Slumber my darling - Foster, Stephen Collins

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⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Partsongs ♬ Voicing → Solo high ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Piano

Pages 2

CPDL # 6292

Editor Stan Sanderson

Posted 2004-01-01

License Public Domain

¶Lyrics / Text

:Slumber, my darling, thy mother is near, :Guarding thy dreams from all terror and fear, :Sunlight has pass’d and the twilight has gone, :Slumber, my darling, the night’s coming on. :Sweet visions attend thy sleep, :Fondest, dearest to me, :While others their revels keep, :I will watch over thee. :Slumber, my darling, the birds are at rest, :The wandering dews by the flow’rs are caressed, :Slumber, my darling, I’ll wrap thee up warm, :And pray that the angels will shield thee from harm. :Slumber, my darling, till morn’s blushing ray :Brings to the world the glad tidings of day; :Fill the dark void with thy dreamy delight– :Slumber, thy mother will guard thee tonight, :Thy pillow shall sacred be :From all outward alarms; :Thou, thou are the world to me :In thine innocent charms. :Slumber, my darling, the birds are at rest, :The wandering dews by the flow’rs are caressed, :Slumber, my darling, I’ll wrap thee up warm, :And pray that the angels will shield thee from harm.