BABY SONG.

I.

Sleep, baby, sleep!

The greeny glow-worms creep,

The pigeons to their cote are gone

And, to their fold, the sheep.

Rest, baby, rest!

The sun sinks in the west,

The daisies all have gone to sleep,

The birds are in the nest.

Sleep, baby, sleep!

The sky grows dark and deep,

The stars watch over all the world,

God's angels guard thy sleep.

II.

Wake, baby dear!

The good, glad morning's here;

The dove is cooing soft and low,

The lark sings loud and clear.

Wake, baby, wake!

Long since the day did break,

The daisy buds are all uncurled,

The sun laughs in the lake.

Wake, baby dear!

Thy mother's waiting near,

And love, and flowers, and birds, and sun,

And all things bright and dear.