By the qui­et wa­ters flow­ing,
In the bound­less pas­tures green,
Rest we, as the day­light go­ing,
Leaves a gloom up­on the scene.
Silently our watch­es keep­ing
Thro’ the shades of ev­en­tide,
O’er the flocks now still and sleep­ing
Undisturbed and sa­tis­fied.

Refrain

Sleep, gent­ly sleep,
Sleep gent­ly sleep.

One by one the stars ap­pear­ing
In their ne­ver end­ing flight
Tell us of the morn­ing near­ing,
And il­lu­min­ate the night.
As we watch them come un­ceas­ing,
One re­mains to grace the skies;
So we look with faith in­creas­ing,
For the Star of Hope to rise.

Refrain