SLEEP ON, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest; Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast; We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Calm is thy slumber as an infant's sleep, But thou shalt wake no more to toil and weep; Thine is a perfect rest, secure and deep -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Until the shadows from this earth are cast; Until He gathers in His sheaves at last; Until the twilight gloom be overpast -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Until the Easter glory lights the skies; Until the dead in Jesus shall arise, And He shall come, but not in lowly guise -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Until made beautiful by Love Divine, Thou, in the likeness of thy Lord shalt shine, And He shall bring that golden crown of thine -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Only "Good-night," beloved -- not "Farewell!" A little while, and all His saints shall dwell In hallowed union, indivisible -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! Until we meet again before His throne, Clothed in the spotless robe He gives His own; Until we know even as we are known -- Good-night! Good-night! Good-night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IMPRESSION by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE HENDECASYLLABICS by ALFRED TENNYSON FRATERNITY by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH TO THE NECROPHILE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG FRAGMENT OF AN 'ANTIGONE' by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LAST MAN: RECOGNITION by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES PSALM 5; AUGUST 12, 1653 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |