NIGHT WATCH

By Henry Van Dyke

If slumber should forsake

Thy pillow in the dark,

Fret not thyself to mark

How long thou liest awake.

There is a better way;

Let go the strife and strain,

Thine eyes will close again,

If thou wilt only pray.

Lord, Thy peaceful gift restore,

Give my body sleep once more:

While I wait my soul will rest

Like a child upon Thy breast.