Sleep Now My Child - A Lullaby

Sleep now my child and in thy mother's arms

Let the body from its labour rest,

Take flight O soul beyond the world of dreams

Where angels of diviner love possessed

Attend thee in the counsel of the wise

Who named thee where the golden river runs

And cities made of diamonds dot the skies.

Return refreshed and know the earthly charms

Of singing bird and leaping deer and best,

The beauty and the love in human eyes.

Look not too close at sorrow but be aware

The evil companion who lingers near our breast

Hold thou to truth and all things true and fair

And leave to Heaven's wisdom all the rest.