Story Behind The Song
always thought this a great song for a child to go to sleep by.
Song Description
a prayer for a higher power to be protective though the night.
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, World - Celtic |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Peaceful |
Subject |
Spirituality, Dreams |
| Similar Artists |
Loreena McKennitt, Sarah Brightman |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
Sleep my child and peace attend thee, all through the night.
Guardian angels God will send thee, all through the night.
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and Vale when slumber sleeping.
God his loving vigil keeping all through the night.
While the moon her watch is keeping all through the night.
While the weary world is sleeping all through the night
Through your dreams your swiftly stealing visions of delight revealing, sleepy time is so appealing
all through the night.
You my love a babe of wonder
all through the night.
Dreams you dream can't break from thunder,
all through the night.
Children's dreams can not be broken,
life is but a lovely token, sleep would, should be softly spoken, all through the night.