Lullaby

I.

Rest, little one, without a fear,

Without a fear; for far away

The great sea breaks upon the shore

From day to dark, from dark to day;

And all the thunders of its roar,

Through silence filtered o'er and o'er,

In murmurous music hush thine ear!

In murmurous music hush thine ear!

II.

Droop, like the petals of a rose,

A drooping rose, dear eyelids, droop

Above the honeydew of dreams,

While happy slumbers round thee stoop

And weave their wings across the gleams

Where life's too vivid tumult streams.

Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!

Close, softly close, sweet eyelids, close!