Now bylow, baby, and slumber sweet and soundly, Your tiny bed be of violets soft and even, Your downy pillow of silk, smooth and shiny, And all the bedclothes of golden sunbeams woven! Now bylow, baby, and slumber soon will find you! My darling daughter, now sleep and please your mother, For she is weary with long rocking your cradle All night and day, and one hour like the other. Now bylow, baby, my love, my darling Ninna, And may the Father repose and comfort bring you! Now fall asleep, and a lullaby together The Father, Son and Holy Ghost shall sing you. O Holy Saviour, who art my consolation, Thou who didst comfort two women sore afflicted, Consoler Thou of Martha and Mary, Be baby and mother by Thy love protected! Thy consolation was giv'n to Mary and Martha, In mercy daughter and mother Thou invitest! Now bylow, baby, and over you a shower Shall fall of golden rings and pearls the brightest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NOCTURNE OF REMEMBERED SPRING by CONRAD AIKEN SPOT SIX DIFFERENCES by MARVIN BELL LOCKED OUT; AS TOLD TO A CHILD by ROBERT FROST A DISCRETE LOVE POEM by JAMES GALVIN DREAM LIFE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SEPULCHRE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DAT GAL O' MINE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ON THE PROPOSAL TO ERECT A MONUMENT IN ENGLAND TO LORD BYRON by EMMA LAZARUS |