Sleep, silent child,
Steal away, (you sigh, you sigh, you sigh)
In starry fields you wander there,
Another bright heart in God’s embrace,
The dazzling, breathing dream,
The silent, searching flight gave you the strength, at last, to live in light,
I kiss your lips goodnight.
Sleep, silent child,
Peace, be still, (be still, be still, be still)
Your ears have heard the holy word beyond the dark world’s fiery end,
The time has come to leave these distant rims of time,
Forgotten days and nights of clocks and chimes,
I kiss your soul divine,
Sleep, silent child.
Sleep silent child,
Depart to the sovereign of your heart,
Draw back blue curtains of sky and fly, fly.
Sleep, silent child,
Steal away, (you sigh, you sigh, you sigh)
In starry fields you wander there,
Another bright heart in God’s embrace,
The dazzling, breathing dream,
The silent, searching flight gave you the strength, at last, to live in light,
I kiss your soul goodnight.
