by Ellen Maria Huntington Gates (1835 - 1920)
Lullaby
Language: English
Sleep sweet within this quiet room, [O thou, whoe'er thou art]1, And let no mournful [yesterdays]2 Disturb [thy peaceful heart]3. Nor let tomorrow [mar]4 thy rest With dreams of coming ill: Thy Maker is thy changeless friend, His love surrounds thee still. Forget thyself and all the world, Put out each [garish]5 light: The stars are [shining]6 overhead -- Sleep sweet! Good night! Good night!
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1 Stöhr: "Keep closed thy yearnful eyes"
2 Stöhr: "yesterday"
3 Stöhr: "thee ere thou rise"
4 Stöhr: "scare"
5 Stöhr: "feverish"
6 Stöhr: "watching"
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
1 Stöhr: "Keep closed thy yearnful eyes"
2 Stöhr: "yesterday"
3 Stöhr: "thee ere thou rise"
4 Stöhr: "scare"
5 Stöhr: "feverish"
6 Stöhr: "watching"
Authorship:
- by Ellen Maria Huntington Gates (1835 - 1920), "Lullaby" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Lullaby", op. 96 (10 Songs) no. 4 (1943) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-09-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 64