And I will hush my babe to sleep once more.
“Now we are sitting in the fading light,
As we have sat before so many times.
While mother held you closely to her breast,
And evening bells rang out their golden chimes.
“Lay down your toys, my busy little one.
When you have laid them down I’ll sing to you;
We’ll let them lie until the rosy morn
Again peeps o’er the valley bathed in dew.
“Lie down; lie closely as you lay last night.