ON A QUIET CONSCIENCE

Close thine eyes, and sleep secure;

Thy soul is safe, thy body sure.

He that guards thee, he that keeps,

Never slumbers, never sleeps.

A quiet conscience in the breast

Has only peace, has only rest.

The wisest and the mirth of kings

Are out of tune unless she sings:

Then close thine eyes in peace and sleep secure,

No sleep so sweet as thine, no rest so sure.

Charles I.