Slumber on, Baby dear
Language: English
Slumber on, Baby dear, Do not hear thy mother's sigh, Breath'd for him far away, Whilst she sings thy lullaby! Slumber on Baby, dear, Do not hear thy mother's sigh, Breath'd for him far away, Whilst she sings thy lullaby! Slumber on, o're thy sleep, Loving eyes will watch with care, In thy dreams, may though see God's own angels hov'ring here; Slumber on, may sweet sleep Softly on thy eyelids lie, While I watch, chaunting low, Thy sweet soothing lullaby, Slumber on, happy child, May life's storms pass gentle by, When this voice, hush'd and still, No more sings thy lullaby! Slumber on, happy child, May life's storms pass gentle by, When this voice, hush'd and still, No more sings thy lullaby! In this heart, torn with grief, Lies a danting love for thee, Father come, bless my child, Sweetly slumb'ring on my knee; Slumber on, may sweet sleep Softly on thy eyelids lie, While I watch chaunting low, Thy sweet soothing lullaby. Slumber on, may sweet sleep Softly on thy eyelids lie, While I watch chaunting low, Thy sweet soothing lullaby. Oh, sleep, oh, sleep my child, oh sleep!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869), "Slumber on, Baby dear", published 1863. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 37
Word count: 192