bending low with folded wings
Before th'Incarnate King of Kings,
In rev'rent awe profound.

3.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
While I with Mary gaze
In joy upon that Face awhile,
Upon the loving Infant smile,
Which there divinely plays.

4.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
O snatch Thy brief repose;
Too quickly will Thy slumber break,
And Thou to lengthened pains awake,
That death alone shall close.

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