And let me kiss, upon my knees,
That darling Babe of thine!”
The blessed Virgin, then, at once,
Right glad of heart, bent low,
And in the cradle laid her Child,
And kissed him, doing so.
Then with his foot St. Joseph rocked
The cradle to and fro.
“Now, thanks to thee, good woman, thanks,
For this that thou hast done.”