Sleep, Baby, Sleep

Sleep, baby, sleep!

Thy father's watching the sheep,

Thy mother's shaking the dreamland tree,

And down drops a little dream for thee.

Sleep, baby, sleep!

Sleep, baby, sleep!

The large stars are the sheep,

The little stars are the lambs, I guess,

The bright moon is the shepherdess.

Sleep, baby, sleep!

Sleep, baby, sleep!

Thy Savior loves His sheep;

He is the Lamb of God on high

Who for our sakes came down to die.

Sleep, baby, sleep!

Elizabeth Prentiss.