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The Child's Own Music Book/Sleep, O Sleep!

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SLEEP, O SLEEP!

\new PianoStaff <<
\new Staff { \time 6/8 \key bes \major \tempo Andantino <<
\new Voice = "melody" { \relative f' { \stemUp
  <f d>4.^\mf^\(^\< <f d'>\! |
  <bes d,>^\> ~ q4\!\) f8 |
  bes^\p^\( a g\) f\( g f\) |
  <f d>4.\( d4\) r8 |
  <f d>4.^\mf^\(^\< <f d'>\! |
  <bes d,>^\> ~ q4\!\) <bes g d>8 |
  c8^\( d c\) a^\( g a\) |
  <c f, ees>4.\( <bes f d>4\) r8 |
  <c f, ees>4.^\p^\<^\( <d f, d>\! |
  <c f, ees>4. ~ q4\) r8 |
  <a f ees>4. ~ q4 r8 |
  <c f, ees>4.^\pp ~ q4 r8 |
  <bes f d>2. ~ q^\fermata \bar "|." } }
\new Voice = "two" { \relative d' { \stemDown
  s2.*2 d4. d | s2.*3 <ees g>4 q8 <f ees>4 q8 } } >> }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " Sleep, O sleep! __ While breez -- es so soft -- ly are blow -- ing; Sleep, O sleep! __ While stream -- lets so gent -- ly are flow -- ing, Sleep, O sleep! __ Sleep, __ O __ sleep! __ }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " Sleep, O sleep! __ While birds in the for -- ests are sing -- ing; Sleep, O sleep! __ While ech -- oes with mus -- ic are ring -- ing, Sleep, O sleep! __ Sleep, __ O __ sleep! __ }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"3. " Sleep, O sleep! __ While an -- gels are watch -- ing be -- side thee; Sleep, O sleep! __ May bless -- ings for -- ev -- er be -- tide thee, Sleep, O sleep! __ Sleep, __ O __ sleep! __ }
\new Staff { \clef bass \key bes \major 
  \repeat unfold 5 { bes,4( f8 bes4 f8) }
  bes,4( f8 bes4 g8) |
  <c g>4 q8 f4 f8 |
  f( g a bes f bes) |
  a( g a bes f bes) |
  a( g a f g a) |
  c'( bes c' a g f) |
  f( e f f, g, a,) |
  bes( d f bes f d) | bes2.\fermata } >>