Scripture Verse

He rested on the seventh day from all His work. Genesis 2:2

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Mai­zie Blai­kie, in The Jun­ior Star, ed­it­ed by M. G. Can­field (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ma­ry Grace Can­field, 1898) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Blai­kie (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Happy lit­tle child­ren,
Wide awake all day,
Light soon goes and night comes,
Sleepy then are they.
Close the dear eyes gent­ly,
Close the tired eyes;
Sleep, sleep sweet­ly,
Till the morn says, Rise.

Lily bulbs and but­ter­flies
All their rest must take;
But when spring calls soft­ly,
Quickly then they wake.
So, our bless­èd Je­sus
Slept one East­er day,
Till the Lord’s voice called Him
To rise and live al­way.