The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9039

9039. Sleep, my Savior, sleep

1 Sleep, my Savior, sleep,
On Thy bed of hay,
Angels in the spangled heaven
Sing their gladsome Christmas carols
Till the dawn of day.

2 Sleep, my Savior, sleep
On Thy bed of hay,
Ere the mourning angel cometh
To the moonlit olive garden
Wiping tears away.

3 Sleep, my Savior, sleep
Sweet on Mary’s breast,
Now the shepherds kneel adoring,
Now the mother’s heart is joyous,
Take a happy rest.

4 Sleep, my Savior, sleep
Sweet on Mary’s breast.
Crucified, with wounds and bruises,
Bleeding, purple, stained, disfigured,
One day Thou wilt rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Sleep, my Savior, sleep
• Title: Sleep, my Savior, sleep
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould (1894)
• Language: English
• Source: Carols for Use in Church (London: William Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1894), number 23
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Sleep, my Savior, sleep]
• Composer: Richard Chope
• Arranger: R. F. Smith (1894)
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain