Sleep my little one sleep

by Pauline
(North Lincolnshire)

Sleep my little one sleep
Fond vigil I keep
Lie warm in thy nest
Thy moonbeams caress

When the morn tints the sky
God will bid thee arise
When the morn tints the sky
God will bid thee arise

Holy Angels abide
All night by thy side
In dreams they unfurl
Heavens portals of gold

When the morn tints the sky
God will bid thee arise
When the morn tints the sky
God will bid thee arise


I use to sing this to my four children and then went on to sing it to my grandchildren.
I have recently sung this to my latest grandson who was born on boxing day 2010.