Verses from Maoriland/Lullaby

by Dora Wilcox

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LULLABY^[1]

Rest thee, my baby, rest,
Safe on thy mother’s breast;
Hush thee, sweet baby mine,
All the great world is thine!

Thou hast thy father’s arm
To shield thy life from harm;
Friends thou hast, kind and true;
Thou hast thy mother too!

Hush thee, my little dove!
Thine is the sky above,
Thine, the green earth below,
Thine, all the flowers that blow.

Thou hast the free fresh air,
God’s sunshine everywhere;
Dew for thy flowers, and rain
To cool the earth again.

For thee the lilies blow,
And morning-glories grow,
Weaving a bower so fine,
All for this babe of mine!

While we, who love thee, sleep,
Hither God’s angels creep
To guard from midnight fear
My little angel here!

So rest thee, baby, rest,
Safe on thy mother’s breast;
Hush thee, sweet baby mine,
All the great world is thine!

1. Written for a School Magazine.