The Warm Cradle

By Laurence Alma-Tadema

Hush, baby, hush,

Sweet robin's in the bush —

All the birdies lie so quiet,

Wo n't my little dicky try it?

Hush, baby, hush.

Sleep, baby, sleep,

The lammies love the sheep —

Woolly babes all nestle cosy,

Lie, my lambkin, warm and rosy,

Sleep, baby, sleep.

Dream, baby, dream,

Our feet are in the stream —

Stones below but stars above, child,

Life is warm so long we love, child,

Dream, baby, dream.