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In the night

Language: English

Sleep, my little ones, sleep, 
Safe till the daylight be breaking ... 
We have long vigils to keep, 
Harvests to sow while you sleep,
Fair for the hour of your waking, 
Ripe for your sickles to reap.

Sleep, my little ones, sleep, 
Yours is the golden To-morrow, 
Yours are the hands that will reap 
Dreams that we sow while you sleep, 
Fed with our hope and our sorrow, 
Rich with the tears that we weep.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2008-09-01.

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