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I.
Sleep, baby, sleep! / The greeny glow-worms creep, / The pigeons to their cote are gone / And, to their fold, the sheep.
Rest, baby, rest! / The sun sinks in the west, / The daisies all have gone to sleep, / The birds are in the nest.
Sleep, baby, sleep! / The sky grows dark and deep, / The stars watch over all the world, / God's angels guard thy sleep.
II.
Wake, baby dear! / The good, glad morning's here; / The dove is cooing soft and low, / The lark sings loud and clear.
Wake, baby, wake! / Long since the day did break, / The daisy buds are all uncurled, / The sun laughs in the lake.
Wake, baby dear! / Thy mother's waiting near, / And love, and flowers, and birds, and sun, / And all things bright and dear.