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Text:Sleep, my Savior, sleep
Author:Anon.

94. Sleep, my Savior, sleep

1 Sleep, my Savior, sleep,
On Thy bed of hay,
Angels in the spangled heaven,
Sing their joyful 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 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
Author: Anon.
Publication Date: 1918
Topic: Christmas
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune: INFANTS' CAROL
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