Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CRADLE SONG, by ANONYMOUS


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CRADLE SONG, by                    
First Line: "sleep, little baby of mine"
Last Line: "awake and asleep, / because I am certain of this?"
Subject(s): Babies;mothers; Infants


SLEEP, little baby of mine,
Night and the darkness are near,
But Jesus looks down
Through the shadows that frown,
And baby has nothing to fear.
Shut, little sleepy blue eyes;
Dear little head, be at rest;
Jesus, like you,
Was a baby once, too,
And slept on his own mother's breast.
Sleep, little baby of mine,
Soft on your pillow so white;
Jesus is here
To watch over you, dear,
And nothing can harm you to-night.
O, little darling of mine,
What can you know of the bliss,
The comfort I keep,
Awake and asleep,
Because I am certain of this?




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