The vir­gin stills the cry­ing
Of Je­sus, sleep­less ly­ing;
And sing­ing for His plea­sure,
Thus calls up­on her trea­sure,

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My Dar­ling, do not weep,
My Je­su, sleep!

O Lamb, my love in­vit­ing,
O Star, my soul de­light­ing,
O Flow­er of mine own bear­ing,
O Jew­el past com­par­ing!

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My Child, of Might in­dwell­ing,
My Sweet, all sweets ex­cel­ling,
Of bliss the Fount­ain flow­ing,
The Day­spring ev­er glow­ing,

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My Joy, my Exul­ta­tion,
My spirit’s Con­so­la­tion;
My son, my spouse, my bro­ther,
O list­en to Thy mo­ther!

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Say, wouldst Thou heav’n­ly sweet­ness,
Or love of an­swer­ing meet­ness?
Or is fit mu­sic want­ing?
Ho! An­gels, raise your chant­ing!

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