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 } >>

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