Holy Innocents (a lullaby) (Stefano Puri)
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- Editor: Stefano Puri (submitted 2018-11-05). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 378 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Holy Innocents (a lullaby)
Composer: Stefano Puri
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti
Number of voices: 4/8vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Lullaby
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2018
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Original text and translations
English text
Sleep, little Baby, sleep;
The holy Angels love thee,
And guard thy bed, and keep
A blessed watch above thee.
No spirit can come near
Nor evil beast to harm thee:
Sleep, Sweet, devoid of fear
Where nothing need alarm thee.
The Love which doth not sleep,
The eternal Arms surround thee:
The Shepherd of the sheep
In perfect love hath found thee.
Sleep through the holy night,
Christ-kept from snare and sorrow,
Until thou wake to light
And love and warmth to-morrow.