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A MOTHER'S EVENING HYMN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sleep well, my dear, sleep safe and free
Last Line: Till thou attain'st th' eternal light.
Subject(s): Christmas; Mothers; Nativity, The


Sleep well, my dear, sleep safe and free;
The holy angels are with thee,
Who always see thy Father's face,
And never slumber nights nor days.

Thou liest in down, soft every way;
Thy Saviour lay in straw and hay;
Thy cradle is far better drest
Than the hard crib where He did rest.

God make thy mother's health increase,
To see thee grow in strength and grace,
In wisdom and humility,
As infant Jesus did for thee.

Sleep now, my dear, and take thy rest;
And if with riper years thou'rt blest,
Increase in wisdom, day and night,
Till thou attain'st th' eternal Light.






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